What does particular in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word particular in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use particular in Spanish.

The word particular in Spanish means private, personal, private, odd, peculiar, unusual, individual, private individual, private citizen, individual, matter, in particular, in particular, anything in particular, private property, normal clothes, without further ado. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word particular

private, personal

adjetivo de una sola terminación (exclusivo de alguien)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Estudió inglés con un profesor particular.
She studied English with a private teacher.

private

adjetivo de una sola terminación (privado)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Esto no es un hotel sino una residencia particular.
This is not a hotel, it's a private residence.

odd, peculiar, unusual

adjetivo de una sola terminación (raro, extraño)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Esa alumna tiene una visión muy particular de las cosas.
He has a very peculiar view of things.

individual, private individual, private citizen

adjetivo de una sola terminación (persona: sin título oficial)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Se prohíbe la presencia de personas particulares en este edificio del gobierno.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. As a private citizen, you do not have access to that information.

individual

nombre común en cuanto al género (persona sin título oficial)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un crédito puede darse a particulares y a empresas. No puedes acceder a esa información como particular.
Credit can be extended to individuals and to companies.

matter

nombre masculino (asunto, tema)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tuvimos una reunión sobre el particular y decidimos aprobarlo.
We had a meeting about the matter and we agreed to approve it.

in particular

locución adverbial (especialmente)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Me interesa mucho la Historia, en particular el siglo XVIII.
I'm very interested in History, in particular the XVIII century.

in particular

locución adverbial (específicamente)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
En el curso se abordó, en general, el arte latinoamericano y, en particular, el barroco.
The course focussed on Latin American art in general and baroque art in particular.

anything in particular

locución pronominal (nada en específico)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Hablamos de todo un poco; no me contó nada en particular. No teníamos ganas de nada en particular, así que cenamos en el primer restaurante que nos encontramos.
We spoke a bit about everything. She didn't tell me anything in particular. We didn't feel like anything in particular, so we ate in the first restaurant we found.

private property

(econ: privada)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

normal clothes

locución nominal femenina (informal)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
¿Vas al colegio con uniforme o con ropa particular?

without further ado

expresión (fórmula de despedida)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Sin otro particular, espero su respuesta prontamente.
Without further ado, I look forward to hearing from you soon.

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