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set off

English translation: distinguish (here)

05:30 Dec 23, 2014
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Architecture
English term or phrase: set off
Nor was there an influx of Norman ecclesiastics and workers as in England. Nevertheless, the cathedrals of Worms, Mainz, and Speyer, and the Church of the Apostles at Cologne, are among the typical vaulted edifices with consistent round-arch construction. Certain minor features set off the German Romanesque from other varieties - notably, plans with apses at both ends of the church and, on the exterior, a profusion of arcaded galleries and round or octagonal turrets.
ahmadwarshal
Local time: 11:55
Selected answer:distinguish (here)
Explanation:
Certain minor features distinguish German churches from other, they make them different.

Actually I don't think "set off" is quite the right expression. It means providing surroundings or features or buildings sfjacent to others which enhance their appearance.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2014-12-23 08:19:30 GMT)
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For "sfjacent" read "adjacent".
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Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:55
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distinguish (here)


Explanation:
Certain minor features distinguish German churches from other, they make them different.

Actually I don't think "set off" is quite the right expression. It means providing surroundings or features or buildings sfjacent to others which enhance their appearance.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2014-12-23 08:19:30 GMT)
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For "sfjacent" read "adjacent".

Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:55
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Noni Gilbert Riley: Yes: if I were editing the text I'd work with "set apart".
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agree  Charles Davis
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agree  B D Finch
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agree  acetran
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agree  Yvonne Gallagher: I see nothing wrong with "set off"="distinguish/enhance"
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agree  Sheri P
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agree  Tony M: I agree, 'set [one thing] apart [from another]' would be more natural
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