specific

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/spɪˈsɪfɪk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/spɪˈsɪfɪk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(spi sif′ik)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
specific adj (exact)específico/a adj
  concreto/a adj
  exacto/a adj
 We don't know the specific cause of the accident, but we are investigating.
 No sabemos la causa específica del accidente, pero lo estamos investigando.
specific adj (relating to [sth] particular)específico/a adj
  particular adj mf
 The researchers are working on producing a specific treatment for arthritis.
 Los investigadores están trabajando para encontrar un tratamiento específico para la artritis.
specifics npl (exact details)detalles nmpl
 Once the director had explained the outline of the project, she moved on to the specifics of how the company would manage it.
 Cuando la directora terminó de explicar las líneas generales del proyecto, pasó a hablar sobre los detalles de cómo la empresa iba a gestionarlo.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
action for specific performance n (law: special remedy)demanda de ejecución específica loc nom f
  acción particular para un cumplimiento exacto loc nom f
  acción particular para una ejecución exacta loc nom f
nonspecific,
non-specific adj		 (general, generalized)no específico loc adj
  amplio/a adj
  indeterminado/a adj
site-specific,
site specific adj		 (for a particular location)para un sitio particular loc adj
Note: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun.
specific bequest n (law: particular sum or item)legado de cosa cierta loc nom m
specific character n (distinguishing qualities)carácter específico nm + adj
  peculiaridades nfpl
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Entre sus peculiaridades figura la de tener una memoria fotográfica.
specific gravity,
relative density n		 (physics)densidad relativa loc nom f
specific heat n (physics: thermodynamics ratio)calor específico loc nom m
specific heat n (physics: number of calories)capacidad calorífica específica loc nom f
specific humidity n (amount of vapour in the air) (Meteorol)humedad específica nf
  humedad relativa nf
 La humedad relativa en la zona es muy elevada.
specific intent n (law: mental state)intención específica nf + adj
  dolo específico nm + adj
specific loan n (allocated payment)crédito específico nm + adj
specific performance n (law: court order)orden expresa de cumplimiento grupo nom
  mandato expreso de cumplimiento grupo nom
specific remedy,
equitable remedy n		 (law: more than monetary)recurso especial nm + adj mf
  compensación especial nf + adj mf
specific sum,
sum certain n		 (law: specified amount)suma específica nf + adj
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'specific' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
a - ad hoc - ad hoc committee - agender - boned - certain - certain amount - circuit judge - concretion - concretize - craving - crossed check - crowd - customary law - date - demand - denominational - dictionary - drilldown - ethnic group - etymology - excise tax - explicitness - express - fixed-term tenancy - food craving - general-purpose - generic - gloria - hardship - hold office - hour - hyponym - intrinsic - junta - just because - local - lysine free - make a date - measure - memory - microsite - minister without portfolio - minor premise - native son - niche product - nonvocational - nothing in particular - officially recognize - one
Spanish:
concreto - especificativo - específico - conocimientos específicos - de esta manera - dominicanismo - ir a tiro hecho - por señas

Collocations: [has, holds, ask for] specific [information, details, data] (about), the [information] is specific to, [is, will be] of specific interest to, more...

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