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particular

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particular
[pəˈtɪkjʊlə(r)]
sustantivo
1detalle (m) pormenor (m)
  • alike in every particular -> iguales en todos los aspectos
  • to go into particulars -> entrar en detalles
  • to take down somebody's particulars -> tomar los datos de alguien
adjetivo
2particular, específico(a) (specific)
  • which particular person did you have in mind? -> ¿en quién pensabas en concreto?
  • for no particular reason -> por ninguna razón en particular or en especial
3particular, especial (special)
  • he is a particular friend of mine -> es un amigo mío muy querido
  • to take particular care over something -> tener especial cuidado con algo
4exigente (exacting)
  • to be particular about something -> ser exigente con algo
  • I'm not particular -> me da lo mismo
in particular
adverbio
1en particular (specifically)
  • I didn't notice anything in particular -> no noté nada de particular

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particular [par-ti-kiu-lar]
adjetivo
1Particular, peculiar.
2Particular, singular, extraordinario, poco común; notable (special).
3Preciso, exacto, delicado o escrupuloso en el examen de alguna cosa.
  • A particular friend -> un amigo íntimo
4Particular, detallado, circunstanciado.
5Exigente, quisquilloso, delicado en sus gustos.
  • A particular thing -> una cosa determinada
  • She was most particular about it -> insistió mucho sobre esto
  • A particular account -> relación circunstanciada o con todas sus menudencias
6Extravagante, extraño.
sustantivo
7Particular, el punto o materia de que se está tratando.
8Particularidad, circunstancia o detalle particular; una persona o cosa determinada entre otras mucha
sustantivo
9Relación circunstanciada, dato, artículo.
10Interés propio.
  • In particular -> particularmente
  • Particular care -> cuidados especiales
  • In every particular -> en todos los detalles
  • To give particulars -> dar los detalles

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particular [pəˈtɪkjʊləʳ]
adjective
1 (special) especial
the flowers had been chosen with particular care se habían escogido las flores con especial cuidado; she's a particular friend of mine es muy amiga mía
it seems a particular tragedy that he died so young issues of particular importance to women he showed no particular interest in participating fatigue is a particular problem for women he has a very particular sense of humour archaeology is a particular interest of his of particular interest to slimmers is this new low-fat spread
is there anything particular you want?anything ¿quieres algo en particular en concreto?;or
to pay particular attention to sthattention prestar especial atención a algo
please pay particular attention to the section on insurance massage through the hair, paying particular attention to the ends to take particular [care] with sth I cleaned the whole kitchen, taking particular care with the oven one area of particular [concern] is the high level of truancy
nothing particular happenednothing no pasó nada en especial
"what did you do at the weekend?" - "nothing particular"
2 (specific)
in this particular case en este caso concreto; at this particular point in time en este preciso momento; is there any particular food you don't like? ¿hay algún alimento en particular en especial en concreto que no te guste?;oror the people living in a particular area la gente que vive en una zona determinada; for no particular reason por ninguna razón especial en particular en concreto;oror
on that particular morning it's only that particular shade of blue that I like if I had to mention one particular thing I detest about him I know a lot more about this particular problem than they do while concentrating on particular cases, pastoral staff provide support for all pupils I remember a particular story about a postman who was a murderer in each particular case in this particular case, I felt the decision was correct any expenses (train fares in this particular case) can be claimed back afterwards suddenly and for no particular reason she remembered the dog she had had as a child. "Why do you ask?" - "Oh, no particular reason" there seems to be no particular reason for this lack of support if you feel a particular friend is a bad influence on your child I have to know exactly why it is I'm doing a particular job the place a particular thing has in the natural order
3 (fussy)
to be particular about sthabout
he's very particular about his food es muy exigente con especial para la comida;or I'm rather particular about my friends escojo mis amigos con cierto cuidado; she's not very particular about her appearance no se preocupa mucho por su aspecto; they weren't too particular about where the money came from no les importaba preocupaba mucho de dónde viniera el dinero;or
he is very particular about hygiene I'm not [too] particular (about it) he's particular about his [car] they are both very particular in their [habits]
4 (insistent)
he was most particular that I shouldn't go to any trouble insistió mucho en que no me tomara ninguna molestia
he was very particular about describing it as a marina rather than a boatyard he was most particular about it
noun
1 (formal) (usu pl) (detail) detalle; (m)
he knew that her account was false in one particular she jotted down a few particulars in her notebook you will find all the particulars in chapter 9 I don't care about the particulars of how it's done a written statement of particulars of employment did you fill her in on the particulars? the first thing to do is to prepare a full set of particulars about your house or flat /in [all] other particulars/ he was just the person we were looking forhe was just the person we were looking for
her account was accurate in every particularevery su versión fue exacta en todos los detalles
correct in [every] particular
please give full particularsfull se ruega hacer constar todos los detalles
for further particulars apply to ...further para más información escriba a ...
to [take] sb's particulars
the nurse took her particularstook la enfermera le tomó sus datos personales
we'll need your particulars before the payment can be authorized this formula takes into account your financial particulars at the time you make the purchase
2
in particular: I remember one incident in particular recuerdo un incidente en particular en concreto;or
Joan Greenwood in particular I thought was wonderful stories of Bombay in general and the film world in particular /in particular, he was criticized for/ pursuing a policy of conciliation and reform the situation in Ethiopia in particular is worrying did you want [anyone] in particular
are you looking for anything in particular?anything ¿busca usted algo en particular en concreto?;or
Drew made some remarks to [nobody] in particular and said goodbye [nothing] in particular
"are you doing anything tonight?" — "nothing in particular"nothing —¿vas a hacer algo esta noche? —nada en particular en especial;or
3
the particular lo particular
inductive reasoning, that is, reasoning from the particular to the general the particular may have to be sacrificed to the general in order to link the particular to the general he asks a number of intermediary questions which provide a framework for shuttling between the wider social-cultural context and individual cases the universal realizes its true nature in the particular, and the particular derives its meaning from the universal
general

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particular
adjective
1 particular (especial)
  • tiene su sabor particular -> it has its own particular taste
  • en casos particulares puede hacerse una excepción -> we can make an exception in special cases
  • en particular -> in particular
  • eso no tiene nada de particular -> that's nothing special o unusual
  • lo que tiene de particular es… -> the unusual thing about it is…
2 private (privado)
  • dar clases particulares -> to teach private classes
  • domicilio particular -> home address
  • la casa tiene jardín particular -> the house has its own garden o (British) yard (United States)
masculine or feminine noun
3 member of the public (persona)
masculine noun
4 matter (asunto)
  • sin otro particular, se despide atentamente -> yours faithfully (en carta) (British), sincerely yours (United States)

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particular [par-te-coo-lar’]
adjective
1 Particular (especial), peculiar (propio), special.
2 Particular, odd, distinguished from others.
3 Particular, individual, single, not general.
4 Applied to a play represented in a private theater.
  • En particular -> particularly, in particular
  • Nada de particular -> nothing special
  • Secretario particular -> private secretary
private (personal).
noun
1 A private gentleman (persona). (m)
2 A peculiar matter or subject treated upon; topic (asunto). (m)
  • No dijo mucho sobre el particular -> he didn't say much about the matter

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particular
adjetivo
1 (especial) special
nada de particular nothing special; el vestido no tiene nada de particular the dress is nothing special; lo que tiene de particular es que ... what's remarkable about it is that ...
2 (específico)
en este caso particular in this particular case; tiene un sabor particular it has a flavour of its own; en particular in particular; me gustan todas, pero esta en particular I like all of them, but this one in particular
3 (privado) [+secretario, coche] private
clase particular private lesson; casa particular private home
sustantivo:masculino
(asunto) matter
no dijo mucho sobre este particular he didn't say much about this matter; sin otro particular, se despide atentamente ... (en correspondencia) yours faithfully; sincerely yours; (EEUU)
sustantivo:masculino_y_femenino
(persona) (private) individual
no comerciamos con particulares we don't do business with individuals

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Verb Conjugation for "particular"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo particulo particulé particulaba particularé particule
Tú particulas particulaste particulabas particularás particules
Ella/Él/Usted particula particuló particulaba particulará particule
Nosotros particulamos particulamos particulábamos particularemos particulemos
Vosotros particuláis particulasteis particulabais particularéis particuléis
Ellos/Ustedes particulan particularon particulaban particularán particulen
Gerund: particulando / Participle: particulado / Complete particular conjugation >
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