special betydelse and definition

Betydelse av special på svenska

• 0 not ordinary or usual:

  • The car has a number of special safety features.

  • Is there anything special that you'd like to do today?

  • Passengers should tell the airline in advance if they have any special dietary needs.

  • I don't expect special treatment - I just want to be treated fairly.

  • Full details of the election results will be published in a special edition of tomorrow's newspaper.

  • I have a suit for special occasions.

  • There's a special offer on peaches ( UK also peaches are on special offer) (= they are being sold at a reduced price) this week.

  • Could I ask you a special favour?

  • I'm cooking something special for her birthday.

• 1 having a particular purpose:

  • Firefighters use special breathing equipment in smoky buildings.

  • Some of the children have special educational needs.

  • You need special tyres on your car for snow.

  • She works as a special adviser to the president.

• 2 a television programme that is made for a particular reason or occasion and is not part of a series:

  • a three-hour election night special

  • Today's specials are written on the board.

  • Today's specials include T-shirts for only $2.99.

• 3 not ordinary or usual:

  • a special occasion

  • special attention/treatment

  • The car has a number of special safety features.

  • Is there anything special you’d like to do today?

  • The magazine published a special anniversary issue.

  • You’re very special to me.

• 4 having a particular purpose:

  • Kevin goes to a special school for the blind.

  • She’s a special correspondent for National Public Radio.

• 5 something that is not usually available:

  • There’s a two-hour special (= a television program that is not regularly shown) on the Olympics tonight.

  • Our restaurant’s specials today are pasta primavera, baked chicken with rice, and shrimp scampi (= these foods are not always sold).

  • The store had a special on lawn furniture this week.

• 6 not ordinary or usual:

  • Hongkong has a special relationship with the world's financial markets.

• 7 having a particular purpose:

  • special representative/adviser/committee

• 8 a product that is being sold at a reduced price for a short period:

  • a special on sth This week we have a special on children's toys.