peculiar

UK
/pɪˈkjuːlɪə/
US
/pɪˈkjuljɚ/

Translations

peculiaradjective
more peculiar
Comp.
most peculiar
Super.
UK
/pɪˈkjuːlɪə/
US
/pɪˈkjuljɚ/
The house had a peculiar smell that no one could quite identify.
La maison avait une odeur étrange que personne ne parvenait vraiment à identifier.
She had a peculiar talent for making people feel at ease.
Elle avait un talent caractéristique pour mettre les gens à l'aise.
propreDans l'expression figée « propre à ».
This species of orchid is peculiar to the island's humid valleys.
Cette espèce d'orchidée est propre aux vallées humides de l'île.
Additional translations
bizarreFamilier ou légèrement plus marqué, selon le contexte.
peculiarnoun
peculiars
pl
UK
/pɪˈkjuːliə/
US
/pɪˈkjuliər/
Archaic and chiefly British ecclesiastical usage; countable.
peculierTerme historique ecclésiastique.
Westminster Abbey is a royal peculiar that answers directly to the monarch.
L'abbaye de Westminster est un peculier royal qui répond directement au monarque.
Additional translations
privilègeSens archaïque.

Definitions

peculiaradjective
Strange or odd; unusual.
The house had a peculiar smell that no one could quite identify.
Distinctive in nature or character from others.
She had a peculiar talent for making people feel at ease.
Belonging exclusively or particularly to a person, place, or thing; special or unique.
This species of orchid is peculiar to the island's humid valleys.
peculiarnoun
(historical, chiefly British) A parish, church, or chapel exempt from the jurisdiction of the diocese in which it lies and instead subject directly to the Crown or an archbishop.
Westminster Abbey is a royal peculiar that answers directly to the monarch.
(archaic) A special privilege, property, or exclusive right belonging to a particular person or group.
The right to hunt in the surrounding forest was once the peculiar of the estate's lord.