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"Discriminate" is an intransitive verb which is often translated as "discriminar", and "segregate" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "segregar". Learn more about the difference between "discriminate" and "segregate" below.
discriminate(
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mih
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)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. discriminar
I am baffled by people who are minorities and discriminate against other minorities.Me desconciertan las personas que pertenecen a minorías y discriminan contra otras minorías.
b. hacer discriminaciones
Angelica accused her boss of discriminating and always favoring men for promotions.Angélica denunció a su jefe por hacer discriminaciones y siempre favorecer a los hombres para los ascensos.
a. distinguir
That television station doesn't discriminate between reporting and fabricating news.Ese canal de televisión no distingue entre informar noticias e inventarlas.
b. discriminar
Antibiotics kill bacteria, but they don't discriminate between the harmful and the beneficial ones.Los antibióticos matan las bacterias, pero no discriminan entre las nocivas y las beneficiosas.
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
The government discriminated when it set out to develop this project.El gobierno tuvo buen criterio cuando se embarcó a desarrollar este proyecto.
We should pay attention to him, because he discriminated well and explained the situation with legal bases.Hay que hacerle caso porque utilizó bien el sentido crítico y explicó la situación con fundamentos legales.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
4. (to discern)
a. discriminar
Very young babies recognize all phonemes. By 12 months they only discriminate the phonemes of their native language.Los bebés muy pequeños reconocen todos los fonemas. A los 12 meses solo discriminan los fonemas de su lengua materna.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. discriminado
The appendix includes a discriminate list of highly recommended further reading on the subject.En el apéndice se incluye una lista discriminada de lectura adicional muy recomendable sobre el tema.
segregate(
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)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (general)
a. segregar
The doctors told us to segregate the infected people from the rest of the population.Los médicos nos dijeron que segregáramos a las personas infectadas del resto de la población.
b. separar
The jail warden was fined for segregating inmates according to race.Al director de la prisión le cobraron una multa por separar a los presos según sus razas.
c. aislar
A team of researchers has succeeded in segregating the germ that causes the disease.Un equipo de investigadores ha logrado aislar el germen que provoca la enfermedad.
