special, übersetzung im Collins English Cobuild & Thesaurus Wörterbuch

special (specials plural )

1 adj Someone or something that is special is better or more important than other people or things.
You're very special to me, darling...

2 adj Special means different from normal., (Antonym: normal) In special cases, a husband can deduct the travel expenses of his wife who accompanies him on a business trip...

3 adj You use special to describe someone who is officially appointed or who has a particular position specially created for them.
Frank Deford is a special correspondent for Newsweek magazine.

4 adj Special institutions are for people who have serious physical or mental problems.
Police are still searching for a convicted rapist, who escaped from Broadmoor special hospital yesterday.

5 adj You use special to describe something that relates to one particular person, group, or place. (=unique)
Every anxious person will have his or her own special problems or fears.

6 n-count A special is a product, programme, or meal which is not normally available, or which is made for a particular purpose.
...complaints about the BBC's Hallowe'en special, `Ghostwatch'...