especializado

specializing

especializado(ehs-peh-syah-lee-sah-doh)

adjective

1. (focusing on; often used with "en")

a. specializing

Me suscribí a una revista especializada en actividades de educación preescolar.

I subscribed to a magazine specializing in early childhood education activities.

b. specialising

(United Kingdom)

En ese hospital hay un centro especializado en enfermedades renales.

There is a center at that hospital specialising in kidney diseases.

c.

no direct translation

Busco una escuela de idiomas especializada en el estudio de la literatura francesa.

I'm looking for a language school that specialises in French literature.

Martha inauguró dos reposterías especializadas en pasteles de boda.

Martha opened two bakeries that specialize in wedding cakes.

2. (trained; often used with "en")

a. skilled

Para este trabajo necesitamos contratar a un restaurador especializado.

For this job we need to hire a skilled art restorer.

b. specializing

Buscamos una terapeuta masajista especializada en mujeres embarazadas.

We're looking for a massage therapist specializing in pregnant women.

c. specialising

(United Kingdom)

Creo que necesita ver a un terapeuta especializado en estrés postraumático.

I think he needs to see a therapist specialising in post traumatic stress disorder.

d.

no direct translation

Jairo es un abogado especializado en leyes migratorias.

Jairo is a lawyer who specializes in immigration law.

Dos de mis primos son doctores especializados en enfermedades infecciosas.

Two of my cousins are doctors who specialise in infectious diseases.

3. (requiring special knowledge to be understood)

a. technical

Leí las instrucciones, pero están escritas en jerga especializada.

I read the instructions, but they are written in technical jargon.

b. specialized

Los escritores de esa revista de física usan vocabulario especializado.

The writers of that physics journal use very specialized vocabulary.

c. specialised

(United Kingdom)

Necesito encontrar un diccionario especializado para estudiantes de medicina.

I need to find a specialised dictionary for medical students.