peculiar

peculiar
[pɪ'kjuːlɪə(r)]
aggettivo
1) (odd) strano, singolare, curioso

to feel peculiar — sentirsi strano

funny peculiar — colloq. scherz. bizzarro, curioso

2) (exceptional) [situation, circumstances] particolare, speciale
3) (exclusive to) [characteristic] peculiare, proprio, tipico

to be peculiar to — [feature] essere caratteristico di

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[pi'kju:ljə]
adjective
1) (strange; odd: peculiar behaviour.) strano, singolare
2) (belonging to one person, place or thing in particular and to no other: customs peculiar to France.) caratteristico
- peculiarly
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peculiar /pɪˈkju:lɪə(r)/
A a.
1 peculiare; particolare; caratteristico; speciale: a matter of peculiar interest, una faccenda di particolare interesse; a mood quite peculiar to him, uno stato d'animo che gli è del tutto peculiare
2 bizzarro; eccentrico; singolare; strano; curioso: peculiar ideas, idee bizzarre; a peculiar flavour, uno strano sapore; a peculiar situation, una situazione strana (o imbarazzante); He has always been a little peculiar, è sempre stato (un tipo) un po' bizzarro
3 strano; fuori fase: I'm feeling a bit peculiar today, oggi mi sento un po' strano
B n.
1 prerogativa; privilegio
2 (stor., relig.) chiesa (o parrocchia) non soggetta alla giurisdizione della diocesi
3 Peculiar, membro dei «Peculiar People»
Peculiar People, setta evangelica fondata nel 1838 (che crede nell'intervento divino per guarire le malattie) □ (God's) peculiar people, il popolo eletto (da Dio); gli ebrei; gli eletti
peculiarly avv.
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[pɪ'kjuːlɪə(r)]
aggettivo
1) (odd) strano, singolare, curioso

to feel peculiar — sentirsi strano

funny peculiar — colloq. scherz. bizzarro, curioso

2) (exceptional) [situation, circumstances] particolare, speciale
3) (exclusive to) [characteristic] peculiare, proprio, tipico

to be peculiar to — [feature] essere caratteristico di


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