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La Palabra del Día: "distinto"

La Palabra del Día: "distinto"

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distinto (dee-steen'-toh)

adjective ( different, distinct; clear; several, various )

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Examples:

1. Es muy distinta que su hermana.

She is very different from her sister.

2. Hay distintas maneras de aprender una lengua nueva.

There are various ways to learn a new language.

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updated Aug 22, 2012
posted by rac1
Hola Rac, y muchas gracias amiga. - Nilda-Ballardo, May 29, 2012
Nilda, check your pm - rac1, May 29, 2012
¡Muchas gracias, amigos! - Silvia_Tcherneva, May 29, 2012
Thank you for taking the time. - 0095ca4c, May 29, 2012
De nada mi amigas!:) - rac1, May 29, 2012

26 Answers

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Tengo distintas maneras de arreglarme el pelo cada día.

I have different ways in which I do my hair each day.

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updated Jun 9, 2012
edited by Tosh
posted by Tosh
Buenas dias Tosh. I bet you do and you have the hair to prove it. lol - rac1, May 29, 2012
I still like your avatar photo the best! - martha-sd, May 29, 2012
So do I.:-) - Castor77, May 29, 2012
I'm going to play devil's advocate and say I like your afro hairstyle at the bottom best. Jajaj :)) - cheskasullivan, May 29, 2012
How about the babershop quortet guy in the middle? - Noetol, May 29, 2012
Good example. =) - -cae-, May 29, 2012
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Hay algo distinto en mí tío Ernesto.

There's something different about my uncle Ernesto.

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updated Jun 5, 2012
edited by luhzon89
posted by luhzon89
Your picture is not showing. Thanks for posting.:) - rac1, May 29, 2012
No lo puedo quitar. - luhzon89, May 29, 2012
Do you want me to delete it? - rac1, May 29, 2012
Sorry but I fixed it !! :)). - shish75, May 29, 2012
Jeje! That is me on vacation:) - Jraider, May 29, 2012
Very funny! - rac1, May 29, 2012
Jajaj! Your uncle just earned a fan. :D - cheskasullivan, May 29, 2012
I really like your uncle too, wish him welcome to the site, I want to go on holiday with him. - annierats, May 29, 2012
" "distinto" en mi tío Ernesto" suena más natural. - -cae-, May 29, 2012
Shish75 muchas gracias por ayudarme! I was so disappointed when the picture did not post. - luhzon89, Jun 5, 2012
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We are all individuals and are distinctly different from each other, but we do have similarities.

Somos todas las personas y somos distintamente diferentes el uno del otro, pero sí tienen similitudes.

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updated May 30, 2012
edited by rac1
posted by rac1
Very good Rac! I love the image. - Nilda-Ballardo, May 29, 2012
Gracias amiga!!! - rac1, May 29, 2012
I might say, "Todos somos individuos y somos distintamente diferentes el uno del otro, pero si tenemos semejanzas. - robinflight, May 29, 2012
Holaaa.. Estoy de acuerdo. Nice image too. Reminds me of Benetton commercials. :) - cheskasullivan, May 29, 2012
"... somos distintamente diferentes" (suena raro, pero no del todo mal). - -cae-, May 30, 2012
Gracias Carlos!:):) - rac1, May 30, 2012
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Self respect and arrogance are two very different things.

La autoestima y la arrogancia son dos cosas muy distintas. enter image description here

updated Jun 1, 2012
edited by Jraider
posted by Ashwarya
Capitalize your English sentence Ash. Gracias! Very good! - rac1, May 29, 2012
Thaks! :) - Ashwarya, May 29, 2012
Hola Ashwarya! I fixed the spacing for you:) - Jraider, May 29, 2012
Very good. - annierats, May 29, 2012
Bienvenido al juego. - annierats, May 29, 2012
Es correcto. - -cae-, May 29, 2012
Love the shirt, do you do mail order:) - cassius, May 30, 2012
Thanks! :) - Ashwarya, Jun 1, 2012
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Each language has distinct nuances that cannot be translated to another language accurately.

Cada idioma tiene matices distintos que no pueden ser traducidos a otro idioma exactamente.

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updated May 30, 2012
posted by cheskasullivan
Hola Cheska! - rac1, May 29, 2012
Hola cheska! you are right :) - livas2010, May 29, 2012
It's true, but Russian is close to me:) - Silvia_Tcherneva, May 29, 2012
Great image, Cheska! Lol! :) - Noetol, May 29, 2012
=) - -cae-, May 30, 2012
Hola todos! I can't believe you have no corrections Cae. :p Muchas gracias amigos!:) - cheskasullivan, May 30, 2012
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Nuestra tierra es algo muy preciosa y en nuestras distintas maneras lo comprendemos.

Our world is very special and in our various ways we understand that.

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updated May 30, 2012
posted by annierats
El deporte de bog snorkelling, in case you wonder... - annierats, May 29, 2012
Yep. I didn't know you spoke Spanglish Annie. lol - rac1, May 29, 2012
Wow, I didn't know that's an actual sport. It's just.. bizarre. @_@ - cheskasullivan, May 29, 2012
It's bizarre for certain. My Spanglish is really quite good, se entiende sin problemas. - annierats, May 29, 2012
"Nuestro mundo es algo muy precioso y lo entendemos de distintas maneras". - -cae-, May 30, 2012
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Incluso si una persona es muy distinta de ti, puedes ser su amiga.

Even if a person is very different than you, you can be her friend.

updated May 30, 2012
posted by mstivers
The wicked witch!!:):) - rac1, May 30, 2012
"... distinta a ti..." Bien. =) - -cae-, May 30, 2012
Idina Menzel :) - cheskasullivan, May 30, 2012
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It is very clear to me that you do not share my opinion and therefore will not listen anymore. What can I do?!

Es muy distinto para mí que usted no comparte mi opinión y por lo tanto no va a escuchar más. ¿Qué puedo hacer?

updated May 30, 2012
posted by t1funnyface
Hola funnyface. Good sentence. - Nilda-Ballardo, May 29, 2012
Thanks! - t1funnyface, May 29, 2012
Hola Funnyface! - rac1, May 29, 2012
Nice. - annierats, May 29, 2012
To each her own. Hola funnyface! :) - cheskasullivan, May 29, 2012
"Está claro para mí que usted tiene una opinión distinta a la mía y que por tanto no va a escuchar[me] más ¿Qué puedo hacer?" - -cae-, May 30, 2012
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Gente valiente atreve a ser distinta de todos los otros y a hacer su propia voluntad porque tiene fe en si misma.

Courageous people dare to be different from all others and do their own thing, because they believe in themselves.

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updated Aug 22, 2012
edited by mcl020
posted by mcl020
www.edwardmonkton.com - mcl020, May 30, 2012
Jajajaja, that's a good one MC! - rac1, May 30, 2012
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En mis sueños, me recuerdo distintamente que sabía más español que éste.

In my dreams I distinctly remember I knew more spanish than this.

updated May 30, 2012
posted by cassius
Jajaj, don't we all. :)) - cheskasullivan, May 30, 2012
lol..... cassius. :))) - iana01, May 30, 2012
Me too. - rac1, May 30, 2012
3
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Tengo sentimientos distintas para cada de mis novias.

I have different feelings for each of my wives.

Solo estoy bromeando .

I am only joking.

Tengo el mismo sentimientos.

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updated May 30, 2012
posted by ray76
ha ha ,Your comments always "Crack me up" you have a wicked sense of humour! - taraqueen15, May 30, 2012
Oh, so the truth finally comes out.:) - rac1, May 30, 2012
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Hay distintas maneras de hacer algo. Algunas personas eligen la mejor manera como el foco de esta fotógrafa.

There are various ways of doing something. Some people choose the best one as the focus of this photographer.

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updated May 30, 2012
edited by livas2010
posted by livas2010
Burrrrr! - rac1, May 29, 2012
haha.... Yes rac it's freezing there :) - livas2010, May 29, 2012
Yeah, and watch out for the yellow snow. - rac1, May 29, 2012
Hola! That's a lot of snow. The right one looks like a fox. :) - cheskasullivan, May 29, 2012
lol - -cae-, May 30, 2012
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En la nube pude ver la distintiva imagen de un rostro humano. In the cloud I could see the distinct impression of a face.

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updated May 30, 2012
edited by jennysk
posted by jennysk
That's awesome! - rac1, May 30, 2012
"En la nube pude ver la distintiva imagen de un rostro humano." :o) - -cae-, May 30, 2012
3
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There are many distinctive sounds in the isiXhosa language of Nelson Mandela.

Hay muchos sonidos distintos en el idioma isiXhosa de Nelson Mandela.

sounds of isiXhosa

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updated May 30, 2012
edited by katydew
posted by katydew
Thanks Katy, very nice! - rac1, May 29, 2012
....el idioma .... - luisssito, May 29, 2012
Thanks Luis, it's a tricky one. - katydew, May 29, 2012
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Thanks to Rac:

They are very different. Their mother hardly recognizes them. wink

Ellas son muy distintas. Su mamá apenas las reconoce.

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updated May 30, 2012
edited by Silvia_Tcherneva
posted by Silvia_Tcherneva
..."recognizes" Hola Silvia!:) - rac1, May 29, 2012
¡Hola, Annie! ¡Muchas gracias, amiga!:) - Silvia_Tcherneva, May 29, 2012
Jajaja! Cute :) - cheskasullivan, May 29, 2012
Awwww. They are so sweet. - katydew, May 29, 2012
=) - -cae-, May 30, 2012