specific
Explicit or definiteExplicit or definite.
» Could you give me some specific examples?
Ти можеш мені надати якісь конкретні приклади?
Meaning
10 sensesExplicit or definite.
spezifisch
я́вныйjávnyj, конкре́тныйkonkrétnyj, специфи́ческийspecifíčeskij
конкре́тнийkonkrétnyj, специфі́чнийspecyfíčnyj
Pertaining to a species, as a taxon or taxa at the rank of species.
Holonyms: generic, familial
Meronyms: infrasubspecific, infraspecific, subspecific
видово́йvidovój
видовийvydovyj
(in compounds, sometimes)Special, distinctive or unique.
осо́бенныйosóbennyj, осо́быйosóbyj, конкре́тныйkonkrétnyj
особли́вийosoblývyj, конкре́тнийkonkrétnyj
(sometimes followed by ‘to’) applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique
Intended for, or applying to, a particular thing.
spezifisch
специа́льныйspeciálʹnyj
спеціа́льнийspeciálʹnyj
Serving to identify a particular thing (often a disease or condition), with little risk of mistaking something else for it.
a highly specific test
specific and nonspecific symptoms
being or affecting a disease produced by a particular microorganism or condition; used also of stains or dyes used in making microscope slides
Being a remedy for a particular disease on a deeper level, rather than just masking the symptoms.
Quinine is a specific medicine in cases of malaria.
Limited to a particular antibody or antigen.
Of a value divided by mass (e.g. specific orbital energy).
удельныйudelʹnyj
питомийpytomyj
Similarly referring to a value divided by any measure which acts to standardize it (e.g. thrust specific fuel consumption, referring to fuel consumption divided by thrust).
A measure compared with a standard reference value by division, to produce a ratio without unit or dimension (e.g. specific refractive index is a pure number, and is relative to that of air).
относительныйotnositelʹnyj
відноснийvidnosnyj
Examples
208 sentencesCould you give me some specific examples?
Ти можеш мені надати якісь конкретні приклади?
Could you be more specific?
Ви можете бути більш специфічними?
ruМожете уточнить?
deKönnten Sie etwas genauer sein?
You'll have to be more specific.
deDu wirst dich schon genauer ausdrücken müssen.
Is that specific enough for you?
Tom needs to be more specific.
deTom muss konkreter werden.
Translations
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Origin
From Old French specifique, from Late Latin specificus (“specific, particular”), from LatiFrom Old French specifique, from Late Latin specificus (“specific, particular”), from Latin speciēs (“kind”) + -ific.
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Forms
more specific, most specific| Comparative | more specific Lesson |
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| Superlative | most specific Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
11 synonymsAntonyms
16 antonymsWord family
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2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
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