Distinto in english
pronunciation: dɪfɜrənt part of speech: adjective
distinto = alternative ; dissimilar ; different ; discrete ; disparate ; distinct ; separate ; unconnected.
Example: An appreciation of alternative approaches is particularly important in this field where trends towards standardisation are the norm.Example: It is the identification of similarities and differences, enabling one to group together things which are similar, and separate them from things which are dissimilar.Example: A variable length field takes different lengths in different records.Example: Composite documents are documents which contain two or more discrete subjects.Example: It is the distinct syntactical relationships in these subjects which are responsible for their being two disparate topics.Example: There are two fundamentally distinct avenues to the construction of the schedules of a classification scheme.Example: One of the most obvious of the limitations of this approach is that it is difficult to decide what constitutes a separate work.Example: To take some very common examples, many academic libraries will not answer any enquiries at all from people unconnected with the university.more:
» algo distinto de = something other than .
Example: The key field could, of course, be something other than a number, eg the author.» algo muy distinto de = a far cry from .
Example: Puberty, he describes as 'dreamy and sentimental' and though this may seem a far cry from the teenagers we would recognize that adolescence brings an awakening of emotions, idealism and commitment to a romantic ideal.» distinto de = other than .
Example: Non-book materials, then, may include any library information or resource centre materials, other than books or monographs.» distintos = any of a number of .
Example: At its widest interpretation, the classification of documents can be taken to mean the definition of classes by any of a number of possible characteristics.» en distinta medida = differing ; in varying measures ; in varying degrees .
Example: Different devices for the organisation of knowledge place differing emphasis on the relative importance of these two objectives. Example: Many of the public sector SLIS complained, in varying measures, of the inhibiting nature of accounting methods used by their paymasters. Example: In varying degrees we all have a tendency to prejudge at one time or another.» en distintas ocasiones = at different times ; at various times ; on several occasions .
Example: At different times Ms. Hinton has used revision, redraft, rewrite, new edition, revised edition, and second edition. Example: At various times the library holds computer classes for children and adults. Example: On several occasions he was witness to the sights and sounds of Balzac's emotionalism, including tantrum-pitched screaming, banging fists on desks, and slamming doors.» en distinto grado = in varying measures ; differing ; to varying degrees ; in varying degrees ; to varying extents .
Example: Many of the public sector SLIS complained, in varying measures, of the inhibiting nature of accounting methods used by their paymasters. Example: Different devices for the organisation of knowledge place differing emphasis on the relative importance of these two objectives. Example: Printed indexes that incorporate to varying degrees the principles of pre-coordinate indexing are to be found in abstracting and indexing journals, national bibliographies, and indexes to journals, to name but a few examples. Example: In varying degrees we all have a tendency to prejudge at one time or another. Example: Analytical cataloguing is practised to varying extents in libraries.» en distintos formatos = multiform .
Example: We will be bringing scholars from all over the world both to range widely in our multiform collections and put things together rather than just take them apart.» en distintos momentos = at different times ; at various times .
Example: At different times Ms. Hinton has used revision, redraft, rewrite, new edition, revised edition, and second edition. Example: At various times the library holds computer classes for children and adults.» en un lugar distinto a = somewhere other than .
Example: If you have saved the search somewhere other than the default drive and directory, be sure to specify the appropriate location in your command.» ser algo completamente distinto = be nothing of the sort .
Example: The second edition of the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules (AACR2) is, in fact, nothing of the sort.» tener dos pareceres distintos = be in/of [USA] two minds (about/whether or not) .
Example: I have long been of two minds about the relationship of form and content.