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auszeichnen

honour

verb OWS-tsykh-nen Less Common

Also means

distinguish

Usage Note

auszeichnen is a separable verb meaning to award or honour someone, and reflexively sich auszeichnen durch means 'to be distinguished by' a quality. In retail it also means to price-tag goods. The prefix splits in main clauses: Man zeichnet sie aus.

Examples

"Die Jury zeichnet den Film aus."

Natural Translation

The jury honours the film.

Literal Translation

The jury honours the film out.

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