peculiar

peculiar
pi'kju:ljə
adjective
1) (strange; odd: peculiar behaviour.) curioso, estraño
2) (belonging to one person, place or thing in particular and to no other: customs peculiar to France.) peculiar, propio, característico
•
- peculiarly
peculiar adj raro / extraño

peculiar adjetivo 1 (característico) particular;
◊ un rasgo peculiar a particular trait;
con su peculiar buen humor with his characteristic good humor 2 (poco común, raro) ‹sensación› peculiar, unusual
peculiar adjetivo
1 (inusual, raro) peculiar, odd: esta comida tiene un sabor peculiar, this meal has a peculiar taste
2 (que es propio de algo/alguien) characteristic, distinctive: tiene una peculiar manera de andar, she has a distinctive way of walking 'peculiar' also found in these entries: Spanish: particular - propia - propio - singular - suya - suyo - tic - hispanismo - peregrino English: peculiar - set-up
peculiar
tr[pɪ'kjʊːlɪəSMALLr/SMALL]
adjective
1 (strange) extraño,-a, raro,-a; (unwell) indispuesto,-a
2 (particular) característico,-a (to, de), propio,-a (to, de)
peculiar [pɪ'kju:ljər] adj
1) distinctive: propio, peculiar, característico
peculiar to this area: propio de esta zona
2) strange: extraño, raro
♦ peculiarly adv
peculiar
adj.
• excéntrico, -a adj.
• particular adj.
• peculiar adj.
• propio, -a adj.
• raro, -a adj.
• singular adj.
pɪ'kjuːljər, pɪ'kjuːliə(r)
adjective
1) (strange) raro, extraño

to feel peculiar — tener* una sensación extraña

2) (particular, exclusive) peculiar, característico

peculiar TO something: an animal peculiar to that region un animal que sólo existe en esa región; the problem is not peculiar to this country — el problema no es exclusivo or particular de este país

[pɪ'kjuːlɪǝ(r)]
ADJ
1) (=strange) extraño, raro

it's really most peculiar — es realmente extraño

how very peculiar! — ¡qué extraño!, ¡qué raro!

I'm feeling a bit peculiar — me siento algo raro, no me siento del todo bien

funny 1., 2)
2) (=exclusive, special) peculiar

everyone has their own peculiar likes and dislikes — cada uno tiene sus gustos y manías peculiares or particulares

• a species peculiar to Africa — una especie que existe únicamente en África

the style of dress peculiar to that period in history — la forma de vestir peculiar or característica or propia de esa época de la historia

this is not a problem peculiar to Britain — este no es un problema exclusivamente británico

• in his/her own peculiar way — a su modo

in her own peculiar way she was very fond of him — a su modo le tenía mucho cariño

* * *
[pɪ'kjuːljər, pɪ'kjuːliə(r)]
adjective
1) (strange) raro, extraño

to feel peculiar — tener* una sensación extraña

2) (particular, exclusive) peculiar, característico

peculiar TO something: an animal peculiar to that region un animal que sólo existe en esa región; the problem is not peculiar to this country — el problema no es exclusivo or particular de este país


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