Translation of "distinction" to English

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Dictionary translations for "distinction"

la distinction f noun Listen
pl. distinctions
differentiation [ˌdɪfərenʃɪˈeɪʃən] (différence) Listen

Phrases with "distinction" (7)

  1. sans distinction - without discrimination
  2. distinction honorifique - award
  3. manquer de distinction - have bad manners
  4. sans distinction de sexe - irrespective of sex
  5. sans distinction d'origine ou de religion - irrespective of colour or creed
  6. se manquer de distinction - have bad manners
  7. facteur commun de distinction - common distinguishing factor

Contexts with "distinction"

Aussi grande soit la beauté sensuelle des pierres précieuses, leur rareté et leur prix leur ajoute une forme de distinction qu'elles n'auraient jamais si elles étaient vendues à bas prix. Great as is the sensuous beauty of gems, their rarity and price adds an expression of distinction to them, which they would never have if they were cheap.
Il est vrai qu'Aristote distingue le tyran du roi, en ce que le premier gouverne pour sa propre utilité et le second seulement pour l'utilité de ses sujets ; mais il s'ensuivrait de la distinction d'Aristote que depuis le commencement du monde il n'aurait pas encore existé un seul roi. It is true that Aristotle distinguishes the tyrant from the king by the fact that the former governs in his own interest, and the latter only for the good of his subjects; but it would follow from Aristotle's distinction that, from the very beginning of the world, there has not yet been a single king.
Chacun peut se prévaloir de tous les droits et de toutes les libertés proclamés dans la présente Déclaration, sans distinction aucune, notamment de race, de couleur, de sexe, de langue, de religion, d'opinion politique ou de toute autre opinion, d'origine nationale ou sociale, de fortune, de naissance ou de toute autre situation. Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.
Nous acceptons tout le monde sans distinction de nationalité. We accept anybody, irrespective of nationality.
Il y a une subtile distinction entre une façon de s'exprimer qui est trop concise et pertinente et une façon de s'exprimer qui est trop abrupte. There is a fine line between speech that is terse and to the point and speech that is too abrupt.
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