Using the dictionary.
How do you choose the best word in the dictionary?
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It´s a little too non-specific to answer well.
If you´re talking about the detailed dictionary entries, then it is a matter of reading the various subheadings and seeing which one is the most context-matched and thus applicable.
If you´re talking about the the translate page and which of the 3 entries to believe, well, that´s tougher. They are all works in progress, which is why this site uses all 3.
It´s a bit of a catch-22. You need to have picked up a fair amount of knowledge to be able to have a feel which one offers the best choice. But then, you tend not to need it as badly. Unfortunately, we as beginners who need it the most, are often least qualified to sort the wheat from the chaff. But keep at it and you´ll get a feel and often be able to choose. Hint, the ones that sound like literal, one-for-one translations from English, are probably the least good.
Buena suerte.
I'm not sure if we can answer your question. Perhaps you can be more specifc.
