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# special — English to French

How English *special* is translated into French in open, checked parallel texts: 6 translations with example sentences.

What it means: [special in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/special/).

Sentence pairs counted, by form: special (766 915), specials (66). By style: everyday 194 · literary 14 · biblical 3 · parliamentary 10 966 · legal and administrative 25 893 · UN documents 729 911.

## spécial

Used about 337 799 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 127 · literary ≈ 8 · parliamentary ≈ 4 112 · legal and administrative ≈ 14 216 · UN documents ≈ 319 336). Forms: spécial, spéciale, spéciales, spécialités, spéciaux.

- This one is **special**.
  Celui-ci est **spécial**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and Aiji · checked, community translation · [\#2892277](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2892277) [\#7063818](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7063818))

- I have **special** permission.
  J'ai une permission **spéciale**.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 13708)

- Commissioner, this draft 2005 budget is characterised from the outset by a **special** feature.
  Madame la Commissaire, ce projet de budget 2005 présente, dès le début, une caractéristique **spéciale**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 589121)

- philately — **special** postage stamps;
  philatélie — timbres-poste **spéciaux**;
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 3116059)

- 3. United Nations **Special** Commission (UNSCOM)
  Dû au Compte **spécial** de l &apos; ONU
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 2477785)

## menu

Used about 144 462 times in the texts (UN documents ≈ 144 462).

- The menu includes daily **specials**, pasta and dishes from the grill.
  Le **menu** comprend des spécialités du jour, des pâtes et des plats préparés sur le gril.
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 17788444)

- The menu includes daily **specials**, pasta and dishes from the grill.
  Le **menu** comprend des spécialités du jour, des pâtes et des plats préparés sur le grill.
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 16068233)

- The menu includes daily **specials**, pasta, deli sandwiches, salad bar and dishes from the grill.
  Le **menu** comprend des spécialités du jour, des pâtes, des sandwichs style-deli, un buffet à salades et des plats préparés sur le gril.
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 25128902)

- Breakfast is served from 8 to 10 a.m.; lunch from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Light snacks, salads and pizza are available from 3 to 9 p.m. Dinner is served from 5 p.m. onwards, and the menu includes daily **specials**, pasta and dishes from the grill.
  Le petit déjeuner est servi de 8 heures à 10 heures; le déjeuner de 11 heures à 15 heures. Des snacks légers, des salades et des pizzas sont disponibles entre 15 heures et 21 heures. Le dîner est servi à partir de 17 heures et le **menu** comprend des spécialités du jour, des pâtes et des plats préparés sur le grill.
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 1771610)

- Breakfast is served from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.; lunch from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Light snacks and coffee service are available between 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. Dinner is served from 5 p.m. onwards, and the menu includes daily **specials**, pasta and dishes from the grill.
  Le petit déjeuner est servi de 8 heures à 10 heures; le déjeuner de 11 heures à 15 heures. Des snacks légers et des boissons chaudes sont disponibles entre 15 heures et 20 heures. Le dîner est servi à partir de 17 heures et le **menu** comprend des spécialités du jour, des pâtes et des plats préparés sur le grill.
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 8381210)

## particulière

Used about 11 813 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 20 · literary ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 1 142 · legal and administrative ≈ 3 046 · UN documents ≈ 7 603).

- This is a **special** occasion.
  Il s'agit d'une occasion **particulière**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#241984](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/241984) [\#4912744](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4912744))

- In the middle of the hall, opposite the great door, a platform of gold brocade, placed against the wall, a **special** entrance to which had been effected through a window in the corridor of the gold chamber, had been erected for the Flemish emissaries and the other great personages invited to the presentation of the mystery play.
  Au milieu de la salle, vis-à-vis la grande porte, une estrade de brocart d'or, adossée au mur, et dans laquelle était pratiquée une entrée **particulière** au moyen d'une fenêtre du couloir de la chambre dorée, avait été élevée pour les envoyés flamands et les autres gros personnages conviés à la représentation du mystère.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo notre dame, row 73)

- So a **special** responsibility rests with the Council.
  Cela signifie qu'une obligation **particulière** incombe au Conseil.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1976707)

- **Special** condition: up to 50 % of this quota may be taken in IVb (HER/\*04B.).
  Condition **particulière**: jusqu'à 50 % de ce quota peuvent être pêchés dans la zone IV b (HER/\*04B.).
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 3242509)

- This is fundamental to the new legal regime and is of **special** concern to the developing countries.
  C &apos; est un élément essentiel pour le nouveau régime juridique et c &apos; est une source de préoccupation **particulière** pour les pays en développement.
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 212907)

## jour

Used about 518 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 8 · literary ≈ 1 · biblical ≈ 1 · legal and administrative ≈ 508).

- Today is a very **special** day.
  Aujourd'hui est un **jour** très particulier.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and lbdx · checked, community translation · [\#3124782](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3124782) [\#7411597](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7411597))

- One Sunday, when he went to hear mass at Saint-Sulpice, at that same chapel of the Virgin whither his aunt had led him when a small lad, he placed himself behind a pillar, being more absent-minded and thoughtful than usual on that occasion, and knelt down, without paying any **special** heed, upon a chair of Utrecht velvet, on the back of which was inscribed this name: Monsieur Mabeuf, warden.
  Un dimanche qu'il était allé entendre la messe à Saint-Sulpice, à cette même chapelle de la Vierge où sa tante le menait quand il était petit, étant ce **jour**-là distrait et rêveur plus qu'à l'ordinaire, il s'était placé derrière un pilier et agenouillé, sans y faire attention, sur une chaise en velours d'Utrecht au dossier de laquelle était écrit ce nom: Monsieur Mabeuf, marguillier.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 13511)

- Therefore the Jews, because it was the Preparation Day, so that the bodies wouldn’t remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a **special** one), asked of Pilate that their legs might be broken and that they might be taken away.
  Dans la crainte que les corps ne restassent sur la croix pendant le sabbat, car c’était la préparation, et ce **jour** de sabbat était un grand jour, les Juifs demandèrent à Pilate qu’on rompît les jambes aux crucifiés, et qu’on les enlevât.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JOH 19:31)

- pagename=FT.com/StoryFT/FullStory愦灭;amp;c=StoryFT愦灭;amp;cid=1051390342368愦灭;amp;p=1051389855198 and http://**specials**.ft.com/spdocs/global5002003.pdf — the Financial Times ‘World’s largest Companies’, updated on 27 May 2003, printed on 13 January 2004).
  pagename=FT.com/StoryFT/FullStory愦灭;amp;c=StoryFT愦灭;amp;cid=1051390342368愦灭;amp;p=1051389855198 et http://specials.ft.com/spdocs/global5002003.pdf — The Financial Times «World's largest Companies», mise à **jour** du 27 mai 2003, impression du 13 janvier 2004).
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 1112551)

- Let me tell you about our **special**.
  Permettez-moi de vous expliquer le plat du **jour**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and hortusdei · checked, community translation · [\#322249](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/322249) [\#330302](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/330302))

## plats

Used about 4 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 4).

- That restaurant is famous for it's **specials**.
  Ce restaurant est réputé pour ses **plats** du jour.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by araneo and lbdx · checked, community translation · [\#12903437](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12903437) [\#12959721](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12959721))

## comprend

Used about 1 times in the texts (literary ≈ 1).

- As will be perceived from this letter, these two women understood how to mould themselves to the Bishop’s ways with that **special** feminine genius which comprehends the man better than he comprehends himself.
  »Comme on le voit par cette lettre, ces deux femmes savaient se plier aux façons d'être de l'évêque avec ce génie particulier de la femme qui **comprend** l'homme mieux que l'homme ne se comprend.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 684)

## More sentences

Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out.

- I'm not expecting **special** treatment.
  Je ne m'attends pas à un traitement de faveur.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#2539752](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2539752) [\#4862203](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4862203))

- I guess you think you're pretty **special**, don't you?
  Je présume que vous pensez être plutôt singulier, n'est-ce pas ?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CM and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#3731996](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3731996) [\#3816383](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3816383))

- The head of the college, Miss Baker, had a **special** place in the car park for her small car.
  Le proviseur de la faculté dont le nom est Mademoiselle Baker, a en son titre de responsable administratif une place réservée dans le parking pour sa petite voiture.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by letsgolanguages and Erwan29200 · checked, community translation · [\#21312](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/21312) [\#749652](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/749652))

## Grammar

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