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There was an obvious reference to the famous comedian.
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Había una clara referencia al famoso cómico.
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claro = obvious
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It’s a clear example of globalization.
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Es un claro ejemplo de la globalización.
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claro = clear / obvious
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She always wears light colors.
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Siempre viste colores claros.
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claro = pale / light (in colour)
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light green
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verde claro
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light blue
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azul claro
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I like playing baseball.
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Me gusta jugar al béisbol.
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gustar to say I like
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I feel like a tea.
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Me apetece un té.
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apetecer is "to feel like", used in Spain but not really Latin America
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I felt like something different.
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Me apetecían cosas nuevas.
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What would you like to eat, sir?
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¿Qué le apetece comer señor?
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Would you like to go out to dinner tonight? No thanks, I don’t feel like it just now.
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¿Quieres salir a cenar hoy? - No, gracias, ahora no me apetece.
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Very polite
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different political groups
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los diferentes grupos políticos
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diferente = different, but distinto is more common
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A novel is different from or than a painting.
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Una novela es diferente a un cuadro.
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different from = de / a
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Peruvian culture is very different from Chilean culture.
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La cultura peruana es muy diferente de la chilena.
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Several or various celebrities have been here.
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Por aquí han pasado diferentes personalidades.
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He managed the company till a short while ago.
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Dirigió la empresa hasta hace poco.
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dirigir = to manage or run / to direct or aim
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a TV film directed by Kowalski
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un telefilme dirigido por Kowalski
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He ordered them to aim their fire at the enemy.
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Ordenó dirigir el fuego hacia el enemigo.
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This advertisement is aimed at children.
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Este anuncio va dirigido a los niños.
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This time she behaved very differently.
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Esta vez se comportó de forma muy distinta.
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distinto = diferente
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She was different from her portrait.
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Era distinta de su retrato.
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a different novel from what I’ve written before
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una novela distinta a lo que he escrito antes
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There were protests in several or different cities.
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En distintas ciudades se celebraban manifestaciones de protesta.
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In the plural, distintos means several or various:
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