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discriminate
discriminate(
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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.
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