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occasion [əˈkeɪʒən]1. nouna. ( = particular time, date, occurrence) occasion f• he took the occasion to say... il en a profité pour dire...b. ( = event) événement m, occasion fc. ( = reason) raison f* * *[ə'keɪʒn] 1.1) ( particular time) occasion fon that occasion — à cette occasion, cette fois-là
2) sout ( opportunity) occasion f3) (event, function) occasion f, événement m2.state occasion — cérémonie f officielle
transitive verb sout occasionner, provoquer -
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A n1 ( particular time) occasion f ; on that occasion à cette occasion, cette fois-là ; on one occasion une fois ; on several occasions à plusieurs occasions or reprises ; on a previous occasion précédemment ; on rare occasions rarement, en de rares occasions ; on occasion de temps en temps, à l'occasion ; on the occasion of à l'occasion de ; when the occasion demands it lorsque les circonstances l'exigent ; to rise to the occasion se montrer à la hauteur des circonstances ;2 ( opportunity) occasion f ; to have occasion to do avoir l'occasion de faire ; it's no occasion for laughter/frivolity ce n'est pas le moment de rire/d'être frivole ; should the occasion arise le cas échéant, si l'occasion se présente ;3 (event, function) occasion f, événement m ; a big occasion une grande occasion, un grand événement ; on special occasions dans les grandes occasions ; for the occasion pour l'occasion ; the wedding was quite an occasion le mariage a été un événement ; ceremonial occasion, state occasion cérémonie f officielle ;4 sout ( cause) raison f ; there was no occasion to be so rude il n'y avait aucune raison d'être si impoli ; there is no occasion for alarm il n'y a pas lieu de s'inquiéter ; we have no occasion for complaint nous n'avons pas lieu de nous plaindre. -
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occasion [ə'keɪʒən]1 noun(a) (circumstance, time) occasion f;∎ on this/that occasion cette fois-ci/là;∎ I am prepared to overlook it on this occasion, but… je veux bien fermer les yeux cette fois-ci, mais…;∎ he was perfectly charming on that occasion cette fois-là, il fut tout à fait charmant;∎ on the occasion of her wedding à l'occasion de son mariage;∎ on one occasion une fois;∎ on another occasion une autre fois;∎ I have been there on quite a few occasions j'y suis allé à plusieurs occasions ou à plusieurs reprises;∎ on great occasions dans les grandes occasions;∎ if the occasion arises, should the occasion arise si l'occasion se présente, le cas échéant;∎ it wasn't a suitable occasion les circonstances n'étaient pas favorables;∎ this is no occasion for an argument ce n'est pas le moment de se disputer;∎ to rise to the occasion se montrer à la hauteur (de la situation)(b) (special event) événement m;∎ his birthday is always a big occasion son anniversaire est toujours un événement important;∎ to have a sense of occasion savoir marquer le coup(c) (reason, cause) motif m, raison f, occasion f;∎ I had no occasion to suspect her je n'avais aucune raison de la soupçonner;∎ there is no occasion for worry il n'y a pas lieu de s'inquiéter;∎ her return was the occasion for great rejoicing son retour donna lieu à de grandes réjouissancesoccasionner, provoquerde temps en temps, de temps à autre -
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A n4 ( additional transport) ( bus) car m spécial ; ( train) train m spécial ; holiday/football special train spécial vacances/pour les supporters ;5 GB = special constable.B adj1 ( for a specific purpose) [equipment, procedure, paint, clothing, correspondent] spécial ;2 ( marked) [criticism, affection, interest] tout/-e particulier/-ière ;3 ( official) [commission, edition, envoy, meeting, power] spécial ;4 ( particular) [reason, motive, significance, treatment] particulier/-ière ; ‘why?’-‘no special reason’ ‘pourquoi?’-‘pas de raison spéciale’ ; I've nothing special to report je n'ai rien de particulier à signaler ; to make a special effort faire un effort ; to pay special attention to prêter une attention toute particulière à ;5 ( unique) [offer, deal, package, skill] spécial ; [case, quality] particulier/-ière ; to be special to a region être particulier/-ière à une région ; what is so special about this computer? qu'est-ce que cet ordinateur a de particulier? ; she has a special way with animals elle sait s'y prendre avec les animaux ; I want to make this Christmas really special je voudrais que ce Noël sorte de l'ordinaire ;6 ( out of the ordinary) [announcement, guest, occasion] spécial ; as a special treat you can do à titre de faveur spéciale tu peux faire ; going anywhere special? est-ce que tu sors quelque part? ; you're special to me tu m'es très cher/chère ; the wine is something special le vin est exceptionnel ; the wine is nothing special le vin n'a rien d'extraordinaire ; what's so special about him/that? qu'est-ce qu'il a/qu'est-ce que cela a de si extraordinaire? ; by special request, Julie will sing à titre exceptionnel, Julie accepte de chanter ; -
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ə'keiʒən1) (a particular time: I've heard him speak on several occasions.) ocasión2) (a special event: The wedding was a great occasion.) ocasión, acontecimiento•- occasionally
occasion n ocasióntr[ə'keɪʒən]3 (reason, motive) ocasión nombre femenino, motivo1 formal use ocasionar, causar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLon occasion de vez en cuandoon the occasion of con motivo deto have occasion to do something tener motivo de hacer algoto rise to the occasion estar a la altura de las circunstancias, dar la tallato take the occasion to do something aprovechar la oportunidad para hacer algooccasion [ə'keɪʒən] vt: ocasionar, causaroccasion n1) opportunity: oportunidad f, ocasión f2) cause: motivo m, razón f3) instance: ocasión f4) event: ocasión f, acontecimiento m5)on occasion : de vez en cuando, ocasionalmenten.• caso s.m.• coyuntura s.f.• jornada s.f.• motivo s.m.• ocasión s.f.• resquicio s.m.• vez s.f.v.• acarrear v.• ocasionar v.
I ə'keɪʒən1) ca) (particular time, instance) ocasión fb) ( special event)I only wear it on special occasions — sólo me lo pongo en or para las grandes ocasiones
what's the occasion? — ¿qué se celebra?
he has no sense of occasion — no sabe vestirse (or comportarse etc) en las grandes ocasiones
on the occasion of her retirement — con ocasión or motivo de su jubilación
to rise o be equal to the occasion — estar* a la altura de las circunstancias, dar* la talla
2) u (frml)a) ( opportunity) ocasión f, oportunidad fmay I take this occasion to remind you that... — permítame que aproveche la ocasión or la oportunidad para recordarle que...
b) ( cause) ocasión f, motivo m
II
transitive verb (frml) ocasionar, dar* lugar a[ǝ'keɪʒǝn]1. N1) (=particular time) ocasión f•
(on) the first occasion that it happened — la primera vez que ocurrió•
this would be a good occasion to try it out — esta sería una buena oportunidad or ocasión para probarlo•
on occasion — de vez en cuandoon that occasion — esa vez, en aquella ocasión
•
he was waiting for a suitable occasion to apologize — esperaba el momento adecuado para disculparse, esperaba una oportunidad or ocasión para disculparse•
to take (the) occasion to do sth — aprovechar la oportunidad para hacer algo2) (=event) acontecimiento mwhat's the occasion? — ¿qué se celebra?
sense 1., 8)•
I keep it for special occasions — lo guardo para las grandes ocasiones3) (=reason) razón f, motivo mthere is no occasion for alarm, there is no occasion to be alarmed — no hay razón or motivo para alarmarse
•
to give (sb) occasion to do sth — (=opportunity) dar ocasión a algn de hacer algo; (=reason) dar motivo a algn para hacer algoto give (sb) occasion for sth — (=opportunity) dar ocasión a algn para algo; (=reason) dar motivo a algn para algo
•
to have occasion to do sth — (=opportunity) tener ocasión de hacer algo; (=reason) tener motivo para hacer algoyou had no occasion to say that — no había necesidad de que dijeras eso, no había motivo para decir eso
2.VT frm ocasionar frm, causarlosses occasioned by bad weather — pérdidas ocasionadas por el mal tiempo frm, pérdidas causadas por el mal tiempo
* * *
I [ə'keɪʒən]1) ca) (particular time, instance) ocasión fb) ( special event)I only wear it on special occasions — sólo me lo pongo en or para las grandes ocasiones
what's the occasion? — ¿qué se celebra?
he has no sense of occasion — no sabe vestirse (or comportarse etc) en las grandes ocasiones
on the occasion of her retirement — con ocasión or motivo de su jubilación
to rise o be equal to the occasion — estar* a la altura de las circunstancias, dar* la talla
2) u (frml)a) ( opportunity) ocasión f, oportunidad fmay I take this occasion to remind you that... — permítame que aproveche la ocasión or la oportunidad para recordarle que...
b) ( cause) ocasión f, motivo m
II
transitive verb (frml) ocasionar, dar* lugar a -
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1. noun1) (opportunity) Gelegenheit, dieshould the occasion arise — falls sich die Gelegenheit ergibt
be [an] occasion for celebration — ein Grund zum Feiern sein
have occasion to do something — [eine] Gelegenheit haben, etwas zu tun
3) (point in time) Gelegenheit, dieon that occasion — bei der Gelegenheit; damals
on occasion[s] — gelegentlich
4) (special occurrence) Anlass, derit was quite an occasion — es war ein Ereignis
2. transitive verbon the occasion of — anlässlich (+ Gen.)
verursachen; erregen, Anlass geben zu [Besorgnis]* * *[ə'keiʒən]1) (a particular time: I've heard him speak on several occasions.) die Gelegenheit2) (a special event: The wedding was a great occasion.) der Anlaß•- academic.ru/51107/occasional">occasional- occasionally* * *oc·ca·sion[əˈkeɪʒən]I. nto dress to suit the \occasion sich akk dem Anlass entsprechend kleidencongratulations on the \occasion of your wedding anniversary alles Gute zu eurem Hochzeitstag; (appropriate time) [passende] Gelegenheit fthis is certainly not the \occasion to discuss your personal problems dies ist sicherlich nicht der geeignete Moment, deine persönlichen Probleme zu besprechen; (event) Ereignis nthistoric \occasion historisches Ereignison this particular \occasion dieses eine Malon another \occasion ein anderes Mal, bei einer anderen Gelegenheiton one \occasion einmalon several \occasions mehrmalson \occasion gelegentlichthere's no \occasion to be so rude es gibt keinen Grund, so unverschämt zu seinthe 200th anniversary of Mozart's death was the \occasion for hundreds of special films anlässlich des 200. Todestages Mozarts kamen Hunderte von Sondersendungenshould the \occasion arise sollte es nötig sein [o werden]to have \occasion to do sth Veranlassung haben, etw zu tunan \occasion may arise when you can use your knowledge of French vielleicht bietet sich eine Gelegenheit, deine Französischkenntnisse anzuwenden▪ to \occasion sth etw hervorrufen [o verursachen]to \occasion a visit einen Besuch nach sich ziehenthe case \occasioned the authorities a lot of worry der Fall bereitete den Behörden viel Ärger* * *[ə'keIZən]1. non that occasion — damals, bei or zu jener Gelegenheit or jenem Anlass (geh)
on another occasion — ein anderes Mal, bei einer anderen Gelegenheit etc
on several occasions — mehrmals, bei or zu mehreren Gelegenheiten etc
2) (= special time) Ereignis nton the occasion of his birthday — anlässlich or aus Anlass seines Geburtstages
one's 21st birthday should be something of an occasion — ein 21. Geburtstag sollte schon ein besonderes Ereignis sein
3) (= opportunity) Gelegenheit f, Möglichkeit fI never had the occasion to congratulate him — es bot sich mir keine Gelegenheit or ich hatte nicht die Möglichkeit, ihm zu gratulieren
4) (= reason) Grund m, Anlass m, Veranlassung fif you have occasion to... — sollten Sie Veranlassung haben, zu...
2. vt (form)verursachen, Anlass geben zu, zeitigen (geh)to occasion sb to do sth — jdn dazu veranlassen, etw zu tun
* * *occasion [əˈkeıʒn]A s1. (günstige) Gelegenheit, günstiger Augenblick, richtiger Zeitpunkt:take occasion to do sth die Gelegenheit ergreifen, etwas zu tunhave occasion to do sth die Gelegenheit haben, etwas zu tun3. (besondere) Gelegenheit, Anlass m:on this occasion bei dieser Gelegenheit;a) bei Gelegenheit, gelegentlich,b) wenn nötig;for the occasion für diese besondere Gelegenheit, eigens zu diesem Anlass oder Zweck4. ( besonders festliches) Ereignis:a) das Ereignis feiern,b) (Redew) zur Feier des Tages;5. Anlass m, Anstoß m:give occasion to sth, be the occasion of sth etwas veranlassen, den Anstoß zu etwas gebenthere is no occasion to be afraid es besteht kein Grund zur Besorgnis7. pl obs Geschäfte pl, Angelegenheiten pl:go about one’s occasions seinen Geschäften nachgehenB v/t veranlassen, verursachen, bewirken:occasion sb sth jemandem etwas verursachen;this occasioned him to go dies veranlasste ihn zu gehen* * *1. noun1) (opportunity) Gelegenheit, diebe [an] occasion for celebration — ein Grund zum Feiern sein
have occasion to do something — [eine] Gelegenheit haben, etwas zu tun
3) (point in time) Gelegenheit, dieon that occasion — bei der Gelegenheit; damals
on occasion[s] — gelegentlich
4) (special occurrence) Anlass, der2. transitive verbon the occasion of — anlässlich (+ Gen.)
verursachen; erregen, Anlass geben zu [Besorgnis]* * *n.Anlass -¨e m.Gelegenheit f. -
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I [ə'keɪʒn]1) (particular time) occasione f.on that occasion — in quella occasione, quella volta
2) (opportunity) occasione f.it's no occasion for laughter — non è il momento o caso di ridere
3) (event) occasione f., avvenimento m.on special occasions — nelle occasioni speciali, nelle grandi occasioni
4) form. (cause) motivo m.II [ə'keɪʒn]there is no occasion for alarm — non c'è motivo o non è il caso di allarmarsi
verbo transitivo form. occasionare, causare, provocare* * *[ə'keiʒən]1) (a particular time: I've heard him speak on several occasions.) occasione2) (a special event: The wedding was a great occasion.) occasione•- occasionally* * *I [ə'keɪʒn]1) (particular time) occasione f.on that occasion — in quella occasione, quella volta
2) (opportunity) occasione f.it's no occasion for laughter — non è il momento o caso di ridere
3) (event) occasione f., avvenimento m.on special occasions — nelle occasioni speciali, nelle grandi occasioni
4) form. (cause) motivo m.II [ə'keɪʒn]there is no occasion for alarm — non c'è motivo o non è il caso di allarmarsi
verbo transitivo form. occasionare, causare, provocare -
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ə'keiʒən1) (a particular time: I've heard him speak on several occasions.) anledning, tidspunkt2) (a special event: The wedding was a great occasion.) anledning, begivenhet•- occasionallyanledning--------grunn--------høveIsubst. \/əˈkeɪʒ(ə)n\/1) anledning, leilighet, høve2) (viktig) begivenhet, tilstelning, anledning, stor hendelse3) grunn, anledning, (medvirkende) årsakas occasion requires etter behovas occasion serves ved passende anledningfind (an) occasion to do something eller find (an) occasion for doing something få anledning til å gjøre noefrom occasion to occasion fra gang til ganggive occasion to gi anledning tilif occasion serves om det passerimprove the occasion utnytte situasjonenmake the most of the occasion utnytte situasjonenoccasions forretninger, ærender( gammeldags) fornødenheteron occasion nå og da, ved behov, leilighetsvison ordinary occasions eller on ordinary days til hverdagson the occasion of i anledning avon the slightest occasion ( gammeldags) ved den minste anledningprofit by the occasion benytte seg av anledningenrise to the occasion eller be equal to the situation være situasjonen voksen vise hva man duger tilshould the occasion arise eller if occasion should arise dersom anledningen skulle by seg, ved behovtake occasion by the forelock gripe sjansentake occasion to ( gammeldags) benytte anledningen tilwhen occasion offers når anledningen byr seg, ved anledningIIverb \/əˈkeɪʒ(ə)n\/forårsake, volde, foranledige, gi anledning tiloccasion somebody to do something foranledige noen til å gjøre noe -
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oc·ca·sion [əʼkeɪʒən] nto dress to suit the \occasion sich akk dem Anlass entsprechend kleiden;on the \occasion of sth anlässlich einer S. gen;congratulations on the \occasion of your wedding anniversary alles Gute zu eurem Hochzeitstag;( appropriate time) [passende] Gelegenheit f;this is certainly not the \occasion to discuss your personal problems dies ist sicherlich nicht der geeignete Moment, deine persönlichen Probleme zu besprechen;( event) Ereignis nt;historic \occasion historisches Ereignis;on this particular \occasion dieses eine Mal;on another \occasion ein anderes Mal, bei einer anderen Gelegenheit;on one \occasion einmal;on several \occasions mehrmals;on \occasion gelegentlichthere's no \occasion to be so rude es gibt keinen Grund, so unverschämt zu sein;the 200th anniversary of Mozart's death was the \occasion for hundreds of special films anlässlich des 200. Todestages Mozarts kamen Hunderte von Sondersendungen;should the \occasion arise sollte es nötig sein [o werden];to have \occasion to do sth Veranlassung haben, etw zu tunan \occasion may arise when you can use your knowledge of French vielleicht bietet sich eine Gelegenheit, deine Französischkenntnisse anzuwenden;to take [or use] the \occasion to do sth eine Gelegenheit ergreifen [o nutzen], etw zu tun vt ( form);to \occasion sth etw hervorrufen;to \occasion a visit einen Besuch nach sich ziehen;the case \occasioned the authorities a lot of worry der Fall bereitete den Behörden viel Ärger -
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[ə'keiʒən]1) (a particular time: I've heard him speak on several occasions.) priložnost2) (a special event: The wedding was a great occasion.) dogodek•- occasionally* * *I [əkéižən]nounprilika, priložnost; razlog, povod, vzrok; naključje; colloquially svečan dogodek; obsolete potreba; plural posli, opravkito give occasion to s.th. — dati povod za kajon occasion — tu in tam, včasihto rise to the occasion — biti čemu kos, odločno nastopitito take occasion to do s.th. — izrabiti priložnostto be the occasion of s.th. — biti povod za kajII [əkéižən]transitive verbpovzročiti, biti povod za kaj, sprožitithis occasioned him to go — to ga je napeljalo, da je šel -
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1. [ʹspeʃ(ə)l] n разг.1. экстренный выпуск2. экстренный поезд3. 1) специальный корреспондент2) сообщение специального корреспондента4. тлв. специальная передача; отдельная передача ( не входящая в число обычных передач)5. срочное письмо; письмо с нарочным6. (the special) особое, отдельное7. ком.1) особая, резко сниженная цена; отдельная цена2) товар, продаваемый по резко сниженной цене8. = special constable2. [ʹspeʃ(ə)l] a1. особый, особенныйspecial mission [occasion, reason] - особое задание [-ый случай, -ая причина]
special guard - воен. а) отдельный караул; б) особый караул
I have nothing special to tell you - мне, собственно, нечего вам сказать
2. специальныйspecial election - амер. довыборы, дополнительные выборы
special training in some field - специальная подготовка в какой-л. области
special power - юр. специальная доверенность
special shell - амер. воен. специальный снаряд (химический, дымовой и т. п.)
special weapons - специальные виды оружия (ядерное, биологическое, химическое и т. п.)
special reserve - воен. специальный резерв, резерв специального назначения
to make a special study of French - специализироваться в области французского языка
3. 1) особый, чрезвычайный (об уполномоченном, представителе и т. п.)2) экстренныйspecial edition - экстренный /специальный/ выпуск
special train - а) дополнительный /добавочный/ поезд; б) поезд специального назначения
4. частный; индивидуальныйspecial feature - индивидуальная черта, характерная особенность
5. особенно уважаемый или любимый6. определённыйspecial day [place] - определённый день [-ое место]
7. тех. нестандартный3. [ʹspeʃ(ə)l] adv разг.1. = specially 22. особенно, очень уж -
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[ə'keiʒən]1) (a particular time: I've heard him speak on several occasions.) lejlighed2) (a special event: The wedding was a great occasion.) begivenhed•- occasionally* * *[ə'keiʒən]1) (a particular time: I've heard him speak on several occasions.) lejlighed2) (a special event: The wedding was a great occasion.) begivenhed•- occasionally -
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[ə'keiʒən]1) (a particular time: I've heard him speak on several occasions.) ocasião2) (a special event: The wedding was a great occasion.) ocasião•- occasionally* * *oc.ca.sion[ək'eiʒən] n 1 ocasião, oportunidade. 2 ensejo. 3 causa, motivo. 4 razão. • vt ocasionar, causar, originar. on occasion oportunamente, de vez em quando. sense of occasion senso de oportunidade. there is no occasion for it não é necessário. to rise to the occasion enfrentar uma emergência. to take occasion aproveitar a ocasião. -
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[ə'keɪʒən] 1. n( point in time) sytuacja f; (event, celebration etc) wydarzenie nt; ( opportunity) okazja f2. vt ( fml)to rise to the occasion — stawać (stanąć perf) na wysokości zadania
* * *[ə'keiʒən]1) (a particular time: I've heard him speak on several occasions.) okazja2) (a special event: The wedding was a great occasion.) uroczystość•- occasionally -
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okot kiváltó alkalom, kedvező körülmény, ok to occasion: alkalmat ad, előidéz* * *[ə'keiʒən]1) (a particular time: I've heard him speak on several occasions.) alkalom2) (a special event: The wedding was a great occasion.) esemény•- occasionally -
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[ə'keiʒən]1) (a particular time: I've heard him speak on several occasions.) occasion2) (a special event: The wedding was a great occasion.) événement•- occasionally -
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[ə'keiʒən]1) (a particular time: I've heard him speak on several occasions.) tækifæri, tilefni2) (a special event: The wedding was a great occasion.) viðburður•- occasionally -
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n. ortam, mahal, özel durum, durum, fırsat, neden, sebep, uygun zaman, sıra* * *olay* * *[ə'keiʒən]1) (a particular time: I've heard him speak on several occasions.) vesile, münasebet2) (a special event: The wedding was a great occasion.) olay; tören, kutlama•- occasionally -
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• aihe• aiheuttaa• välitön syy• tilanne• tilaisuus• kerta• sattuma• syy• tapahtuma• tarve• tapaus• yksityistapaus* * *ə'keiʒən1) (a particular time: I've heard him speak on several occasions.) tilaisuus2) (a special event: The wedding was a great occasion.) tapahtuma•- occasionally -
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[ə'keiʒən]1) (a particular time: I've heard him speak on several occasions.) gadījums2) (a special event: The wedding was a great occasion.) notikums; svinības•- occasionally* * *gadījums, izdevība; iemesls, pamats; būt par iemeslu, radīt
См. также в других словарях:
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special — specially, adv. /spesh euhl/, adj. 1. of a distinct or particular kind or character: a special kind of key. 2. being a particular one; particular, individual, or certain: You d better call the special number. 3. pertaining or peculiar to a… … Universalium
occasion*/*/*/ — [əˈkeɪʒ(ə)n] noun [C] 1) a time at which something happens On one occasion (= once) the defendant was seen trying to get in through a window.[/ex] He continues to work with us on occasion (= sometimes).[/ex] 2) a special or important time or… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
special — 1 / speSFl/ adjective 1 not ordinary or usual but different in some way and often better or more important: a special case, deserving special treatment | diabetics on a special diet | special occasion (=an important social event): I keep this… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English