particular

determinado, específico

Indica que se habla de una persona o cosa concreta.

En inglés sencillo: Used to show that you mean one exact person or thing.

• I like that particular colour.
• Was there a particular reason for calling?
• That particular shop closes early on Fridays.

Sinónimos: specific, certain

Antónimos: general

Expresiones frecuentes: this particular case, a particular person, that particular day, a particular model

especial, particular

Más importante o intenso de lo habitual, o relacionado especialmente con una persona o cosa.

En inglés sencillo: Greater or more important than usual, or connected especially with one person or thing.

• This issue needs particular attention.
• She took particular pleasure in helping children.
• There was no particular reason for my visit.

Sinónimos: special, especially great

Expresiones frecuentes: of particular importance, take particular interest, no particular reason, no particular order

exigente, quisquilloso

Que elige con mucho cuidado y solo acepta lo que le gusta o le parece bueno.

En inglés sencillo: If someone is like this, they choose carefully and accept only what they like or think is good.

• She is very particular about food.
• He has always been particular about his clothes.
• Are you particular about where you sit?

Cómo se usa: particular about something (My father is particular about his coffee.)

Sinónimos: fussy, choosy, picky

Antónimos: easygoing

Expresiones frecuentes: particular about food, very particular, particular about something

en particular, especialmente

En «in particular», destaca a una persona o cosa entre las demás.

En inglés sencillo: In the expression "in particular", used to give special attention to one person or thing.

• I enjoyed the music in particular.
• Is there anything in particular you need?
• Two pictures in particular caught her attention.

Cómo se usa: someone/something in particular (One student in particular needed help.)

Expresiones frecuentes: in particular, nothing in particular, someone in particular

detalle, dato

Un dato concreto sobre algo; suele usarse en plural.

En inglés sencillo: One small piece of information about something; usually used in the plural.

• Please send us your particulars.
• The two accounts differ in several particulars.
• She checked every particular before signing the form.

Sinónimos: detail

Expresiones frecuentes: every particular, in every particular, one important particular

particular, individuo

Una cosa o un caso individual, considerado aparte de un grupo o una idea general.

En inglés sencillo: A single thing or case, considered separately from a whole group or general idea.

• A particular is an individual thing.
• The philosopher distinguished particulars from universals.
• This theory explains how each particular belongs to a class.

Sinónimos: individual, instance

Antónimos: universal

Expresiones frecuentes: a concrete particular, an individual particular, particular and universal