Spanish Word of the Day Archive
Tuesday June 10, 2008

particular, adjective:
private; special; particular

Particular in Spanish has a couple of unexpected meanings. First, private.

clases particulares
private lessons

Hace un par de años doy clases particulares dos veces a la semana.
I’ve been giving private lessons twice a week for a couple of years now.

Next, special.

El vestido no tiene nada de particular.
The dress is nothing special .

And of course, particular shares a meaning with English, in the phrase en particular, in particular.

la industria del cine en general, y la de Hollywood en particular
the movie industry in general, and Hollywood in particular

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Spanish Word of the Day ArchiveTuesday June 10, 2008