Distinction in spanish
pronunciation: distinθioʊn part of speech: noun
distinction1 = distinción, diferencia.
Example: Variations in the extent of the description between a set of entries account to a large extent for the distinction between main, added and unit entries.more:
» blur + distinctions = desdibujar las diferencias, desaparecer las diferencias.
Example: It is a source of innovation and strength, but it blurs traditional distinctions and can unsettle professional convictions.» blurring of distinctions between = desaparición de las diferencias entre.
Example: Technological changes are likely to alter the role of the serials librarian by blurring the conventional distinction between printed and electronic information media.» contradistinction = contraposición, comparación, contraste.
Example: Here we encounter the first major contradistinction with the 'global warming' myth.» draw + a distinction = hacer una distinción, distinguir.
Example: You have failed to draw the correct distinction between a discipline and a phenomenon studied by a discipline.» make + a distinction between ... and ... = hacer una distinción entre... y..., distinguir entre... y....
Example: The Unesco guidelines allow a distinction to be made between the NTG (narrower term generic) and NTP (narrower term partitive) relationships.» make + little distinction between... and... = no distinguir entre... y..., hacer poca distinción entre... y....
Example: The master in the art of living makes little distinction between his work and his play, his labor and his leisure, his mind and his body, his information and his recreation, his love and his religion.distinction2 = distinción, importancia, caché.
Example: Mystery and detective stories, love and romance fiction, adventure and western stories, recent novels widely publicized but of little literary distinction, popularizations of current affairs characterized by sensationalism and easy dogmatism rather than by dispassionate and qualified analysis -- these and similar books are widely circulated by the public library.more:
» first class honours with distinction = matrícula de honor.
Example: First class honours with distinction is 90 per cent and higher, first class honours is 80-89, honours is 70-79, and pass is 60-69.» mark of distinction = marca de distinción, señal de distinción.
Example: Royal descent is sometimes claimed as a mark of distinction.» merit + a distinction = merecer una distinción.
Example: Apparently only customers who are of royal blood can merit such distinction -- luckily for him, 'money talks and bullshit walks'.