to take on special significance

I have no special person in mind — ich habe eigentlich an niemanden Bestimmtes gedacht

in this one special instance — in diesem einen Fall

take special care of it — passen Sie besonders gut darauf auf

he expects special treatment — er will besonders behandelt werden, er will eine Extrawurst gebraten haben (inf)

you're extra special! (inf) — du bist was ganz Besonderes! (inf)

what's so special about her/the house? — was ist denn an ihr/an dem Haus so besonders?

what's so special about that? — na und? (inf), das ist doch nichts Besonderes!

everyone has his special place — jeder hat seinen eigenen Platz

to feel special — sich als etwas ganz Besonderes vorkommen

make him feel special — seien Sie besonders nett zu ihm

special permission — Sondererlaubnis f

special legislation — Sondergesetzgebung f

special feature (Press) — Sonderartikel m

special subject — Spezialfach nt

chef's special — Spezialität f des Küchenchefs

= person) you're such a special — du bist ja SO blöd! (inf)

приобрести большой опыт (в пр.) — gain wide experience (in)

приобрета́ть в со́бственность (вн.) — become owner (of), purchase (d)

приобрета́ть специа́льность (рд.) — be trained (for); qualify (as)

приобрести́ большо́й о́пыт (в пр.) — gain wide experience (in)

no han cobrado el dinero prometido — they haven't been paid o received the money they were promised

cobran un sueldo anual de nueve millones — they get o earn o receive an annual salary of nine million

¿cuánto cobras al año? — how much do you get o earn a year?

cantidades a o por cobrar — amounts payable, amounts due

cuentas a o por cobrar — accounts receivable

• cobrar actualidad — to become topical

• cobrar cariño a algn — to grow fond of sb

• cobrar fama — to become famous

• cobrar fuerzas — to gather one's strength

• cobrar vida — [personaje, juego] to come alive

los atletas cobran por participar en la carrera — the athletes get paid o receive a fee for taking part in the race

nos cobran 30.000 pesos de alquiler — they charge us o we pay 30,000 pesos in rent

cobrar la pensión — to collect o draw one's pension

nos cobra un alquiler altísimo — he charges us o we pay him a very high rent

vino a cobrar el alquiler — she came for the rent o to collect the rent

vas a cobrar! — you're going to get it! (colloq)

nos cobran 30.000 pesos de alquiler — they charge us o we pay 30,000 pesos in rent

cobrar la pensión — to collect o draw one's pension

nos cobra un alquiler altísimo — he charges us o we pay him a very high rent

vino a cobrar el alquiler — she came for the rent o to collect the rent

vas a cobrar! — you're going to get it! (colloq)

Ex: They have implemented a voluntary system for libraries of charging for photocopies with flat-rate 5 franc tokens, which can either be re-used by the recipient or cashed in for 4 francs.

el problema adquirió proporciones de crisis — the problem took on o acquired crisis proportions

la palabra "enchufe" adquirió el sentido que todos conocemos — the word "enchufe" took on o acquired the sense we are all familiar with

adquiera su nuevo coche antes del día 30 — purchase o buy your new car before the 30th

adquirió renombre internacional — he attained o achieved international renown

adquiera su nuevo coche antes del día 30 — purchase o buy your new car before the 30th

adquirió renombre internacional — he attained o achieved international renown

Ex: Many libraries have special collections of foreign, unpublished or unusual materials which include items unlikely to be acquired by other libraries.

sentido del ridículo, su sentido del ridículo le impidió hacerlo — he felt self-conscious o embarrassed so he didn't do it

tiene un gran sentido del ridículo — she easily feels self-conscious o embarrassed

la vida sin ti no tendría sentido — without you life would have no meaning o would be meaningless

• doble sentido — double meaning

• sin sentido — [palabras, comentario] meaningless

no le veo sentido a esta discusión — I can't see any sense o point in this argument

• sin sentido — [crueldad, violencia] senseless

• tener sentido — to make sense

solo tiene sentido quejarse si así puedes conseguir lo que quieres — it only makes sense to complain if o the only point in complaining is if you can then get what you want

no tiene sentido que te disculpes ahora — it's pointless (you) apologizing now, there's no sense o point in (you) apologizing now

• perder el sentido — to lose consciousness

• recobrar el sentido — to regain consciousness

• en el sentido de las agujas del reloj — clockwise

en sentido contrario al de las agujas del reloj — anti-clockwise, counterclockwise (EEUU)

• en sentido amplio — in the broad sense

• en el buen sentido de la palabra — in the best o good sense of the word

• en cierto sentido — in a sense

• en ese sentido — [con nombre] to that effect; [con verbo] in that sense, in that respect

en ese sentido no sabemos qué hacer — in that sense o respect, we don't know what to do

• en sentido estricto — in the strict sense of the word o term

no es, en sentido estricto, un pez de río — it's not a freshwater fish in the strict sense of the word o term, it's not strictly speaking a freshwater fish

• en sentido figurado — in the figurative sense, figuratively

• en sentido lato — in the broad sense

• tomar algo en el mal sentido — to take sth the wrong way

• en tal sentido — to that effect

un acuerdo en tal sentido sería interpretado como una privatización — such an agreement o an agreement to that effect would be interpreted as privatization

poner los cinco sentidos en algo — to give something one's full attention; ( ante peligro) to keep one's wits about one

no le encuentro sentido a lo que haces — I can't see any sense o point in what you're doing

esa política ya no tiene sentido — that policy doesn't make sense anymore o is meaningless now

gírese en sentido contrario al de las agujas del reloj — turn (round) in a counterclockwise (AmE) o (BrE) an anticlockwise direction

venían en sentido contrario or opuesto al nuestro — they were coming in the opposite direction to us

calle de sentido único or (Méx) de un solo sentido — one-way street

poner los cinco sentidos en algo — to give something one's full attention; ( ante peligro) to keep one's wits about one

no le encuentro sentido a lo que haces — I can't see any sense o point in what you're doing

esa política ya no tiene sentido — that policy doesn't make sense anymore o is meaningless now

gírese en sentido contrario al de las agujas del reloj — turn (round) in a counterclockwise (AmE) o (BrE) an anticlockwise direction

venían en sentido contrario or opuesto al nuestro — they were coming in the opposite direction to us

calle de sentido único or (Méx) de un solo sentido — one-way street

Ex: In establishing subdivisions for use with the names of people or peoples consider the connotation, in addition to the denotation, of the wording and structure of the subdivision.