palabras diferentes
/palabɾas difeɾentes/from spelling rules
The English phrase "different words" is translated into Spanish as palabras diferentes.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of the noun palabras (words) and the adjective diferentes (different).
Which one should you use?
While palabras diferentes is common, palabras distintas can be used to emphasize that the words are distinct or dissimilar from one another.
How do you pronounce it?
/palabɾas difeɾentes/
Did you know?
- When someone is speaking too much or using 'too many different words', a Spanish speaker might say they are hablando por los codos, which literally means 'speaking through their elbows'.
- While palabras means 'words', the word palabra is also used to mean 'one's word' or a promise. If someone says tengo mi palabra, they are swearing an oath of honor.
- The adjective diferente can be used to describe people who are 'different' or 'unusual' in a way that is often more polite than the English term 'weird'.
Examples in context
- Los esquimales tienen 90 palabras diferentes para la nieve.Eskimos have ninety different words for snow.This sentence uses palabras diferentes to describe the number of words Eskimos have for snow.Tatoeba #979474 by hundo, translation #1357773 by marcelostockle
- Las religiones son como los idiomas. Utilizan palabras diferentes para referirse al mismo concepto.Religions are like languages. They use different words to signify the same concept.This sentence uses palabras diferentes to show how religions use various words to signify the same concept.Tatoeba #13919961 by carlosalberto, translation #13919954 by rul
- Ellos usan palabras diferentes para lo mismo.They use different words for the same thing.
Example conversation
Sofía and Javier are studying a poem together.
- SofíaNo entiendo este verso.I don't understand this verse.
- JavierUsemos palabras diferentes para explicarlo.Let's use different words to explain it.
- SofíaSí, así sería más claro.Yes, it would be clearer that way.
- JavierEntonces, intentemos leerlo otra vez.Then, let's try reading it again.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
