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  He could not distinguish the colour of the car in the fading light. /hiː kʊd nˌɒt dɪstˈɪŋɡwɪʃ ðə kˈʌləɹ ɒvðə kˈɑːɹ ɪnðə fˈeɪdɪŋ lˈaɪt/
  In dem schwachen Licht konnte er die Farbe des Autos nicht ausmachen.
   see: distinguish sth., differentiate sth., make out sth., distinguishing, differentiating, making out, distinguished, differentiated, made out, I could not distinguish her words, but she sounded agitated., You can't distinguish the details from this distance.