Meanings (ES + gloss)
identificar • reconocer
To match (something or someone which one currently perceives) to a memory of some previous encounter with the same person or thing.
He looked in vain into the stalls for the butcher who had sold fresh meat twice a week, on market days, and he felt a genuine thrill of pleasure when he recognized the red bandana…
I recognized his face immediately, although his voice was different.
homologar • reconocer
To acknowledge the existence or legality of; to treat as valid or worthy of consideration.
The US and a number of EU countries are expected to recognize Kosovo on Monday.
cognocer • distinguir
To realize or discover the nature of something; apprehend quality in.
In plants, the ability to recognize self from nonself plays an important role in fertilization, because self-fertilization will result in less diverse offspring than fertilization…
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