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to discern
01
discerner, percevoir
to understand something through thought or reasoning
Transitive: to discern sth | to discern that
Exemples
After much thought, she discerned that his actions were motivated by jealousy.
Après mûre réflexion, elle a discerné que ses actions étaient motivées par la jalousie.
02
discerner
to distinguish between things
Transitive: to discern sth from sth
informations grammaticales
composition morphologique
simple
verbe d’action
régulier
présent
discern
3e personne du singulier
discerns
participe présent
discerning
passé simple
discerned
participe passé
discerned
Exemples
The judge was able to discern truth from lies in the witness's testimony.
Le juge a pu discerner la vérité des mensonges dans le témoignage du témoin.
03
discerner, apercevoir
to notice something using sight
Transitive: to discern a shape or sight
Exemples
They could barely discern the mountain peak through the heavy mist.
Ils pouvaient à peine discerner le sommet de la montagne à travers l'épais brouillard.
04
discerner, percevoir
to perceive something using senses other than sight
Transitive: to discern a sensory stimulus
Exemples
She discerned a faint scent of roses as she entered the room.
Elle perçut une faible odeur de roses en entrant dans la pièce.
Arbre Lexical
discernable
discernible
discerning
discern
