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pə'tikjulə1) (of a single definite person, thing etc thought of separately from all others: this particular man/problem.) particular, especial2) (more than ordinary: Please take particular care of this letter.) especial, particular3) (difficult to please: He is very particular about his food.) especial, exigente•- particulars
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particular adj1. particular / concreto2. especial
particular adjetivo ‹ teléfono› home ( before n) no tiene nada de particular que vaya there's nothing unusual o strange in her going; la casa no tiene nada de particular there's nothing special about the house ■ sustantivo masculino◊ viajar como particular to travel on private o personal business
particular
I adjetivo
1 (peculiar, característico) special
2 (concreto, singular) particular
3 (privado) private, personal
4 (raro, extraordinario) peculiar
II sustantivo masculino
1 (persona) private individual
2 (asunto, tema) subject, matter Locuciones: de particular, special, extraordinary: ¿qué tiene de particular que vengan a visitarme?, what's so special about them coming to visit me?
en particular, in special ' particular' also found in these entries: Spanish: ceñirse - chofer - chófer - concreta - concreto - determinada - determinado - frasear - permitirse - profesor - profesora - alojar - baño - bueno - cada - clase - cuál - domicilio - escritorio - especial - gentilicio - parte - peculiar - puntilloso - salón - vestíbulo English: coach - especially - in - individual - lazy - locker - particular - potter - private - separate - special - tutor - able - can - certain - detail - disability - distinct - distinctive - file - home - hour - knowledge - language - lodger - management - notably - peculiar - perk - personal - play - power - school - single - some - specific - syllabus - trade - trouble - - wisetr[pə'tɪkjʊləSMALLr/SMALL]1 (special) particular, especial■ for no particular reason por nada en especial, por nada en particular2 (specific) concreto, particular3 (fussy) exigente, especial1 (of event, thing) detalles nombre masculino plural, pormenores nombre masculino plural; (of person) datos nombre masculino plural personales\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLin particular en particularparticular [pɑr'tɪkjələr] adj1) specific: particular, en particularthis particular person: esta persona en particular2) special: particular, especialwith particular emphasis: con un énfasis especial3) fussy: exigente, maniáticoto be very particular: ser muy especialI'm not particular: me da igual1) detail: detalle m, sentido m2)in particular : en particular, en especialadj.• detallado, -a adj.• escrupuloso, -a adj.• especial adj.• exigente adj.• particular adj.n.• detalle s.m.• particularidad s.f.• pormenor s.m.
I pər'tɪkjələr, pə'tɪkjʊlə(r)1) (specific, precise)in this particular instance — en este caso concreto or particular
this particular specimen — este ejemplar en concreto or en particular
is there any particular style you'd prefer? — ¿tiene preferencia por algún estilo determinado or en particular?
why did you do it? - no particular reason — ¿por qué lo hiciste? - por nada en especial or en particular
2) ( special) <interest/concern> especial3) ( fastidious) (pred)to be particular (ABOUT something): she's very particular about what she eats es muy especial or (pey) maniática con la comida, no se come cualquier cosa; you can't afford to be too particular — no puedes ponerte a exigir demasiado
II
1) ( detail) (frml) (usu pl) detalle min every particular o in all particulars — en todo sentido
just fill in your particulars on this form — (BrE) rellene este formulario con sus datos
2)a) ( specific points)b)[pǝ'tɪkjʊlǝ(r)]in particular — en particular, en especial
1. ADJ1) (=special) especialthe flowers had been chosen with particular care — se habían escogido las flores con especial cuidado
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is there anything particular you want? — ¿quieres algo en particular or en concreto?•
to pay particular attention to sth — prestar especial atención a algo•
nothing particular happened — no pasó nada en especial2) (=specific)is there any particular food you don't like? — ¿hay algún alimento en particular or en especial or en concreto que no te guste?
for no particular reason — por ninguna razón especial or en particular or en concreto
3) (=fussy)•
to be particular about sth, he's very particular about his food — es muy exigente con or especial para la comidathey weren't too particular about where the money came from — no les importaba or preocupaba mucho de dónde viniera el dinero
4) (=insistent)he was most particular that I shouldn't go to any trouble — insistió mucho en que no me tomara ninguna molestia
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her account was accurate in every particular — su versión fue exacta en todos los detalles•
please give full particulars — se ruega hacer constar todos los detalles•
for further particulars apply to... — para más información escriba a...•
the nurse took her particulars — la enfermera le tomó sus datos personales2)in particular: I remember one incident in particular — recuerdo un incidente en particular or en concreto
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are you looking for anything in particular? — ¿busca usted algo en particular or en concreto?•
"are you doing anything tonight?" - " nothing in particular" — -¿vas a hacer algo esta noche? -nada en particular or en especial3)the particular — lo particular; see general 2., 2)
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I [pər'tɪkjələr, pə'tɪkjʊlə(r)]1) (specific, precise)in this particular instance — en este caso concreto or particular
this particular specimen — este ejemplar en concreto or en particular
is there any particular style you'd prefer? — ¿tiene preferencia por algún estilo determinado or en particular?
why did you do it? - no particular reason — ¿por qué lo hiciste? - por nada en especial or en particular
2) ( special) <interest/concern> especial3) ( fastidious) (pred)to be particular (ABOUT something): she's very particular about what she eats es muy especial or (pey) maniática con la comida, no se come cualquier cosa; you can't afford to be too particular — no puedes ponerte a exigir demasiado
II
1) ( detail) (frml) (usu pl) detalle min every particular o in all particulars — en todo sentido
just fill in your particulars on this form — (BrE) rellene este formulario con sus datos
2)a) ( specific points)b)in particular — en particular, en especial
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