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∎ I should explain the peculiarity of my situation il faut que je vous explique ce qu'il y a d'étrange dans ma situation;∎ we all have our little peculiarities nous avons tous nos petites manies(b) (specific characteristic) particularité f;∎ each region has its own peculiarities chaque région a son particularisme ou ses particularitésUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > peculiarity
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peculiarity [pɪ‚kjʊlɪˈærɪtɪ]a. ( = distinctive feature) particularité fb. ( = oddity) bizarrerie f* * *[pɪˌkjuːlɪ'ærətɪ]1) ( feature) particularité f2) ( strangeness) bizarrerie f -
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particularité/particularisme; singularité; manie; bizarrerieEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > peculiarity
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[-'æ-]- plural peculiarities - noun particularité -
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trick [trɪk]1. noun• it's a trick to make you believe... c'est un stratagème pour vous faire croire...• trick or treat! donnez-moi quelque chose ou je vous joue un tour ! → HALLOWEEN3. compounds* * *[trɪk] 1.2) (by magician, conjurer, dog) tour m3) (knack, secret) astuce fto know a trick or two ou a few tricks — s'y connaître ( about en)
4) (habit, mannerism) manie f5) ( in cards) pli m2. 3.to take ou win a trick — faire un pli
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[pi'kju:ljə]1) (strange; odd: peculiar behaviour.) bizarre2) (belonging to one person, place or thing in particular and to no other: customs peculiar to France.) propre à•- peculiarly -
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(peculiarity) particularité f; (foible) manie fUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > idiosyncrasy
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Peculiarity — Pe*cul iar i*ty, n.; pl. {Peculiarities}. 1. The quality or state of being peculiar; individuality; singularity. Swift. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is peculiar; a special and distinctive characteristic or habit; particularity. [1913 Webster] The … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
peculiarity — index character (personal quality), characteristic, differential, distinction (difference), feature (characteristic), habit … Law dictionary
peculiarity — special characteristic, 1640s, from PECULIAR (Cf. peculiar) + ITY (Cf. ity). Noun meaning an oddity is attested by 1777. Related: Peculiarities … Etymology dictionary
peculiarity — [n] characteristic; oddity abnormality, affectation, attribute, bizarreness, character, distinctiveness, eccentricity, feature, foible, freakishness, gimmick, idiosyncrasy, kink*, mannerism, mark, odd trait, particularity, property, quality,… … New thesaurus
peculiarity — ► NOUN (pl. pecularities) 1) an unusual or distinctive feature or habit. 2) the state of being peculiar … English terms dictionary
peculiarity — [pi kyo͞o΄lē er′ə tē] n. 1. the quality or condition of being peculiar 2. pl. peculiarities something that is peculiar, as a trait or habit … English World dictionary
peculiarity — pe|cu|li|ar|i|ty [pıˌkju:liˈærıti] n plural peculiarities 1.) something that is a feature of only one particular place, person, situation etc peculiarity of ▪ The lack of a written constitution is a peculiarity of the British political system.… … Dictionary of contemporary English
peculiarity — [[t]pɪkju͟ːliæ̱rɪti[/t]] peculiarities 1) N COUNT: with supp, oft N of n A peculiarity that someone or something has is a strange or unusual characteristic or habit. Joe s other peculiarity was that he was constantly munching hard candy. 2) N… … English dictionary
peculiarity — noun 1) a legal peculiarity Syn: oddity, anomaly, abnormality 2) a physical peculiarity Syn: idiosyncrasy, mannerism, quirk, foible 3) one of the peculiarities of the city Syn … Thesaurus of popular words
peculiarity — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ individual ▪ local VERB + PECULIARITY ▪ have ▪ The area has a few local peculiarities. PREPOSITION … Collocations dictionary
peculiarity — UK [pɪˌkjuːlɪˈærətɪ] / US [pɪˌkjulɪˈerətɪ] noun Word forms peculiarity : singular peculiarity plural peculiarities 1) [countable] a quality or feature that belongs to a particular person, thing, or situation You have to live in the city and… … English dictionary