# How can I translate the same string differently using Live?

**URL:** https://community.transifex.com/t/how-can-i-translate-the-same-string-differently-using-live/48
**Category:** Tips and Tricks
**Created:** [September 5, 2018, 5:01pm UTC](https://community.transifex.com/t/how-can-i-translate-the-same-string-differently-using-live/48 "2018-09-05T17:01:53Z")
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### Author: ![flafich](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.transifex.com/flafich/32/11_2.png) [@flafich](https://community.transifex.com/u/flafich)
#### Post date: [September 5, 2018, 5:01pm UTC](https://community.transifex.com/t/how-can-i-translate-the-same-string-differently-using-live/48/1 "2018-09-05T17:01:53Z")

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Live detects a source string that appears in different places only once, so the same string does not have to be translated over and over and you keep consistency in the translated version of your website. However, sometimes, you might find exceptions where the same string has to be translated differently, according to the context. How can you overcome it?

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### Author: ![flafich](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.transifex.com/flafich/32/11_2.png) [@flafich](https://community.transifex.com/u/flafich)
#### Post date: [September 5, 2018, 5:02pm UTC](https://community.transifex.com/t/how-can-i-translate-the-same-string-differently-using-live/48/2 "2018-09-05T17:02:56Z")

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We recommend on those cases to add any character that will difference the string in the code.  
It could be a space, a capital letter, or a HTML tag e.g.