particular

précis, particulier

Indique qu'on parle d'une personne ou d'une chose bien précise.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : specific, certain

Contraires : general

Expressions courantes : this particular case, a particular person, that particular day, a particular model

particulier, spécial

Plus important ou plus marqué que d'habitude, ou lié spécialement à une personne ou une chose.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : special, especially great

Expressions courantes : of particular importance, take particular interest, no particular reason, no particular order

exigeant, difficile

Qui choisit avec soin et n'accepte que ce qui lui plaît ou lui semble bon.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : particular about something (My father is particular about his coffee.)

Synonymes : fussy, choosy, picky

Contraires : easygoing

Expressions courantes : particular about food, very particular, particular about something

en particulier, notamment

Dans « in particular », attire spécialement l'attention sur une personne ou une chose.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : someone/something in particular (One student in particular needed help.)

Expressions courantes : in particular, nothing in particular, someone in particular

détail, renseignement

Un élément précis d'information sur quelque chose ; s'emploie généralement au pluriel.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : detail

Expressions courantes : every particular, in every particular, one important particular

particulier

Une chose ou un cas considéré séparément d'un ensemble ou d'une idée générale.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : individual, instance

Contraires : universal

Expressions courantes : a concrete particular, an individual particular, particular and universal