Example: Je moet een duidelijk onderscheid maken tussen werk en vrije tijd.
Definition
"Een onderscheid maken tussen" means to clearly differentiate or distinguish between two or more things, such as concepts, objects, or categories. For example, it involves recognizing the difference between work and leisure time in order to treat them separately.
The phrase "een onderscheid maken tussen" originates from Dutch, where "onderscheid" means distinction or difference, and "maken" means to make. Together, they literally translate to 'make a distinction between.' This phrase has been used traditionally to emphasize the act of separating or identifying differences between things.
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"Een onderscheid maken tussen" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - Idioms and Proverbs - (B2) - set 1", containing 105 commonly used expressions.
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to distinguish between