unique

unique

Seul de son genre, sans autre chose exactement semblable.

En anglais simple : The only one of its kind, with no other exactly like it.

• Each fingerprint is unique.
• The museum owns a unique handwritten book.
• This custom is unique to our village.

Comment l'utiliser : unique to someone/something (This bird is unique to the island.)

Synonymes : one of a kind, unmatched

Expressions courantes : unique to something, a unique design, a unique identity

original, singulier

Qui a quelque chose d’inhabituel ou de particulier le distinguant de la plupart des autres.

En anglais simple : Unusual or special in a way that makes something different from most others.

• She has a unique style.
• We wanted a unique gift for him.
• Their unique approach made the class much more interesting.

Synonymes : unusual, distinctive

Contraires : ordinary

Expressions courantes : a unique gift, a unique style, a unique experience