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How to Say "sundry" in Spanish

The Spanish word for “sundry” is “diferente” — A2 level.

English → SpanishA2
AdjectiveA2
of various kinds
A collection of six distinct and colorful wooden blocks scattered on a floor, including a red cube, a blue pyramid, a green cylinder, a yellow star, an orange sphere, and a purple arch.

Examples

Hablé con diferentes personas sobre el problema.

I spoke with various people about the problem.

Hay diferentes maneras de resolver esto.

There are several ways to solve this.

La tienda vende diferentes tipos de queso.

The store sells different/various types of cheese.

Placement Before the Noun

To get this meaning ('various' or 'several'), diferentes almost always comes before the noun it describes. For example, diferentes libros means 'various books'.

Singular vs. Plural

Mistake: “Tengo diferente opción para ti.”

Correction: Tengo diferentes opciones para ti. This meaning of 'various' or 'several' is nearly always used in the plural form to talk about multiple things.

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