TORTHAÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
particular. a. 1 Áirithe, sonrach, ar leith, faoi leith; Log: pairticleártha. A particular thing, rud áirithe. Our particular wrongs, na héagóracha ar leith atá á n-imirt orainn féin. To take particular care of sth., aire ar leith a thabhairt do rud. For no particular reason, gan fáth áirithe ar bith. In particular, go háirithe. 2 (Of account, etc.) Beacht, mionchruinn. 3 (Of pers.) Pointeáilte, faichilleach; mionchúiseach. He is particular about his food, tá sé nósúil, éisealach, faoina chuid bia. To be very particular about one's appearance, bheith an-phointeáilte ort féin. I and not particular to a few pounds, is cuma liom faoi chúpla punt. 4 F: I am not particular about it, níl thairis sin de shuim agam ann. ► particularly, adv. Go háirithe, go speisialta, go sonrach. Notice particularly that . . ., tabhair do d'aire go speisialta go . . . I want this (most) particularly for to-morrow, tá sé de dhíth go géar orm le haghaidh an lae amáraigh. I particularly asked him to be careful, chuir mé ar a fhaichill go dian é. II ► particular, s. Pointe m, mionphointe m. Alike in every particular, cosúil le chéile ar an uile dhóigh. I gave him full particulars, thug mé cuntas cruinn iomlán dó. For further particulars write to . . ., tuilleadh eolais le fáil ach scríobh chuig . . . Cust: etc. Particulars of a car, sonraí mpl cairr.
ABAIRTÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
To pay particular attention to sth., aird ar leith a thabhairt ar rud.
Particular average, muirchaill sonraithe.
He argued from the general to the particular, bhunaigh sé an argóint aonair ar an dteoiric ghinearálta; thug sé breith ar an gcás aonair de réir mar a bhíonn i gcoitinne.