example

a particular instance or case that is used to explain a general rule, principle, etc.

ejemplo, caso concreto

• an example of something

Collocations give an example · set an example

• Can you give me an example?

  ¿Puedes darme un ejemplo?

someone or something that is a model to be copied or imitated.

ejemplo, modelo

• be an example of something

Collocations set an example · follow someone's example

• She is a good example to follow.

  Ella es un buen ejemplo de seguir.

a small part of something that shows what the rest is like; a specimen or sample.

muestra, muestra representativa

• take an example

Collocations take a blood example · a representative example

• The museum has a good example of this type of painting.

  El museo tiene una buena muestra de este tipo de pintura.