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    Can someone help me understand the use of "cual" in:

    El carro de la policía rodaba por las calles cual jaguar husmeando su presa.

    I understand the meaning of the sentence, but I'm curious why cual is used and not cómo.
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    In this case, the meaning is "exactly as a".

    Hope it helps!!!

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    Very helpful, indeed. Thanks.

    Is this usage of cual standard? I don't see it in my dictionary.

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    Go to http://dictionary.reverso.net/spanis...sh/cual/forced and look toward the bottom for "like" .

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    Thanks, again! I'll have to practice this one. Is this something I can use in daily conversation, or is it too literary or formal?

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    Isn't that the most irritating thing? The dictionary doesn't hint as to whether something is common. Once for a talk, I looked up "entangled" and got "enmarañado". No one had a clue what I said. It might as well have been a Chinese word.
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    Mariaklec, it is a bit too formal to use it every day...
    The thing with these words is that, if you use them, like in a regular conversation with someone (a friend or something) they will understand you, but it's going to sound weird...

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    Thanks, Gise1984. That's what I wanted to know.

    Gernt, so how do you say entangled?

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    Quote Originally Posted by mariaklec
    Thanks, Gise1984. That's what I wanted to know.

    Gernt, so how do you say entangled?
    Entangle = enredar, embrollar, enmarañar, intrincar, involucrar, problematizar...
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    Where I was and for what I was trying to say, everyone seemed to agree enredado was the usual word. And indeed, I was using "entangled particles", a common physics term, and I later found it on the internet exactly as advised.

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