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an odd species of humour

  • 1 ♦ species

    ♦ species /ˈspi:ʃi:z/
    n. (inv. al pl.)
    1 (biol., filos., relig.) specie
    2 specie; sorta; genere; qualità; tipo: various species of people, gente d'ogni qualità; the human species (o our species) la nostra specie; il genere umano; an odd species of humour, uno strano genere di umorismo
    speciesism
    n. [u]
    specismo.

    English-Italian dictionary > ♦ species

  • 2 raro

    adj.
    1 unusual, curious, rare, out of the common.
    2 strange, odd, queer, far-out.
    3 unfamiliar.
    * * *
    2 (escaso) scarce, rare
    3 (peculiar) odd, strange, weird
    4 (excelente) excellent
    ■ escribió un libro raro, una verdadera obra de arte she wrote a very good book, a real work of art
    \
    ¡qué raro! how odd!, that's strange!
    rara vez seldom
    * * *
    (f. - rara)
    adj.
    1) rare, uncommon, unusual, funny
    2) bizarre, weird
    3) odd
    •
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=extraño) strange, odd

    es raro que no haya llamado — it's strange o odd that he hasn't called

    ¡qué raro!, ¡qué cosa más rara! — how (very) strange!, how (very) odd!

    2) (=poco común) rare

    con alguna rara excepción — with few o rare exceptions

    de rara perfección — of rare perfection, of remarkable perfection

    rara vez nos visita, rara es la vez que nos visita — he rarely visits us

    3) (Fís) rare, rarefied
    * * *
    - ra adjetivo
    1)
    a) ( extraño) strange, odd, funny (colloq)

    es raro que... — it's strange o odd o funny that...

    qué cosa más rara! or qué raro! — how odd o strange!

    te noto muy raro hoy — you're acting very strangely today; ver bicho 2)

    b) ( poco frecuente) rare

    raro es el día que... — there's rarely o hardly a day when...

    aquí es raro que nieve — it's very unusual o rare for it to snow here

    2) < gas> rare
    * * *
    = bizarre, queer, rare, unusual, eccentric, odd, uncommon, untoward, weird [weirder -comp., weirdest -sup.], awry, funny [funnier -comp., funniest -sup.], outlandish, freaky [freakier -comp., freakiest -sup.], uncanny, cranky [crankier -comp., crankiest -sup.], kinky [kinkier -comp., kinkiest -sup.], flaky [flakey], freakish, quirky [quirkier -comp., quirkiest -sup.].
    Ex. Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.
    Ex. Several years later, his talk with a friend turns to the queer ways in which a people resist innovations, even of vital interest.
    Ex. In practice critical abstracts are rare, and certainly do not usually feature in published secondary services.
    Ex. If the book has an unusual shape then both the height and the width of the book will be given.
    Ex. School classrooms are sometimes extraordinarily badly designed with poor acoustics, ineffective blackout facilities, and notoriously eccentric electrical outlets.
    Ex. There is little modulation, whole steps of division being short-circuited and an odd assembly of terms being frequently found: e.g.: LAW see also JURY, JUDGES.
    Ex. Early woodcut initials, coats of arms, etc., were sometimes made from wood cut across the grain, but the use of end-grain blocks remained uncommon until the later eighteenth century.
    Ex. Perhaps, he questioned himself, this is the way every principal operates, and there is nothing untoward in it.
    Ex. This paper surveys some of the more weird World Wide Web sites.
    Ex. Could she not have detected that something in his behavior was awry?.
    Ex. The article 'What's that funny noise? Videogames in the library' explains how videogames have attracted many young irregular library users who may, in time, extend their attention to other library facilities.
    Ex. This book discusses some of the most outlandish myths and fantastic realities of medical history.
    Ex. This film is really just a series of throwaway skits that the director and scriptwriter attempt to lard with parody and freaky fantasy.
    Ex. Surrealism is an art concerned not with love and liberation but with the uncanny, the compulsion to repeat, and the drive toward death.
    Ex. For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.
    Ex. However, those desiring something off-the-wall, borderline kinky, and just plain mad might appreciate the novel.
    Ex. Children who were in some way different were excused from family responsibilities in childhood because they were, for example, 'spoiled,' a 'problem child,' or ' flaky'.
    Ex. 1816 was one of several years during the 1810s in which numerous crops failed during freakish summer cold snaps after volcanic eruptions that reduced incoming sunlight.
    Ex. 'Why are barns frequently painted red?' -- These are the curious, slightly bizarre and somewhat quirky kinds of questions librarians deal with.
    ----
    * aunque parezca raro = strangely enough, oddly enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, funnily enough, funnily.
    * bicho raro = rare bird, odd bird, odd fish, freak of nature, rare breed, weirdo, nerdy [nerdier -comp., nerdiest -sup.], geek, nerd, geeky [geekier -comp., geekiest -sup.].
    * colección de libros raros = rare book collection.
    * de forma rara = oddly, funnily.
    * de manera rara = oddly, funnily.
    * demasiado raro = all too rare.
    * de modo raro = funnily.
    * de una manera rara = strangely.
    * de un modo raro = freakishly.
    * edición rara = rare edition.
    * en casos raros = in rare cases.
    * enfermedad rara = rare disease.
    * en raras ocasiones = in rare cases.
    * en raros casos = in rare cases.
    * especie rara = rare breed.
    * haber algo raro con = there + be + something fishy going on with.
    * Ley de los Medicamentos Raros, la = Orphan Drug Act, the.
    * libro raro = rare book.
    * muy rara vez = all too seldom, once in a blue moon.
    * parecer raro = sound + odd.
    * por muy raro que parezca = strangely enough, oddly enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange.
    * ¡qué raro! = how strange!.
    * rara vez = infrequently, rarely, seldom, uncommonly, on rare occasions.
    * sala de libros raros = rare book room.
    * salvo raras excepciones = with rare exceptions.
    * ser algo muy raro = be a rare occurrence.
    * * *
    - ra adjetivo
    1)
    a) ( extraño) strange, odd, funny (colloq)

    es raro que... — it's strange o odd o funny that...

    qué cosa más rara! or qué raro! — how odd o strange!

    te noto muy raro hoy — you're acting very strangely today; ver bicho 2)

    b) ( poco frecuente) rare

    raro es el día que... — there's rarely o hardly a day when...

    aquí es raro que nieve — it's very unusual o rare for it to snow here

    2) < gas> rare
    * * *
    = bizarre, queer, rare, unusual, eccentric, odd, uncommon, untoward, weird [weirder -comp., weirdest -sup.], awry, funny [funnier -comp., funniest -sup.], outlandish, freaky [freakier -comp., freakiest -sup.], uncanny, cranky [crankier -comp., crankiest -sup.], kinky [kinkier -comp., kinkiest -sup.], flaky [flakey], freakish, quirky [quirkier -comp., quirkiest -sup.].

    Ex: Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.

    Ex: Several years later, his talk with a friend turns to the queer ways in which a people resist innovations, even of vital interest.
    Ex: In practice critical abstracts are rare, and certainly do not usually feature in published secondary services.
    Ex: If the book has an unusual shape then both the height and the width of the book will be given.
    Ex: School classrooms are sometimes extraordinarily badly designed with poor acoustics, ineffective blackout facilities, and notoriously eccentric electrical outlets.
    Ex: There is little modulation, whole steps of division being short-circuited and an odd assembly of terms being frequently found: e.g.: LAW see also JURY, JUDGES.
    Ex: Early woodcut initials, coats of arms, etc., were sometimes made from wood cut across the grain, but the use of end-grain blocks remained uncommon until the later eighteenth century.
    Ex: Perhaps, he questioned himself, this is the way every principal operates, and there is nothing untoward in it.
    Ex: This paper surveys some of the more weird World Wide Web sites.
    Ex: Could she not have detected that something in his behavior was awry?.
    Ex: The article 'What's that funny noise? Videogames in the library' explains how videogames have attracted many young irregular library users who may, in time, extend their attention to other library facilities.
    Ex: This book discusses some of the most outlandish myths and fantastic realities of medical history.
    Ex: This film is really just a series of throwaway skits that the director and scriptwriter attempt to lard with parody and freaky fantasy.
    Ex: Surrealism is an art concerned not with love and liberation but with the uncanny, the compulsion to repeat, and the drive toward death.
    Ex: For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.
    Ex: However, those desiring something off-the-wall, borderline kinky, and just plain mad might appreciate the novel.
    Ex: Children who were in some way different were excused from family responsibilities in childhood because they were, for example, 'spoiled,' a 'problem child,' or ' flaky'.
    Ex: 1816 was one of several years during the 1810s in which numerous crops failed during freakish summer cold snaps after volcanic eruptions that reduced incoming sunlight.
    Ex: 'Why are barns frequently painted red?' -- These are the curious, slightly bizarre and somewhat quirky kinds of questions librarians deal with.
    * aunque parezca raro = strangely enough, oddly enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, funnily enough, funnily.
    * bicho raro = rare bird, odd bird, odd fish, freak of nature, rare breed, weirdo, nerdy [nerdier -comp., nerdiest -sup.], geek, nerd, geeky [geekier -comp., geekiest -sup.].
    * colección de libros raros = rare book collection.
    * de forma rara = oddly, funnily.
    * de manera rara = oddly, funnily.
    * demasiado raro = all too rare.
    * de modo raro = funnily.
    * de una manera rara = strangely.
    * de un modo raro = freakishly.
    * edición rara = rare edition.
    * en casos raros = in rare cases.
    * enfermedad rara = rare disease.
    * en raras ocasiones = in rare cases.
    * en raros casos = in rare cases.
    * especie rara = rare breed.
    * haber algo raro con = there + be + something fishy going on with.
    * Ley de los Medicamentos Raros, la = Orphan Drug Act, the.
    * libro raro = rare book.
    * muy rara vez = all too seldom, once in a blue moon.
    * parecer raro = sound + odd.
    * por muy raro que parezca = strangely enough, oddly enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange.
    * ¡qué raro! = how strange!.
    * rara vez = infrequently, rarely, seldom, uncommonly, on rare occasions.
    * sala de libros raros = rare book room.
    * salvo raras excepciones = with rare exceptions.
    * ser algo muy raro = be a rare occurrence.

    * * *
    raro -ra
    A
    1 (extraño) strange, odd, funny ( colloq)
    es raro que aún no haya venido it's strange o odd o funny that he hasn't come yet
    ya me parecía raro que no salieras I thought it was a bit strange o odd you weren't going out
    ¡qué cosa más rara! or ¡qué raro! how odd o strange o funny o peculiar!
    me siento raro en este ambiente I feel strange o funny in these surroundings
    es un poco rarilla she's a bit odd o strange o funny o peculiar
    ¿qué te pasa hoy? te noto/estás muy raro what's up with you today? you're acting very strangely
    me miró como si fuera un bicho raro ( fam); he looked at me as if I was some kind of weirdo ( colloq)
    ¡qué tipo más raro! what a strange o peculiar o funny man!
    2 (poco frecuente, común) rare
    salvo raras excepciones with a few rare exceptions
    raro es el día que no sale there's rarely o hardly a day when she doesn't go out
    aquí es raro que nieve it rarely o seldom snows here, it's very unusual o rare for it to snow here
    B ‹gas› rare
    * * *

     

    raro
    ◊ -ra adjetivo

    a) ( extraño) strange, odd, funny (colloq);

    ◊ es raro que … it's strange o odd o funny that …;

    ¡qué raro! how odd o strange!;
    te noto muy raro hoy you're acting very strangely today


    aquí es raro que nieve it's very unusual o rare for it to snow here
    raro,-a adjetivo
    1 (no frecuente) rare: es raro que no llame, it's unusual for her not to telephone
    2 (poco común) odd, strange: ¡qué sombrero más raro!, what a weird hat!
    tiene un raro sentido del humor, he's got a warped sense of humour
    ♦ Locuciones: Paco es un bicho raro, Paco is a weirdo
    ' raro' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    bicho
    - chocante
    - disgustar
    - individuo
    - particular
    - peculiar
    - rara
    - singular
    - tipo
    - artefacto
    - extraño
    - gusto
    - olor
    - sonar
    English:
    flaky
    - funny
    - most
    - odd
    - odd-looking
    - oddbod
    - oddity
    - odor
    - odour
    - peculiar
    - queer
    - rare
    - set-up
    - should
    - strange
    - strangely
    - unlikely
    - unusual
    - weird
    - for
    - how
    - incongruous
    - like
    - oddball
    - seem
    - strike
    - uncanny
    * * *
    raro, -a adj
    1. [extraño] strange, odd;
    ¡qué raro! how strange o odd!;
    ¡qué raro que no haya llamado! it's very strange o odd that she hasn't called;
    es raro que no nos lo haya dicho it's odd o funny that she didn't tell us;
    ya me parecía raro que no hubiera dicho nada I thought it was strange o odd that he hadn't said anything;
    no sé qué le pasa últimamente, está o [m5] la noto muy rara I don't know what's up with her lately, she's been acting very strangely
    2. [excepcional] unusual, rare;
    [visita] infrequent;
    rara vez rarely;
    es raro el día que viene a comer she very rarely comes round for lunch;
    raro es el que no fuma very few of them don't smoke
    3. [extravagante] odd, eccentric
    4. [escaso] rare
    5. Quím rare
    * * *
    adj
    1 rare
    2 ( extraño) strange;
    ¡qué raro! how strange!
    * * *
    raro, -ra adj
    1) extraño: odd, strange, peculiar
    2) : unusual, rare
    3) : exceptional
    4)
    rara vez : seldom, rarely
    * * *
    raro adj
    1. (extraño) strange / odd

    Spanish-English dictionary > raro

  • 3 Art

    f; -, -en
    1. nur Sg. (Eigenart, Wesen) nature, kind, way; Fragen allgemeiner Art questions of a general nature; (in oder von) dieser Art of this nature ( oder kind); einzig in seiner Art unique; eine angenehme / gewinnende Art haben have a pleasant manner / winning way; sie hat eine nette Art zu lachen / mit Kindern ( umzugehen) she has a nice laugh / she has a nice way with children; es ist nicht seine Art zu (+ Inf.) he’s not the sort to (+ Inf.) das ist eigentlich nicht i-e Art that’s not like her (at all); das ist nun mal seine Art that’s the way he is
    2. Art ( und Weise) way, manner; (Verfahren) method; (Stil) style; auf die(se) Art (in) this way ( oder manner); auf irgendeine Art oder auf die eine oder andere Art somehow or other; auf welche Art? in which way?; auf keine Art in no way, auf mehrere / verschiedene Arten in several / different ways; auf freundliche / ruhige Art kindly / quietly; das macht sie auf ihre ( eigene) Art she has her own way of doing it; das wäre die einfachste / geschickteste Art zu (+ Inf.) that would be the easiest / most elegant way to (+ Inf.) die Art, wie er das macht the way he does that; in der Art Haydns in the style of Haydn; nach der Art (+ Gen oder von) along the lines of, after the fashion of; GASTR. in the style of...,... style; nach Art des Hauses GASTR. а la maison
    3. nur Sg.; umg. (gutes Benehmen) behavio(u)r, manners Pl.; ist das denn eine Art ( sich zu benehmen)? is that any way to behave?; das ist ( doch) keine Art! that’s no way to behave; sie lacht, lügt, dass es ( nur so) eine Art hat good and proper, like you wouldn’t believe; die feine englische Art umg. the proper way to behave
    4. (Sorte, Qualität) kind, sort, type; Geräte etc. aller Art auch tools etc. of every description; was für eine Art Mensch ist er? what sort of person is he?; eine Art... a kind ( oder sort, type) of...; eine Art Künstler etc. iro. an artist of sorts; jede Art von Gewalt ablehnen reject all forms of violence
    5. BIO. species; umg. (Rasse) race; (Sorte) breed, sort; sie ist völlig aus der Art geschlagen fig. she’s not like anyone else in the family; Art lässt nicht von Art Sprichw. it runs in the family; Darwins „Entstehung der Arten“ Darwin’s „Origin of Species“
    * * *
    die Art
    (Benehmen) behaviour; behavior; manners;
    (Beschaffenheit) quality; nature;
    (Biologie) species; race;
    (Methode) way; mode; manner;
    (Sorte) variety; type; sort; description; kind;
    (Stil) style
    * * *
    [aːɐt]
    f -, -en
    1) kind, sort, type

    diese Árt Leute/Buch — people/books like that, that kind or sort of person/book

    jede Árt (von) Buch/Terror — any kind etc of book/terrorism, a book of any kind etc/terrorism in any form

    alle möglichen Árten von Büchern, Bücher aller Árt — all kinds or sorts of books, books of all kinds or sorts

    einzig in seiner Árt sein — to be the only one of its kind, to be unique

    aus der Árt schlagen — not to take after anyone in the family

    2) (BIOL) species
    3) (= Methode) way

    auf die Árt — in that way or manner

    auf die Árt geht es am schnellsten — that is the quickest way

    auf merkwürdige/grausame etc Árt — in a strange/cruel etc way

    die einfachste Árt, etw zu tun — the simplest way to do sth or of doing sth

    auf diese Árt und Weise — in this way

    4) (= Wesen) nature; (= übliche Verhaltensweise) way

    es entspricht nicht meiner Árt — it's not my nature

    das ist eigentlich nicht seine Árt —

    von lebhafter Árt sein — to have a lively nature to have a lively way (with one)

    5) (= Stil) style

    nach bayrischer Árt — Bavarian style

    Schnitzel nach Árt des Hauses — schnitzel à la maison

    6) (= Benehmen) behaviour (Brit), behavior (US)

    das ist doch keine Árt! — that's no way to behave!

    was ist das ( denn) für eine Árt? — what sort of a way to behave is that?

    ist das vielleicht or etwa eine Árt! — that's no way to behave!

    * * *
    die
    1) (a variety: He has his own brand of humour.) brand
    2) (a kind or type: modes of transport.) mode
    3) (a sort or kind: He carried a gun of some description.) description
    4) (a kind, type or variety: What form of ceremony usually takes place when someone gets a promotion?) form
    5) (a sort or type: What kind of car is it?; He is not the kind of man who would be cruel to children.) kind
    6) (the way in which a person behaves, speaks etc: I don't like her manner.) manner
    7) (a kind, type etc: bankers and other people of that nature.) nature
    8) (a class, type or kind: I like all sorts of books; She was wearing a sort of crown.) sort
    9) (a group (of animals etc) whose members are so similar or closely related as to be able to breed together: There are se-veral species of zebra.) species
    10) (a kind or sort.) species
    11) (a kind, sort; variety: What type of house would you prefer to live in?; They are marketing a new type of washing powder.) type
    * * *
    <-, -en>
    [a:ɐ̯t, pl ˈa:ɐ̯tn̩]
    f
    1. (Sorte) sort, type, kind
    er sammelt alle möglichen \Arten von Schmetterlingen he collects all sorts of butterflies
    ein Schurke der übelsten \Art a rogue of the nastiest sort [or type]
    ▪ eine/diese \Art a/this sort [or kind] of
    2. (Methode) way
    eine merkwürdige \Art an odd [or strange] way
    auf die [o diese] \Art und Weise [in] this way
    auf die \Art und Weise geht es am schnellsten it's quicker this way
    auf grausame/merkwürdige/ungeklärte \Art in a cruel/strange/unknown way
    nach \Art des Hauses KOCHK à la maison
    3. (Wesensart) nature
    von lebhafter/ruhiger/etc. \Art sein to be of a lively/quiet/etc. nature
    4. (Verhaltensweise) behaviour [or AM -or]
    das ist doch keine \Art! (fam) that's no way to behave!
    ist das vielleicht eine \Art? (fam) is that any way to behave?
    5. BIOL species
    6. (Stil) style
    7.
    ▶ einzig sein in seiner \Art to be the only one of its kind
    ▶ aus der \Art schlagen (Familie) to go a different way, not to run true to type
    * * *
    die; Art, Arten
    1) (Sorte) kind; sort; (Biol.): (Spezies) species

    Tische/Bücher aller Art — tables/books of all kinds or sorts; all kinds or sorts of tables/books

    diese Art [von] Menschen — that kind or sort of person; people like that

    [so] eine Art... — a sort or kind of...

    aus der Art schlagen — not be true to type; (in einer Familie) be different from all the rest of the family

    2) o. Pl. (Wesen) nature; (Verhaltensweise) manner; way

    das entspricht nicht seiner Art — it's not [in] his nature; that's not his way

    3) o. Pl. (gutes Benehmen) behaviour

    die feine englische Art — (ugs.) the proper way to behave

    4) (Weise) way

    nach Art des Hauses — (Kochk.) à la maison

    nach Schweizer od. auf schweizerische Art — (Kochk.) Swiss style

    * * *
    Art f; -, -en
    1. nur sg (Eigenart, Wesen) nature, kind, way;
    Fragen allgemeiner Art questions of a general nature;
    (
    in oder
    von)
    dieser Art of this nature ( oder kind);
    eine angenehme/gewinnende Art haben have a pleasant manner/winning way;
    sie hat eine nette Art zu lachen/mit Kindern (umzugehen) she has a nice laugh/she has a nice way with children;
    es ist nicht seine Art zu (+inf) he’s not the sort to (+inf)
    das ist eigentlich nicht i-e Art that’s not like her (at all);
    das ist nun mal seine Art that’s the way he is
    2.
    Art (und Weise) way, manner; (Verfahren) method; (Stil) style;
    auf die(se) Art (in) this way ( oder manner);
    auf die eine oder andere Art somehow or other;
    auf welche Art? in which way?;
    auf keine Art in no way,
    auf mehrere/verschiedene Arten in several/different ways;
    auf freundliche/ruhige Art kindly/quietly;
    das macht sie auf ihre (eigene) Art she has her own way of doing it;
    das wäre die einfachste/geschickteste Art zu (+inf) that would be the easiest/most elegant way to (+inf)
    die Art, wie er das macht the way he does that;
    in der Art Haydns in the style of Haydn;
    nach der Art (+gen oder
    von) along the lines of, after the fashion of; GASTR in the style of …, … style;
    nach Art des Hauses GASTR à la maison
    3. nur sg; umg (gutes Benehmen) behavio(u)r, manners pl;
    ist das denn eine Art sich zu benehmen)? is that any way to behave?;
    das ist (doch) keine Art! that’s no way to behave; sie lacht, lügt,
    dass es (nur so) eine Art hat good and proper, like you wouldn’t believe;
    die feine englische Art umg the proper way to behave
    4. (Sorte, Qualität) kind, sort, type;
    Geräte etc
    aller Art auch tools etc of every description;
    was für eine Art Mensch ist er? what sort of person is he?;
    eine Art … a kind ( oder sort, type) of …;
    eine Art Künstler etc iron an artist of sorts;
    jede Art von Gewalt ablehnen reject all forms of violence
    5. BIOL species; umg (Rasse) race; (Sorte) breed, sort;
    sie ist völlig aus der Art geschlagen fig she’s not like anyone else in the family;
    Art lässt nicht von Art sprichw it runs in the family;
    Darwins „Entstehung der Arten“ Darwin’s “Origin of Species”
    * * *
    die; Art, Arten
    1) (Sorte) kind; sort; (Biol.): (Spezies) species

    Tische/Bücher aller Art — tables/books of all kinds or sorts; all kinds or sorts of tables/books

    diese Art [von] Menschen — that kind or sort of person; people like that

    [so] eine Art... — a sort or kind of...

    aus der Art schlagen — not be true to type; (in einer Familie) be different from all the rest of the family

    2) o. Pl. (Wesen) nature; (Verhaltensweise) manner; way

    das entspricht nicht seiner Art — it's not [in] his nature; that's not his way

    3) o. Pl. (gutes Benehmen) behaviour

    die feine englische Art — (ugs.) the proper way to behave

    4) (Weise) way

    nach Art des Hauses — (Kochk.) à la maison

    nach Schweizer od. auf schweizerische Art — (Kochk.) Swiss style

    * * *
    -en f.
    breed n.
    description n.
    fashion n.
    kind n.
    manner n.
    mode n.
    sort n.
    species n.
    type n.
    variety n.

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