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1 oddity
plural - oddities; noun (a strange person or thing: He's a bit of an oddity.) excéntricotr['ɒdɪtɪ]n.• birria s.f.• cosa rara s.f.• ente singular s.m.• excentricidad s.f.• extravagancia s.f.• rareza s.f.'ɑːdəti, 'ɒdɪti1) ca) ( person)b) ( thing) rareza f, cosa f rara2) u c ( strangeness) lo raro, rareza f['ɒdɪtɪ]N1) (=odd thing) cosa f rara; (=odd trait) manía f2) (=strangeness) rareza f* * *['ɑːdəti, 'ɒdɪti]1) ca) ( person)b) ( thing) rareza f, cosa f rara2) u c ( strangeness) lo raro, rareza f -
2 singularidad
f.1 peculiarity.una de las singularidades de esta especie one of the special characteristics of this species2 uniqueness.3 singularity, determinateness, special nature, uniqueness.* * *1 (unicidad) singularity2 (excepcionalidad) strangeness, uniqueness3 (rareza) peculiarity* * *SF singularity, peculiarity* * *femenino ( cualidad de especial) special nature, singularity (frml); (rareza, peculiaridad) peculiarity, singularity (frml)* * *= uniqueness, distinctness, oddity, singularity, exceptionalism, distinctiveness.Ex. In general the very uniqueness of titles makes it less likely that they will be remembered.Ex. The library director and the architect cooperated to preserve the distinctness of an aging building while providing the public with up-to-the-minute services.Ex. A brief description of the catalogue and some of its oddities and idiosyncrasies is given.Ex. To find the 'real' identity of documents, one must flout conventions of rationality including the axioms of singularity and actuality.Ex. The strongest support for this notion of exceptionalism comes from the evanescence and mutability of electronic documents.Ex. The necessity of organisational cohabitation does not obliterate the distinctiveness of each from the other.* * *femenino ( cualidad de especial) special nature, singularity (frml); (rareza, peculiaridad) peculiarity, singularity (frml)* * *= uniqueness, distinctness, oddity, singularity, exceptionalism, distinctiveness.Ex: In general the very uniqueness of titles makes it less likely that they will be remembered.
Ex: The library director and the architect cooperated to preserve the distinctness of an aging building while providing the public with up-to-the-minute services.Ex: A brief description of the catalogue and some of its oddities and idiosyncrasies is given.Ex: To find the 'real' identity of documents, one must flout conventions of rationality including the axioms of singularity and actuality.Ex: The strongest support for this notion of exceptionalism comes from the evanescence and mutability of electronic documents.Ex: The necessity of organisational cohabitation does not obliterate the distinctiveness of each from the other.* * *1 (cualidad de especial) special nature, singularity ( frml)2 (rareza, peculiaridad) peculiarity, singularity ( frml)3 ( Fís) singularity* * *
singularidad sustantivo femenino
1 (calidad de único) singularity
2 (rareza) peculiarity
' singularidad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
extrañeza
English:
oddity
- quaintness
- quirk
* * *singularidad nf1. [rareza, peculiaridad] peculiarity, oddness;una de las singularidades de esta especie one of the special characteristics of this species2. [exclusividad] uniqueness* * *fsingularity* * *singularidad nf: uniqueness, singularity -
3 original
1. n оригинал, подлинник; подлинное произведениеoriginal shares — акции первого выпуска; подлинные акции
2. n язык оригинала; язык, на котором создано произведение3. n первоисточник4. n прототип, оригиналoriginal tracing — оригинал, выполненный на кальке
5. n незаурядный, необыкновенный человекhe is supremely original, it is quite difficult to phrase him — он чрезвычайно оригинальный человек, его очень трудно охарактеризовать
6. n чудак, оригиналthe man is a real original — этот человек — настоящий оригинал
7. n почтовая марка из первого издания8. n редк. происхождение; начало9. n редк. автор, создатель10. n редк. первые жители или поселенцы11. a первый, первоначальный; исконный12. a оригинальный, подлинный13. a оригинальный, незаимствованный14. a новый, свежий15. a творческий, незаурядный, самобытный16. a редк. врождённый; наследственный17. a странный, своеобразный; чудаковатыйan original man — странный человек; чудак, оригинал
Синонимический ряд:1. basic (adj.) basal; basic; bottom; fundamental; radical; underlying2. first (adj.) aboriginal; earliest; elementary; first; inceptive; initial; maiden; pioneer; primary; prime; primeval; primitive; rudimental; rudimentary; underivative; underived3. good (adj.) authentic; genuine; good; real; true; undoubted; unquestionable4. new (adj.) causal; creative; demiurgic; deviceful; fresh; ingenious; innovational; innovative; innovatory; inventive; new; newfangled; novel; originative; productive; unfamiliar; unique; unprecedented5. eccentric (noun) case; character; eccentric; oddball; oddity; quiz; zombie6. innovator (noun) innovator; introducer; inventor; originator7. model (noun) archetype; forerunner; master; model; pattern; precursor; protoplast; prototypeАнтонимический ряд:conventional; dependent; following; imitation; later; modern; old; old-fashioned; reproduction; secondary; subsequent; terminal -
4 original
əˈrɪdʒənl
1. сущ.
1) редк., архаич. происхождение;
начало Syn: origination, derivation, descent, extraction, parentage
2) редк., архаич. источник, первопричина;
автор, создатель, творец Syn: source, cause
1., originator, author
3) а) подлинное произведение (картина и т. п.) ;
оригинал, подлинник б) язык оригинала (язык, на котором создано литературное произведение) to read (a book) in the original ≈ читать( книгу) в оригинале, на языке оригинала в) мастер-копия (оригинальный негатив или аудиопленка, с которых производится тиражирование) ;
кадр или кадры, отпечатанные непосредственно с негатива г) единичная модель, оригинал (платье или одежда от-кутюр, изготовленная для показа или специально после на заказ)
4) первоисточник, прототип( художественного произведения и т. п.) Syn: source, origin, prototype
5) а) изобретательный, деятельный, самобытный( в творческом плане) человек;
оригинал б) оригинал;
эксцентричный, странноватый тип;
чудак, чудик Syn: oddity
2), eccentric
2., weirdo
6) редк. первопоселенцы;
первые жители, обитатели Syn: settler
1), pioneer
1.
2. прил.
1) а) начальный, первый;
первичный, исходный the original part of the house ≈ самая старая часть дома to buy at the original price ≈ купить по исходной цене by the original scheme ≈ по первоначальному варианту original sin ≈ первородный грех Syn: first, primary, primitive, innate, initial, earliest б) являющийся( перво) источником (чего-л.) ;
первоначальный, основной original writ ≈ первичный свод законов Syn: primary
2., originative, initial, starting
2) истинный;
настоящий, подлинный;
оригинальный the original picture ≈ подлинник картины original print ≈ подлинный отпечаток (сделанный с оригинального штампа) Syn: first-hand
3) новый, свежий;
своеобразный;
незаимствованный original opinion/point of view/remark ≈ оригинальное, собственное мнение/точка зрения/замечание Syn: new
1., own
1., underived, independent
4) (о человеке) а) незаурядный, самобытный;
творческий, оригинальный;
находчивый, изобретательный original painter/composer/writer/thinker ≈ самобытный, оригинальный художник/композитор/писатель/мыслитель a person of an original mind ≈ человек самобытного склада ума Syn: distinctive, inventive, creative б) странноватый, чудаковатый;
смешной He was a very original man and with an extremely original behaviour. ≈ Он был весьма странен и вел себя более чем странно. Syn: funny I
1., funny-looking, weird
2.
3)
5) прирожденный, обладающий( чем-л.) с рождения He was an original rogue. ≈ Он был мошенник с самого рождения. Syn: born, natural-born оригинал, подлинник;
подлинное произведение;
- to take a copy from the * снять копию с подлинника язык оригинала;
язык, на котором создано произведение;
- to read Homer in the * читать Гомера в подлиннике;
- to study Don Quixote in the * изучать "Дон Кихота" на испанском языке первоисточник прототип, оригинал (художественного произведения) незаурядный, необыкновенный человек чудак;
оригинал;
- the man is a real * этот человек - настоящий оригинал;
- he was looked upon as an * его считали чудаком почтовая марка из первого издания( редкое) происхождение;
начало (редкое) автор, создатель pl (редкое) первые жители или поселенцы первый, первоначальный;
исконный;
- the * edition первое издание;
- the * edition первой издание;
- * home родина;
- * sin (религия) первородный грех;
- the * laws of a country первые законы страны;
- * rock (горное) коренная порода;
- * scheme первоначальный вариант оригинальный, подлинный;
- the * picture подлинник картины;
- the * document подлинный документ оригинальный, незаимствованный;
- * plan оригинальный план новый, свежий;
- * thought свежая мысль;
- * remark оригинальное замечание;
- an * * point of view иная точка зрения творческий, незаурядный, самобытный;
- * writer незаурядный писатель;
- an * thinker оригинальный мыслитель (редкое) врожденный;
наследственный;
- * disposition наследственная склонность( к чему-л.) странный, своеобразный;
чудаковатый;
- an * man странный человек;
чудак, оригинал;
- * behaviour необычное поведение ~ подлинник, оригинал;
in the original в оригинале master ~ первый оригинал original оригинал, подлинник ~ оригинал ~ оригинальный, подлинный ~ оригинальный, новый, свежий ~ оригинальный ~ первоисточник ~ первоначальный ~ первоначальный;
исходный;
the original edition первое издание;
original sin рел. первородный грех ~ первый ~ подлинник, оригинал;
in the original в оригинале ~ подлинник ~ подлинный ~ подлинный;
the original picture подлинник картины ~ свежий ~ творческий, самобытный;
original scientist ученый-новатор ~ творческий ~ чудак, оригинал ~ первоначальный;
исходный;
the original edition первое издание;
original sin рел. первородный грех ~ подлинный;
the original picture подлинник картины ~ творческий, самобытный;
original scientist ученый-новатор ~ первоначальный;
исходный;
the original edition первое издание;
original sin рел. первородный грехБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > original
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5 bicho
m.1 beast, animal (animal).2 little terror (pillo).3 vermin, bug, insect, creepy-crawly.4 scoundrel, vicious tongue.* * *\bicho raro oddball, weirdo* * *noun m.bug, small animal* * *SM1) (Zool) [gen] small animal; (=insecto) bug, creepy-crawly *; (Taur) bull; Cuba, Cono Sur (=gusano) maggot, grub; And (=serpiente) snake; LAm (=animal extraño) odd-looking creature3) * (=persona) oddball *mal bicho — rogue, villain
es un mal bicho — he's a nasty piece of work, he's a rotter *
todo bicho viviente — every living soul, every man-jack of them
bicho raro — weirdo *
4) * pey (=niño) brat *sí, bichito — yes, my love
5) CAm (=niño) child, little boy6) And (=peste aviar) fowl pest7) (Mil) squaddie *, recruit8) Caribe (=chisme) what's-it *, thingummy ** * *1) (fam)a) ( insecto) insect, bug (colloq), creepy-crawly (colloq)b) ( animal) animal, creature, critter (AmE colloq)me picó or (Esp) ha picado un bicho — I've been bitten by something
2) (fam) ( persona maligna) nasty piece of work (colloq), mean son of a bitch (AmE sl)* * *= critter, bug.Ex. The article is entitled 'Dogs, ponies and conservation critters in Arizona'.Ex. In this videotape, students learn about the similar characteristics that all bugs share and compare them to their close cousins, the arachnids.----* bicho malo = nasty piece of work.* bicho raro = flake, freak, oddball [odd ball], kooky, rare bird, odd bird, odd fish, freak of nature, rare breed, weirdo, nerd, geek, nerdy [nerdier -comp., nerdiest -sup.], geeky [geekier -comp., geekiest -sup.].* infestado de bichos = bug-ridden.* todo bicho viviente = every living soul, everyone and their mother, every Tom, Dick and Harry.* * *1) (fam)a) ( insecto) insect, bug (colloq), creepy-crawly (colloq)b) ( animal) animal, creature, critter (AmE colloq)me picó or (Esp) ha picado un bicho — I've been bitten by something
2) (fam) ( persona maligna) nasty piece of work (colloq), mean son of a bitch (AmE sl)* * *= critter, bug.Ex: The article is entitled 'Dogs, ponies and conservation critters in Arizona'.
Ex: In this videotape, students learn about the similar characteristics that all bugs share and compare them to their close cousins, the arachnids.* bicho malo = nasty piece of work.* bicho raro = flake, freak, oddball [odd ball], kooky, rare bird, odd bird, odd fish, freak of nature, rare breed, weirdo, nerd, geek, nerdy [nerdier -comp., nerdiest -sup.], geeky [geekier -comp., geekiest -sup.].* infestado de bichos = bug-ridden.* todo bicho viviente = every living soul, everyone and their mother, every Tom, Dick and Harry.* * *Ame ha picado algún bicho I've been bittenCompuestos:( RPl) tickB ( fam) (persona — maligna) nasty piece of work ( colloq), nasty character ( colloq), mean son of a bitch ( AmE sl)(— fea): el pobre chico es un bicho the poor guy is so ugly …es un bicho raro he's an oddball o a queer fish ( colloq)me miró como si fuera un bicho raro he looked at me as if I was from another planet ( colloq)no había bicho viviente en la calle there wasn't a living soul on the streettodo bicho viviente everyonebicho malo nunca muere ( Esp); the devil looks after his ownno comas eso que te hará mal — no te preocupes, bicho malo nunca muere don't eat that, it'll make you ill — don't worry, I'm as tough as old leather o ( BrE) boots* * *
Del verbo bichar: ( conjugate bichar)
bicho es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
bichó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
bicho sustantivo masculino
1 (fam)
me picó or (Esp) ha picado un bicho I've been bitten by something
2 (fam) ( persona) nasty piece of work (colloq);◊ bicho raro weirdo (colloq);
todo bicho viviente everyone
bicho sustantivo masculino
1 (insecto) bug, insect
(animal) animal
(cebo) bait
2 (niño) little devil 3 (mal) bicho (persona perversa) nasty piece of work
fig fam bicho raro, weirdo: Pedro es un bicho raro, Pedro is a weirdo
fam hum bicho viviente, living soul: todo bicho viviente tiene un móvil, every mother's son has a mobile phone
' bicho' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
rara
- raro
English:
bug
- odd
- oddbod
- oddity
- oddball
* * *bicho nm1. [insecto] bug, creepy-crawly;lo picó un bicho he was bitten by an insect;Fam¿qué bicho le ha picado? Br what's up with him?, US what's eating him?RP bicho bolita [cochinilla] woodlouse; RP bicho de luz [gusano de luz] glow-worm [pillo] little terror;bicho raro weirdobicho viviente:siempre está intentado ligar con todo bicho viviente he'll try to Br get off with o US hit on anything that moves;no hay bicho viviente que se coma esto there isn't a creature alive that would eat thatde puro bicho out of pure spite* * *mcreepy-crawly;¿qué bicho te ha picado? what’s eating you?;no hay bicho viviente fam there isn’t a living soul2 ( animal) creature;(mal) bicho fig fam nasty piece of work;bicho raro weirdo fam* * *bicho nm: small animal, bug, insect* * *bicho n2. (animal) animal -
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adj.1 unusual, curious, rare, out of the common.2 strange, odd, queer, far-out.3 unfamiliar.* * *► adjetivo1 (poco común) rare2 (escaso) scarce, rare3 (peculiar) odd, strange, weird4 (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, funny2) bizarre, weird3) odd•- rara vez* * *ADJ1) (=extraño) strange, oddes un hombre muy raro — he's a very strange o odd man
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) rarecon 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 adjetivo1)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!
es un poco rara — she's a bit odd o strange
te noto muy raro hoy — you're acting very strangely today; ver bicho 2)
b) ( poco frecuente) rareraro 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 adjetivo1)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!
es un poco rara — she's a bit odd o strange
te noto muy raro hoy — you're acting very strangely today; ver bicho 2)
b) ( poco frecuente) rareraro 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 -raAes raro que aún no haya venido it's strange o odd o funny that he hasn't come yetya 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 surroundingses 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 strangelyme 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) raresalvo raras excepciones with a few rare exceptionsraro es el día que no sale there's rarely o hardly a day when she doesn't go outaquí es raro que nieve it rarely o seldom snows here, it's very unusual o rare for it to snow hereB ‹gas› rare* * *
raro◊ -ra adjetivo
◊ 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 adj1. [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 strangely2. [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 smoke3. [extravagante] odd, eccentric4. [escaso] rare5. Quím rare* * *adj1 rare2 ( extraño) strange;¡qué raro! how strange!* * *raro, -ra adj1) extraño: odd, strange, peculiar2) : unusual, rare3) : exceptional4)rara vez : seldom, rarely* * *raro adj1. (extraño) strange / odd2. (poco frecuente) rare
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