peculiar

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/pɪˈkjuːliər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/pɪˈkjuljɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pi kyo̅o̅lyər)

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peculiar adj (strange)peculiar adj mf
  raro/a adj
  extraño/a adj
 Patricia watched the vase fly across the room of its own volition. "Well, that's peculiar," she thought.
 Patricio observó cómo el jarrón voló por la habitación por voluntad propia. "Eso sí que es peculiar" pensó.
peculiar adj (person: strange)peculiar adj mf
  particular adj mf
  extraño/a adj
 Toby is always doing odd things; he's very peculiar.
 Toby está siempre haciendo cosas raras, es muy peculiar.
peculiar adj (characteristic)peculiar adj mf
  característico/a adj
  particular adj mf
 The peculiar properties of this drug make it particularly effective.
 Las peculiares propiedades de esa droga la hacen particularmente efectiva.
peculiar to [sb/sth] adj + prep (unique to, characteristic of)característico de adj + prep
 That expression is peculiar to British English; most Americans wouldn't understand it.
 Esa expresión es característica del inglés británico, muchos norteamericanos no la entenderían.
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Collocations: a peculiar [child, figure, man, woman, person], a peculiar [event, happening, occurrence], a peculiar [kind, type, form, shape, method] (of), more...

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