set apart

set apart
set apart
adj.
excusado, -a adj.
v.
espaciar v.
v + o + adv (make different) distinguir*, hacer* distinto or diferente

her extraordinary talent sets her apart from the other children — su extraordinario talento la hace distinta or diferente de los otros niños

VT + ADV (lit) separar (from de)

his genius set him apart from his contemporaries — destacó de entre sus contemporáneos a causa de su genialidad

* * *
v + o + adv (make different) distinguir*, hacer* distinto or diferente

her extraordinary talent sets her apart from the other children — su extraordinario talento la hace distinta or diferente de los otros niños


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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