de otro

from another

de otro(deh oh-troh)

phrase

1. (pronoun)

a. from another

Ese botón no es de este abrigo, es de otro.

That button isn't from this coat, it's from another.

b. from another one

Ese edificio no es del siglo XVII, es de otro más reciente.

That building isn't from the 17th century. It's from another more recent one.

c. of another

No recuerdo el título del libro, pero es una versión de otro que escribió Jane Austen.

I can't recall the title of the book, but it's a version of another written by Jane Austen.

d. of another one

Ese cuadro es una copia de otro muy famoso.

That painting is a copy of another very famous one.

e. in another

No lo quiero de ese color, lo quiero de otro que sea un poco más alegre.

I don't want it in that color, I want it in another that is a bit brighter.

f. someone else's (belonging to another person)

¿Es tuyo este paraguas? - Es igual que el mío, pero tiene que ser de otro porque yo tengo el mío aquí.

Is this umbrella yours? - It's just like mine, but it has to be someone else's because I've got mine here.

g. somebody else's (belonging to another person)

Ana siempre pierde su mechero y se lleva el de otro.

Ana is always losing her lighter and taking somebody else's.

h.

no direct translation

Quieres un caramelo? - Sí, pero no me gusta ese sabor, dámelo de otro.

Do you want a sweet? - Yes, but I don't like that flavor. Give me a different one.

No es el único modo de hacerlo, se puede hacer de otro, ¿no?

It's not the only way of doing it. You can do it in a different way, can't you?

2. (adjective)

a. from another

Casi todos éramos españoles, solo había dos personas de otro país.

Nearly all of us were Spanish. There were only two people from another country.

b. of another

Es un problema de otro tipo y requiere una solución distinta.

It's a problem of another kind and it requires a different solution.

c. in another

Al abuelo hoy no le dolía nada, y se notaba porque estaba de otro humor.

Grandad didn't have any pains today, and you could tell because he was in another mood.