- specially
- adverb1) (with one particular purpose: I picked these flowers specially for you; a splendid cake, specially made for the occasion.) especialmente2) (particularly; exceptionally: He's a nice child, but not specially clever.) particularmentespecially adv especialmenteI made the cake specially for you he hecho la tarta especialmente para tispeciallytr['speʃəlɪ]adverb1 (particularly) especialmente, particularmente; (on purpose) expresamente■ do you like figs? - not specially ¿te gustan los higos? - no especialmente■ specially for you especialmente para ti■ we went there specially to see it fuimos allí expresamente para verlo■ this is a specially difficult problem un problema particularmente difícilspeciallyadv.• expreso adv.'speʃəliadverba) (specifically) especialmente, expresamenteb) (especially) <long/difficult> particularmente
why did you choose that one specially? — ¿por qué escogió ése precisamente or en particular?
['speʃǝlɪ]ADV1) (=specifically) [designed, made, adapted, trained, selected] especialmente, expresamentea lotion specially formulated for children — una loción formulada especialmente or expresamente para niños
we asked for it specially — lo pedimos a propósito
2) (=particularly) especialmente, en especial, en particularwe would specially like to see the orchard — nos gustaría especialmente or en especial ver el huerto, nos gustaría ver el huerto en particular
specially the yellow ones — especialmente or sobre todo los amarillos
3) (=exceptionally) especialmente, particularmenteher job is not specially important to her — su trabajo no es especialmente or particularmente importante para ella
the food was specially good — la comida era excepcional or excepcionalmente buena
* * *['speʃəli]adverba) (specifically) especialmente, expresamenteb) (especially) <long/difficult> particularmentewhy did you choose that one specially? — ¿por qué escogió ése precisamente or en particular?
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
