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particulier

particular

adjective par-tee-kü-LYEH Less Common
Descriptions & Qualities Quality

Origin: Latin particularis

Also means

private

Usage Note

Particulier means 'particular' or 'specific' (dans ce cas particulier = 'in this particular case') and also 'private' as opposed to public (un particulier as a noun means 'a private individual'). The phrase en particulier is a very common adverbial meaning 'in particular' or 'especially'.

Examples

"Ce cas est tout à fait particulier."

Natural Translation

This case is quite particular.

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