discern

discerner, percevoir

Remarquer ou reconnaître quelque chose qui n’est pas facile à voir ou à comprendre.

En anglais simple : To notice or recognize something that is not easy to see or understand.

• I could barely discern her face.
• They discerned a pattern in the results.
• Can you discern any meaning in these marks?

Comment l'utiliser : discern something in something (I could discern a faint shape in the fog.)

Synonymes : detect, perceive, make out

Expressions courantes : discern a pattern, discern something in something, discern an outline

distinguer, différencier

Reconnaître la différence entre deux choses.

En anglais simple : To recognize the difference between two things.

• Can you discern truth from lies?
• She discerned the genuine signature from the fake one.
• They struggled to discern between the two types of stone.

Comment l'utiliser : discern A from B (Children learn to discern right from wrong.); discern between A and B (It is difficult to discern between fact and opinion here.)

Synonymes : distinguish, differentiate, tell apart

Expressions courantes : discern right from wrong, discern between things