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that's nothing unusual

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1 that's nothing unusual with children

das ist oft so bei Kindern

English-German idiom dictionary > that's nothing unusual with children
2 nothing

nothing ['nʌθɪŋ]

1 pronoun

ne… rien;

∎ she forgets nothing elle n'oublie rien;

∎ nothing has been decided rien n'a été décidé;

∎ nothing can beat French cooking il n'y a rien de mieux que la cuisine française;

∎ I have nothing to drink je n'ai rien à boire;

∎ what are you doing? - nothing que faites-vous? - rien;

∎ it's better than nothing c'est mieux que rien;

∎ to have nothing to do with sb/sth n'avoir rien à voir avec qn/qch;

∎ it's got nothing to do with you ça ne te concerne absolument pas;

∎ I told them nothing at all je ne leur ai rien dit du tout;

∎ I have nothing else to say je n'ai rien d'autre à dire;

∎ it looks like nothing on earth c'est ridicule;

∎ nothing serious rien de grave;

∎ that's nothing new ce n'est pas nouveau;

∎ that's nothing unusual cela n'a rien d'anormal;

∎ there's nothing exceptional about him arriving late il n'y a rien d'exceptionnel à ce qu'il arrive en retard;

∎ nothing much pas grand-chose;

∎ there is nothing more to be said il n'y a plus rien à dire;

∎ nothing could be simpler rien de plus simple, c'est tout ce qu'il y a de plus simple;

∎ they're always fighting over nothing ils passent leur temps à se disputer pour des broutilles ou des riens;

∎ she gets angry about nothing elle se fâche pour un rien;

∎ reduced to nothing réduit à néant;

∎ you can't live on nothing on ne peut pas vivre de rien;

∎ there's nothing to cry/worry about il n'y a pas de quoi pleurer/s'inquiéter;

∎ there's nothing for it but to start again il n'y a plus qu'à recommencer;

∎ there's nothing in it (no difference) il n'y a aucune différence; (in choosing between two candidates) ils se valent, il n'y a aucune différence entre eux; (in race) ils sont à égalité;

∎ there's nothing in or to these rumours ces rumeurs sont dénuées de tout fondement;

∎ there's nothing to it! (it's easy) c'est simple (comme bonjour)!;

∎ there's nothing like a nice hot bath rien de tel qu'un bon bain chaud;

∎ she says he's nothing or he means nothing to her elle dit qu'il n'est rien pour elle;

∎ the name means nothing to me le nom ne me dit rien;

∎ a thousand pounds is nothing to her mille livres, ce n'est rien pour elle;

∎ it's nothing to me either way cela m'est égal;

∎ that's nothing to what mum will say ce n'est rien par rapport à ce que maman va dire;

∎ in those days it was nothing to see… en ce temps-là on voyait facilement…;

∎ to think nothing of doing sth (not hesitate to do) ne pas hésiter à faire qch;

∎ she thinks nothing of walking 10 kilometres pour elle 10 kilomètres à pied, ce n'est rien;

∎ I can make nothing of it je n'y comprends rien du tout;

∎ I'll take what's due to me, nothing more, nothing less je prendrai mon dû, ni plus ni moins;

∎ to have nothing on (no engagement) être libre; (no clothes) être tout nu;

∎ familiar what a physique! Charles Atlas has got nothing on you! quel physique! tu n'as rien à envier à Charles Atlas ou Charles Atlas peut aller se rhabiller!;

∎ literary our sacrifices were as nothing compared to his nos sacrifices ne furent rien auprès des siens;

∎ familiar nothing doing! pas question!

2 noun

(a) (trifle) rien m, vétille f;

∎ $500 may be a mere nothing to you 500 dollars ne représentent peut-être pas grand-chose pour vous

(b) familiar (person) nullité f, zéro m

(c) Mathematics zéro m

3 adjective

familiar (worthless) nul;

∎ it's a nothing play! c'est une pièce nulle!

4 for nothing adverb

(a) (gratis) pour rien;

∎ I got it for nothing at the flea market je l'ai eu pour (trois fois) rien aux puces

(b) (for no purpose) pour rien;

∎ all that work for nothing! tout ce travail pour rien ou en pure perte!;

∎ are you telling me I gave up my day off for nothing? est-ce que tu veux dire que j'ai sacrifié ma journée de vacances pour rien?;

∎ to count for nothing ne compter pour rien

(c) (for no good reason) pour rien;

∎ the police say they don't arrest people for nothing la police dit qu'elle n'arrête personne sans raison;

∎ it's not for nothing that… ce n'est pas pour rien que…;

∎ they don't call him Einstein for nothing ce n'est pas pour rien qu'on le surnomme Einstein

5 nothing but adverb

∎ that car's been nothing but trouble cette voiture ne m'a attiré que des ennuis;

∎ nothing but a miracle can save us seul un miracle pourrait nous sauver;

∎ she wants nothing but the best elle ne veut que ce qu'il y a de meilleur;

∎ they do nothing but sleep ils ne font que dormir

6 nothing if not adverb

rien de moins que;

∎ she's nothing if not honest elle n'est rien de moins qu'honnête

7 nothing less than adverb

(a) (undoubtedly) rien de moins que, tout bonnement;

∎ it was nothing less than miraculous/a miracle c'était tout simplement miraculeux/un miracle;

∎ he was nothing less than overjoyed at the news il fut absolument ravi de la nouvelle

(b) (only) seul;

∎ nothing less than outright victory would satisfy him seule une victoire écrasante le satisferait

8 nothing like

1 preposition

(a) (completely unlike)

∎ she's nothing like her mother elle ne ressemble en rien à sa mère

(b) (nothing as good as)

∎ there's nothing like a nice cup of tea! rien de tel qu'une bonne tasse de thé!;

∎ there's nothing like a cold shower for freshening or to freshen you up rien de tel qu'une douche froide pour se rafraîchir

2 adverb

familiar (nowhere near)

∎ this box is nothing like big enough cette boîte est beaucoup trop ou bien trop petite^□ ;

∎ nothing like as big loin d'être aussi grand^□ ;

∎ London is nothing like as near as that Londres est bien plus loin que ça^□

9 nothing more than adverb

∎ I want nothing more than a word of thanks from time to time tout ce que je demande, c'est un petit mot de remerciement de temps à autre;

∎ he's nothing more than a petty crook il n'est rien d'autre qu'un vulgaire escroc

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > nothing
3 nothing

nothing ⇒ Usage note: nothing

A pron

1 (no item, event, idea) rien ; ( as object of verb) ne…rien ; ( as subject of verb) rien…ne ; she says nothing elle ne dit rien ; I knew nothing about it je n'en savais rien ; we saw nothing nous n'avons rien vu ; we can do nothing (about it) nous n'y pouvons rien ; there's nothing in the fridge il n'y a rien dans le frigidaire® ; nothing can alter the fact that rien ne peut changer le fait que ; nothing could be further from the truth rien n'est plus faux ; can nothing be done to help? est-ce qu'on ne peut rien faire pour aider? ; nothing happened il ne s'est rien passé ; they behaved as if nothing had happened ils ont fait comme si de rien n'était ; there's nothing to drink il n'y a rien à boire ; I've got nothing to wear je n'ai rien à me mettre ; you have nothing to lose vous n'avez rien à perdre ; there's nothing to stop you leaving rien ne t'empêche de partir ; we've had nothing to eat nous n'avons rien mangé ; you did nothing at all to stop them tu n'as absolument rien fait pour les arrêter ; next to nothing presque rien ; nothing much pas grand-chose ; there's nothing much on TV il n'y a pas grand-chose à la télé ○ ; nothing much happens here il ne se passe pas grand-chose ici ; I've nothing much to tell je n'ai pas grand-chose à raconter ; nothing more rien de plus ; we ask for nothing more nous ne demandons rien de plus ; is there nothing more you can do? vous ne pouvez rien faire de plus? ; she's just a friend, nothing more or less c'est une amie, c'est tout ; nothing else rien d'autre ; there's nothing else for us il n'y a rien d'autre pour nous ; nothing else matters rien d'autre ne compte, il n'y a que ça qui compte ; she thinks about nothing else elle ne pense à rien d'autre, elle ne pense qu'à cela ; there's nothing else one can say il n'y a rien d'autre à dire ; if nothing else it will be a change for us au moins ça nous changera les idées ; to have nothing against sb/sth ne rien avoir contre qn/qch ; to have nothing to do with ( no connection) ne rien avoir à voir avec ; (no dealings, involvement) ne rien avoir à faire avec ; the drop in sales has nothing to do with the scandal la baisse des ventes n'a rien à voir avec le scandale ; it had nothing to do with safety ça n'avait rien à voir avec la sécurité ; he had nothing to do with the murder il n'avait rien à voir avec le meurtre, il n'était pour rien dans le meurtre ; I had nothing to do with it! je n'y étais pour rien! ; that's got nothing to do with it! ça n'a rien à voir! ; she will have ou she wants nothing to do with it/us elle ne veut rien avoir à faire avec ça/nous ; it's nothing to do with us ça ne nous regarde pas ; she acts as though it had nothing to do with her elle fait comme si ça ne la concernait pas ; to come to nothing n'aboutir à rien ; to stop at nothing ne reculer devant rien (to do pour faire) ; to have nothing on ( no clothes) être nu ; (no engagements, plans) n'avoir rien de prévu ; you've got nothing on me ○ ! ( to incriminate) vous n'avez rien contre moi! ; he's got nothing on you ○ ! ( to rival) il ne t'arrive pas à la cheville ○ ! ; Paris has nothing on this ○ ! Paris ne peut pas rivaliser avec ça! ;

2 ( emphasizing insignificance) rien ; a fuss about nothing une histoire pour (un) rien ; to get upset over nothing s'énerver pour (un) rien ; we were talking about nothing much nous parlions de tout et de rien ; to count for nothing ne compter pour rien ; he means ou is nothing to me il n'est rien pour moi ; so all this effort means nothing to you? alors tout ce travail t'est complètement égal? ; it meant nothing to him ça lui était complètement égal (that, whether que + subj) ; the names meant nothing to him les noms ne lui disaient rien ; he cares nothing for convention sout il se moque des conventions ; to think nothing of doing ( consider normal) trouver tout à fait normal de faire ; ( not baulk at) ne pas hésiter à faire ; I thought nothing of it until the next day ça m'a paru tout à fait normal jusqu'au lendemain ; think nothing of it! ce n'est rien! ; it was nothing to them to walk miles to school ils trouvaient tout à fait normal de faire des kilomètres à pied pour aller à l'école ; there's nothing to driving a truck ce n'est rien de conduire un camion ; there' s really nothing to it! c'est tout ce qu'il y a de plus facile! ;

3 ( very little indeed) lit, fig rien ; she's four foot nothing ≈ elle ne fait pas plus d'un mètre vingt, elle fait un mètre vingt à tout casser ○ ; it costs next to nothing ça ne coûte presque rien ; for nothing ( for free) gratuitement, gratis ○ ; ( pointlessly) pour rien ; it's money for nothing c'est de l'argent vite gagné ; all this work for nothing tout ce travail pour rien ; they aren't called skyscrapers for nothing ce n'est pas pour rien qu'on appelle ça des gratte-ciel ; not for nothing is he known as… ce n'est pas pour rien qu'il est connu comme… ; I'm not English for nothing! hum je ne suis pas anglais pour rien! ;

4 (indicating absence of trait, quality) nothing serious/useful rien de grave/d'utile ; nothing too fancy rien de très compliqué ; nothing interesting, nothing of any interest rien d'intéressant ; nothing new to report rien de nouveau à signaler ; have they nothing cheaper? est-ce qu'ils n'ont rien de moins cher? ; there's nothing unusual about doing il n'y a rien d'extraordinaire à faire ; there's nothing unusual about it ça n'a rien d'extraordinaire ; it seems easy but it's nothing of the kind cela paraît facile mais il n'en est rien ; nothing of the kind should ever happen again une chose pareille ne devrait jamais se reproduire ; you'll do nothing of the sort! tu n'en feras rien! ;

5 (emphatic: setting up comparisons) it's nothing like that at all! ce n'est pas ça du tout! ; there's nothing like the sea air for doing il n'y a rien de tel que l'air marin pour faire ; there's nothing like seeing old friends revoir de vieux amis, il n'y a rien de tel ; there's nothing like it! il n'y a rien de tel or de mieux! ; there's nothing so embarrassing as doing il n'y a rien d'aussi gênant que de faire ; I can think of nothing worse than je ne peux rien imaginer de pire que ; there's nothing more ridiculous than il n'y a rien de plus ridicule que ; that's nothing to what he'll do if he finds out that ce n'est rien comparé à or à côté de ce qu'il fera quand il découvrira que ; the hive resembles nothing so much as a business la ruche ressemble tout à fait à une entreprise ; to say nothing of sans parler de ; detested by his colleagues to say nothing of the students détesté par ses collègues sans parler des étudiants ;

6 (no element, part) to know nothing of ne rien savoir de [truth, events, plans] ; he knows nothing of the skill involved il n'imagine pas la technique que cela implique ; we heard nothing of what was said nous n'avons rien entendu de ce qui s'est dit ; he has nothing of the aristocrat about him il n'a rien d'un aristocrate ; there was nothing of the exotic in the place l'endroit n'avait rien d'exotique ;

7 (no truth, value, use) you get nothing out of it ça ne rapporte rien ; there's nothing in it for me ça n'a aucun intérêt pour moi ; there's nothing in it (in gossip, rumour) il n'y a rien de vrai là-dedans ; (in magazine, booklet) c'est sans intérêt.

B adv

1 ( in no way) it is nothing like as important/difficult as c'est loin d'être aussi important/difficile que ; it's nothing like enough! c'est loin d'être suffisant! ; the portrait looks nothing like her le portrait ne lui ressemble pas du tout ; she is nothing like her sister elle ne ressemble pas du tout à sa sœur ; the city is nothing like what it was la ville n'est plus du tout ce qu'elle était ;

2 (emphatic: totally, only) it's nothing short of brilliant/disgraceful c'est tout à fait génial/scandaleux ; nothing short of a miracle can save them il n'y a qu'un miracle qui puisse les sauver ;

3 (emphatic: decidedly) she's nothing if not original in her dress le moins qu'on puisse dire c'est qu'elle s'habille de façon originale ; I'm nothing if not stubborn! le moins qu'on puisse dire c'est que je suis têtu!

C adj to be nothing without sb/sth ne rien être sans qn/qch ; he's nothing without you/his career il n'est rien sans toi/sa carrière.

D n

1 ( nothingness) néant m ;

2 ( trivial matter) it's a mere nothing compared to ce n'est pratiquement rien par rapport à ; ⇒ sweet.

E nothing but adv phr he's nothing but a coward ce n'est qu'un lâche ; they've done nothing but moan ○ ils n'ont fait que râler ○ ; it' s caused me nothing but trouble ça ne m'a valu que des ennuis ; nothing but the best for me! je ne veux que ce qu'il y a de meilleur! ; she has nothing but praise for them elle ne tarit pas d'éloges sur eux.

F nothing less than adv phr it's nothing less than a betrayal c'est une véritable trahison ; they want nothing less than reunification ils ne seront satisfaits que quand il y aura la réunification ; nothing less than real saffron will do il n'y a que du vrai safran qui fera l'affaire.

G nothing more than adv phr it's nothing more than a strategy to do ce n'est qu'une stratégie pour faire ; the stories are nothing more than gossip ces histoires ne sont rien d'autre que des ragots ; they'd like nothing more than to do ils ne demandent pas mieux que de faire.

Idioms

nothing doing ○ ! ( outright refusal) pas question ○ ! ; ( no chance of success) pas moyen ○ ! ; there's nothing doing at the office ○ il ne se passe rien au bureau ; there was nothing for it but to call the doctor GB il ne restait plus qu'à faire venir le médecin ; there's nothing for it! GB il n'y a rien à faire ; you get nothing for nothing on n'a rien sans rien.

Big English-French dictionary > nothing
4 unusual

unusual [ʌnˈju:ʒʊəl]

adjective

[name] peu commun ; [circumstances, gift] inhabituel

• nothing unusual rien d'inhabituel

• it's not unusual for him to be late il n'est pas rare qu'il soit en retard

• it is unusual that... il est rare que... + subj

• this was unusual for me c'était inhabituel pour moi

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[ʌn'juːʒl]
adjective [colour, flower] peu commun; [feature, occurrence] peu commun, inhabituel/-elle; [dish, person] original

of unusual intelligence — d'une intelligence hors du commun

to have an unusual way of doing — avoir une manière originale de faire

it is unusual to find/see — il est rare de trouver/voir

it's unusual for somebody to do — il est rare que quelqu'un fasse

there's nothing unusual about it — cela n'a rien d'extraordinaire

English-French dictionary > unusual
5 unusual

adjective

(not usual; rare; uncommon: It is unusual for him to arrive late; He has an unusual job.) raro, poco común, inhabitual

- unusually

unusual adj raro / extraño / poco común

it's unusual for him to be early es raro que llegue temprano

unusual

tr[ʌn'jʊːʒʊəl]

adjective

1 (rare, strange) raro,-a, insólito,-a, extraño,-a, poco común

2 (different) original; (exceptional) excepcional, extraordinario,-a

■ it's unusual of him to be so punctual es extraño que llegue tan puntual

■ Spain has many landscapes of unusual beauty España goza de numerosos paisajes de excepcional belleza

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

that's unusual! ¡qué raro!, ¡qué extraño!

unusual [.ʌn'ju:ʒʊəl] adj

: inusual, poco común, raro

unusual

adj.

• desacostumbrado, -a adj.

• extraordinario, -a adj.

• extraño, -a adj.

• insólito, -a adj.

• inusitado, -a adj.

• poco común adj.

• poco usual adj.

• raro, -a adj.

'ʌn'juːʒuəl
adjective <illness/opinion/sight> poco corriente or común, fuera de lo corriente or común, inusual

he spoke with unusual frankness — habló con inusitada or insólita franqueza

that's unusual for her — eso es raro en ella

did you notice anything unusual about him? — ¿le notaste algo raro or fuera de lo normal?

it's unusual for him to be still in bed — es raro que todavía no se haya levantado

[ʌn'juːʒʊǝl]
ADJ
1) (=uncommon) [sight, circumstances, name] poco común, poco corriente; [amount, number] fuera de lo normal, fuera de lo corriente

the case has received an unusual amount of publicity — el caso ha recibido una cantidad de publicidad fuera de lo normal or lo corriente

here are some unusual gift ideas — aquí tiene unas ideas para regalos poco corrientes or que salen de lo corriente

• I didn't feel hungry, which was unusual for me — no me sentía con hambre, lo cual era raro en mí

it's unusual for him to be late — no suele llegar tarde

• it's not unusual to see snow in June here — no es raro ver nieve aquí en junio

• there's nothing unusual in that — no hay nada de raro or extraordinario en ello

2) (=odd) raro, extraño

don't you find it unusual that he never tells you where he's been? — ¿no te parece raro or extraño que nunca te diga dónde ha estado?

3) (=exceptional) excepcional, poco común or corriente

a man of unusual intelligence — un hombre de inteligencia excepcional, un hombre de una inteligencia poco común or corriente

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['ʌn'juːʒuəl]
adjective <illness/opinion/sight> poco corriente or común, fuera de lo corriente or común, inusual

he spoke with unusual frankness — habló con inusitada or insólita franqueza

that's unusual for her — eso es raro en ella

did you notice anything unusual about him? — ¿le notaste algo raro or fuera de lo normal?

it's unusual for him to be still in bed — es raro que todavía no se haya levantado

English-spanish dictionary > unusual
6 unusual

adjective

ungewöhnlich; (exceptional) außergewöhnlich

an unusual number of... — eine ungewöhnlich große Zahl von...

it is unusual for him to do that — er tut das gewöhnlich nicht

it is not unusual for her to do that — es ist durchaus nicht ungewöhnlich, dass sie das tut

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adjective

(not usual; rare; uncommon: It is unusual for him to arrive late; He has an unusual job.) ungewöhnlich

- academic.ru/93333/unusually">unusually

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un·usual

[ʌnˈju:ʒ^əl, AM -ʒuəl]

adj

1. (not habitual) ungewöhnlich; (for a person) untypisch

2. (remarkable) ungewöhnlich, außergewöhnlich

\unusual taste ausgefallener Geschmack

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[ʌn'juːZʊəl]
adj
(= uncommon) ungewöhnlich; (= exceptional) außergewöhnlich
it's unusual for him to be late — er kommt normalerweise nicht zu spät

that's unusual for him — das ist sonst nicht seine Art

that's not unusual for him — das wundert mich überhaupt nicht

it is unusual to see this —

nothing unusual — nichts Außergewöhnliches

there is something unusual about this — es hat etwas Ungewöhnliches an sich

how unusual! — das kommt selten vor; (iro) welch Wunder!

how do you like my new hat? – well, it's unusual — wie gefällt Ihnen mein neuer Hut? – na, es ist mal was anderes

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unusual adj (adv unusually) un-, außergewöhnlich:

it is unusual for him to get drunk es ist nicht seine Art, sich zu betrinken

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adjective

ungewöhnlich; (exceptional) außergewöhnlich

an unusual number of... — eine ungewöhnlich große Zahl von...

it is unusual for him to do that — er tut das gewöhnlich nicht

it is not unusual for her to do that — es ist durchaus nicht ungewöhnlich, dass sie das tut

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adj.

außergewöhnlich adj.

ungebräuchlich adj.

ungewöhnlich adj.

unüblich adj. n.

ungewohnt adj.

English-german dictionary > unusual
7 дело житейское

that's nothing unusual

Новый русско-английский словарь > дело житейское
8 gang

Adj.: gang und gäbe sein be quite usual, be the usual thing; das ist ( hier) gang und gäbe auch that’s nothing unusual (around here)

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der Gang

(Anatomie) canal;

(Auto) gear;

(Bewegungsablauf) walk; gait;

(Korridor) passage; hallway; corridor;

(Spaziergang) ambulation; walk; stroll;

(Speisefolge) course;

(Stuhlreihe) corridor; aisle; gangway

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Gạng [gaŋ]
m -(e)s, ordm;e
['gɛŋə]
1) (no pl = Gangart) walk, way of walking, gait; (eines Pferdes) gait, pace

einen leichten Gang haben — to be light on one's feet, to walk lightly

einen schnellen Gang haben — to be a fast walker

jdn an seinem or am Gang erkennen — to recognize sb's walk or sb by the way he walks

jdn am aufrechten Gang erkennen — to recognize sb from his upright carriage

in aufrechtem Gang (fig) — with one's head held high

seinen Gang verlangsamen — to slow down

seinen Gang beschleunigen — to speed up

2) (= Besorgung) errand; (= Spaziergang) walk

einen Gang machen or tun — to go on an errand/for a walk

einen Gang zum Anwalt/zur Bank machen — to go to one's lawyer/the bank, to pay a visit to one's lawyer/the bank

einen schweren Gang tun — to do something difficult

das war für ihn immer ein schwerer Gang — it was always hard for him

ich muss einen schweren Gang tun — I have a difficult thing to do

sein erster Gang war... — the first thing he did was...

den Gang nach Canossa or Kanossa antreten (fig) — to eat humble pie

der Gang nach Canossa or Kanossa (Hist) — the pilgrimage to Canossa

der Gang an die Börse — flotation (on the stock exchange)

3) (no pl) (Bewegung eines Motors) running; (einer Maschine) running, operation; (= Ablauf) course; (eines Dramas) development

der Motor hat einen leisen Gang — the engine runs quietly

der Gang der Ereignisse/der Dinge — the course of events/things

seinen (gewohnten) Gang gehen (fig) — to run its usual course

etw in Gang bringen or setzen — to get or set sth going; (fig auch) to get sth off the ground or under way

etw in Gang halten (lit, fig) — to keep sth going; Maschine, Motor auch to keep sth running

in Gang kommen — to get going; (fig auch) to get off the ground or under way

in Gang sein — to be going; (Maschine auch) to be in operation, to be running; (Motor auch) to be running; (fig) to be off the ground or under way

in vollem Gang — in full swing

es ist etwas im Gang(e) (inf) — something's up (inf)

See:

→ tot

4) (= Arbeitsgang) operation; (eines Essens) course; (FECHTEN, im Zweikampf) bout; (beim Rennen) heat

ein Essen von or mit vier Gängen — a four-course meal

5) (= Verbindungsgang) passage(way); (RAIL, in Gebäuden) corridor; (= Hausflur) (offen) passage(way), close (Scot); (hinter Eingangstür) hallway; (im oberen Stock) landing; (zwischen Sitzreihen, in Geschäft) aisle; (= Tunnel in Stadion, zu Flugzeug) gangway; (= Säulengang) colonnade, passage; (= Bogengang) arcade, passage; (= Wandelgang) walk; (in einem Bergwerk) tunnel, gallery; (= Durchgang zwischen Häusern) passage(way); (ANAT) duct; (= Gehörgang) meatus; (MIN = Erzgang) vein; (TECH eines Gewindes) thread

6) (MECH) gear; (bei Fahrrad) gear, speed

den ersten Gang einschalten or einlegen — to engage first (gear)

auf or in den dritten Gang schalten — to change (Brit) or shift (US) into third (gear)

in die Gänge kommen (fig) — to get started or going

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der

1) (a passage between rows of seats etc in a church, cinema etc.) aisle

2) (a division or part of a meal: Now we've had the soup, what's (for) the next course?) course

3) (a passageway, especially one off which rooms open: Go along the corridor and up the stairs.) corridor

4) ((plural rare) the way in which a person or animal walks: the old man's shuffling gait.) gait

5) (a combination of these wheels, eg in a car: The car is in first gear.) gear

6) (a way or manner of walking: I recognised her walk.) walk

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Gang¹

<-[e]s, Gänge>

[ˈgaŋ, pl ˈgɛŋə]

m

1. kein pl (Gehweise) walk no pl, gait no pl, way no pl of walking

ich erkenne ihn schon am \Gang I recognize him from the way he walks

aufrechter \Gang upright carriage

seinen \Gang beschleunigen to quicken one's pace, to speed up

einen federnden \Gang haben to have a spring in one's step

einen schnellen/hinkenden \Gang haben to walk quickly/with a limp

einen unsicheren \Gang haben to be unsteady on one's feet

seinen \Gang verlangsamen to slow down

2. (Weg zu einem Ort) walk

sein erster \Gang war der zum Frühstückstisch the first thing he did was to go to the breakfast table

mein erster \Gang führte mich in das Büro des Chefs the first place I went to was the bosses office

ihr erster \Gang führte sie zu mir the first person she went to was me

ich traf sie auf dem \Gang zum Arzt I bumped into her on the way to the doctor's

der \Gang nach Canossa HIST the pilgrimage to Canossa

den \Gang nach Canossa antreten (fig) to eat humble pie fam

einen schweren \Gang tun [müssen] to [have to] do something difficult

3. (Besorgung) errand

jdm einen \Gang abnehmen to do an errand for sb

einen \Gang machen [o tun] to go on an errand

ich habe heute in der Stadt noch einige Gänge zu machen I must do [or go on] a few errands in town today

könntest du für mich einen \Gang zur Bank machen? could you go to the bank for me?

4. kein pl (Bewegung) operation no pl

die Uhr hat einen gleichmäßigen \Gang the clock operates smoothly

der Motor hat einen ruhigen \Gang the engine runs quietly

etw in \Gang bringen [o setzen] (a. fig) to get sth going a. fig

mit diesem Schalter wird die Anlage in \Gang gesetzt this switch starts up the plant

kannst du den Motor wieder in \Gang bringen? can you get the engine going [or running] again?

sein Angebot hat die Verhandlungen wieder in \Gang gebracht his offer got the negotiations going again

etw in \Gang halten (a. fig) to keep sth going a. fig

den Motor in \Gang halten to keep the engine running

in \Gang kommen (a. fig) to get going a. fig

endlich sind die Verhandlungen in \Gang gekommen finally the negotiations have got going

die Vorbereitungen sind endlich in \Gang gekommen the preparations are finally underway

in \Gang sein (a. fig) to be going a. fig; Motor to be running

5. kein pl (Ablauf) course no pl; (Entwicklung, Handlung) development no pl

er verfolgte den \Gang der Geschäfte he followed the company's development

der \Gang der Dinge the course of events

seinen gewohnten [o alten] \Gang gehen to run its usual course

alles geht wieder seinen gewohnten \Gang everything is proceeding as normal

in [vollem] \Gang sein to be well underway; Feier to be in full swing

6. KOCHK (bei einem Menü) course

7. TECH, AUTO gear; (beim Fahrrad a.) speed

hast du den zweiten \Gang drin? (fam) are you in second gear?

einen \Gang einlegen to engage a gear

vorsichtig den ersten \Gang einlegen! carefully engage first gear!

den \Gang herausnehmen to put the car into neutral, to engage neutral

in den 2. \Gang schalten to change into 2nd gear

8. (Korridor) corridor; (Hausflur) [entrance] hall; (Durch-, Verbindungsgang) passage[way], corridor; (im Flugzeug, Theater, Zug, in der Kirche) aisle, gangway BRIT; (Säulengang) colonnade, passage; (in einem Bergwerk) tunnel, gallery

bitte warten Sie draußen auf dem \Gang please wait outside in the corridor

lass die Schuhe bitte draußen im \Gang stehen please leave your shoes outside in the hall

könnte ich einen Platz am \Gang haben? could I have an aisle seat?

rings um das Atrium führte ein überdachter \Gang there was a covered walkway all around the atrium

9. GEOL (Erzgang) vein

10. ANAT duct; (Gehörgang) meatus spec

11. TECH (eines Gewindes) thread

12. SPORT (in einem Rennen) heat

13.

▶ in die Gänge kommen (fam) to get going

er braucht 6 Tassen Kaffee, um morgens in die Gänge zu kommen he needs 6 cups of coffee to get going in the morning

▶ im \Gange sein to be going on

da ist etwas im \Gange something's up

gegen jdn ist etwas im \Gang[e] moves are being made against sb

gegen sie scheint eine Verschwörung im \Gang[e] zu sein there seems to be a conspiracy against her

▶ einen \Gang zulegen (fam) to get a move on fam

▶ einen \Gang zurückschalten (fam) to shift down a gear fig, to take things a bit easier

Gang²

<-, -s>

[gɛŋ]

f gang

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I
der; Gang[e]s, Gänge

1) (Gehweise) walk; gait

jemanden am Gang erkennen — recognise somebody by the way he/she walks

2) (zu einem Ort)

einen Gang in die Stadt machen — go to town

einen schweren Gang tun od. gehen [müssen] — (fig.) [have to] do a difficult thing

3) (Besorgung) errand

4) o. Pl. (Bewegung) running

etwas in Gang bringen od. setzen/halten — get/keep something going

in Gang sein — be going; (Maschine) be running

in Gang kommen — get going; get off the ground

5) o. Pl. (Verlauf) course

seinen [gewohnten] Gang gehen — go on as usual

im Gang[e] sein — be in progress

6) (Technik) gear

den ersten Gang einlegen — engage first gear

in den ersten Gang [zurück]schalten — change [down] into first gear

einen Gang zulegen — (fig. ugs.) get a move on (coll.)

7) (Flur) (in Zügen, Gebäuden usw.) corridor; (VerbindungsGang) passage[-way]; (im Theater, Kino, Flugzeug) aisle

8) (unterirdisch) tunnel; passage[way]; (im Bergwerk) gallery; (eines Tierbaus) tunnel

9) (Kochk.) course
II
die; Gang, Gangs (Bande) gang

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gang adj:

gang und gäbe sein be quite usual, be the usual thing;

das ist (hier) gang und gäbe auch that’s nothing unusual (around here)

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I
der; Gang[e]s, Gänge

1) (Gehweise) walk; gait

jemanden am Gang erkennen — recognise somebody by the way he/she walks

2) (zu einem Ort)

einen Gang in die Stadt machen — go to town

einen schweren Gang tun od. gehen [müssen] — (fig.) [have to] do a difficult thing

3) (Besorgung) errand

4) o. Pl. (Bewegung) running

etwas in Gang bringen od. setzen/halten — get/keep something going

in Gang sein — be going; (Maschine) be running

in Gang kommen — get going; get off the ground

5) o. Pl. (Verlauf) course

seinen [gewohnten] Gang gehen — go on as usual

im Gang[e] sein — be in progress

6) (Technik) gear

den ersten Gang einlegen — engage first gear

in den ersten Gang [zurück]schalten — change [down] into first gear

einen Gang zulegen — (fig. ugs.) get a move on (coll.)

7) (Flur) (in Zügen, Gebäuden usw.) corridor; (VerbindungsGang) passage[-way]; (im Theater, Kino, Flugzeug) aisle

8) (unterirdisch) tunnel; passage[way]; (im Bergwerk) gallery; (eines Tierbaus) tunnel

9) (Kochk.) course
II
die; Gang, Gangs (Bande) gang

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¨-e (anatomisch) m.

duct n. ¨-e (beim Essen) m.

course n. ¨-e m.

action n.

corridor n.

errand n.

gait n.

gangway n.

gear n.

hallway n.

operation n.

passage n.

passageway n.

running n.

speed (gearbox) n.

visit n.

walk n.

walkway n.

way n.

working n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > gang
9 житейский

everyday, worldly

житейская мудрость — worldly wisdom

♢ дело житейское разг. — there is nothing out of the ordinary in it; (that's) nothing unusual, (that's) an everyday occurrence

Русско-английский словарь Смирнитского > житейский
10 Gang

Adj.: gang und gäbe sein be quite usual, be the usual thing; das ist ( hier) gang und gäbe auch that’s nothing unusual (around here)

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der Gang

(Anatomie) canal;

(Auto) gear;

(Bewegungsablauf) walk; gait;

(Korridor) passage; hallway; corridor;

(Spaziergang) ambulation; walk; stroll;

(Speisefolge) course;

(Stuhlreihe) corridor; aisle; gangway

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Gạng [gaŋ]
m -(e)s, ordm;e
['gɛŋə]
1) (no pl = Gangart) walk, way of walking, gait; (eines Pferdes) gait, pace

einen leichten Gang haben — to be light on one's feet, to walk lightly

einen schnellen Gang haben — to be a fast walker

jdn an seinem or am Gang erkennen — to recognize sb's walk or sb by the way he walks

jdn am aufrechten Gang erkennen — to recognize sb from his upright carriage

in aufrechtem Gang (fig) — with one's head held high

seinen Gang verlangsamen — to slow down

seinen Gang beschleunigen — to speed up

2) (= Besorgung) errand; (= Spaziergang) walk

einen Gang machen or tun — to go on an errand/for a walk

einen Gang zum Anwalt/zur Bank machen — to go to one's lawyer/the bank, to pay a visit to one's lawyer/the bank

einen schweren Gang tun — to do something difficult

das war für ihn immer ein schwerer Gang — it was always hard for him

ich muss einen schweren Gang tun — I have a difficult thing to do

sein erster Gang war... — the first thing he did was...

den Gang nach Canossa or Kanossa antreten (fig) — to eat humble pie

der Gang nach Canossa or Kanossa (Hist) — the pilgrimage to Canossa

der Gang an die Börse — flotation (on the stock exchange)

3) (no pl) (Bewegung eines Motors) running; (einer Maschine) running, operation; (= Ablauf) course; (eines Dramas) development

der Motor hat einen leisen Gang — the engine runs quietly

der Gang der Ereignisse/der Dinge — the course of events/things

seinen (gewohnten) Gang gehen (fig) — to run its usual course

etw in Gang bringen or setzen — to get or set sth going; (fig auch) to get sth off the ground or under way

etw in Gang halten (lit, fig) — to keep sth going; Maschine, Motor auch to keep sth running

in Gang kommen — to get going; (fig auch) to get off the ground or under way

in Gang sein — to be going; (Maschine auch) to be in operation, to be running; (Motor auch) to be running; (fig) to be off the ground or under way

in vollem Gang — in full swing

es ist etwas im Gang(e) (inf) — something's up (inf)

See:

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4) (= Arbeitsgang) operation; (eines Essens) course; (FECHTEN, im Zweikampf) bout; (beim Rennen) heat

ein Essen von or mit vier Gängen — a four-course meal

5) (= Verbindungsgang) passage(way); (RAIL, in Gebäuden) corridor; (= Hausflur) (offen) passage(way), close (Scot); (hinter Eingangstür) hallway; (im oberen Stock) landing; (zwischen Sitzreihen, in Geschäft) aisle; (= Tunnel in Stadion, zu Flugzeug) gangway; (= Säulengang) colonnade, passage; (= Bogengang) arcade, passage; (= Wandelgang) walk; (in einem Bergwerk) tunnel, gallery; (= Durchgang zwischen Häusern) passage(way); (ANAT) duct; (= Gehörgang) meatus; (MIN = Erzgang) vein; (TECH eines Gewindes) thread

6) (MECH) gear; (bei Fahrrad) gear, speed

den ersten Gang einschalten or einlegen — to engage first (gear)

auf or in den dritten Gang schalten — to change (Brit) or shift (US) into third (gear)

in die Gänge kommen (fig) — to get started or going

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der

1) (a passage between rows of seats etc in a church, cinema etc.) aisle

2) (a division or part of a meal: Now we've had the soup, what's (for) the next course?) course

3) (a passageway, especially one off which rooms open: Go along the corridor and up the stairs.) corridor

4) ((plural rare) the way in which a person or animal walks: the old man's shuffling gait.) gait

5) (a combination of these wheels, eg in a car: The car is in first gear.) gear

6) (a way or manner of walking: I recognised her walk.) walk

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Gang¹

<-[e]s, Gänge>

[ˈgaŋ, pl ˈgɛŋə]

m

1. kein pl (Gehweise) walk no pl, gait no pl, way no pl of walking

ich erkenne ihn schon am \Gang I recognize him from the way he walks

aufrechter \Gang upright carriage

seinen \Gang beschleunigen to quicken one's pace, to speed up

einen federnden \Gang haben to have a spring in one's step

einen schnellen/hinkenden \Gang haben to walk quickly/with a limp

einen unsicheren \Gang haben to be unsteady on one's feet

seinen \Gang verlangsamen to slow down

2. (Weg zu einem Ort) walk

sein erster \Gang war der zum Frühstückstisch the first thing he did was to go to the breakfast table

mein erster \Gang führte mich in das Büro des Chefs the first place I went to was the bosses office

ihr erster \Gang führte sie zu mir the first person she went to was me

ich traf sie auf dem \Gang zum Arzt I bumped into her on the way to the doctor's

der \Gang nach Canossa HIST the pilgrimage to Canossa

den \Gang nach Canossa antreten (fig) to eat humble pie fam

einen schweren \Gang tun [müssen] to [have to] do something difficult

3. (Besorgung) errand

jdm einen \Gang abnehmen to do an errand for sb

einen \Gang machen [o tun] to go on an errand

ich habe heute in der Stadt noch einige Gänge zu machen I must do [or go on] a few errands in town today

könntest du für mich einen \Gang zur Bank machen? could you go to the bank for me?

4. kein pl (Bewegung) operation no pl

die Uhr hat einen gleichmäßigen \Gang the clock operates smoothly

der Motor hat einen ruhigen \Gang the engine runs quietly

etw in \Gang bringen [o setzen] (a. fig) to get sth going a. fig

mit diesem Schalter wird die Anlage in \Gang gesetzt this switch starts up the plant

kannst du den Motor wieder in \Gang bringen? can you get the engine going [or running] again?

sein Angebot hat die Verhandlungen wieder in \Gang gebracht his offer got the negotiations going again

etw in \Gang halten (a. fig) to keep sth going a. fig

den Motor in \Gang halten to keep the engine running

in \Gang kommen (a. fig) to get going a. fig

endlich sind die Verhandlungen in \Gang gekommen finally the negotiations have got going

die Vorbereitungen sind endlich in \Gang gekommen the preparations are finally underway

in \Gang sein (a. fig) to be going a. fig; Motor to be running

5. kein pl (Ablauf) course no pl; (Entwicklung, Handlung) development no pl

er verfolgte den \Gang der Geschäfte he followed the company's development

der \Gang der Dinge the course of events

seinen gewohnten [o alten] \Gang gehen to run its usual course

alles geht wieder seinen gewohnten \Gang everything is proceeding as normal

in [vollem] \Gang sein to be well underway; Feier to be in full swing

6. KOCHK (bei einem Menü) course

7. TECH, AUTO gear; (beim Fahrrad a.) speed

hast du den zweiten \Gang drin? (fam) are you in second gear?

einen \Gang einlegen to engage a gear

vorsichtig den ersten \Gang einlegen! carefully engage first gear!

den \Gang herausnehmen to put the car into neutral, to engage neutral

in den 2. \Gang schalten to change into 2nd gear

8. (Korridor) corridor; (Hausflur) [entrance] hall; (Durch-, Verbindungsgang) passage[way], corridor; (im Flugzeug, Theater, Zug, in der Kirche) aisle, gangway BRIT; (Säulengang) colonnade, passage; (in einem Bergwerk) tunnel, gallery

bitte warten Sie draußen auf dem \Gang please wait outside in the corridor

lass die Schuhe bitte draußen im \Gang stehen please leave your shoes outside in the hall

könnte ich einen Platz am \Gang haben? could I have an aisle seat?

rings um das Atrium führte ein überdachter \Gang there was a covered walkway all around the atrium

9. GEOL (Erzgang) vein

10. ANAT duct; (Gehörgang) meatus spec

11. TECH (eines Gewindes) thread

12. SPORT (in einem Rennen) heat

13.

▶ in die Gänge kommen (fam) to get going

er braucht 6 Tassen Kaffee, um morgens in die Gänge zu kommen he needs 6 cups of coffee to get going in the morning

▶ im \Gange sein to be going on

da ist etwas im \Gange something's up

gegen jdn ist etwas im \Gang[e] moves are being made against sb

gegen sie scheint eine Verschwörung im \Gang[e] zu sein there seems to be a conspiracy against her

▶ einen \Gang zulegen (fam) to get a move on fam

▶ einen \Gang zurückschalten (fam) to shift down a gear fig, to take things a bit easier

Gang²

<-, -s>

[gɛŋ]

f gang

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I
der; Gang[e]s, Gänge

1) (Gehweise) walk; gait

jemanden am Gang erkennen — recognise somebody by the way he/she walks

2) (zu einem Ort)

einen Gang in die Stadt machen — go to town

einen schweren Gang tun od. gehen [müssen] — (fig.) [have to] do a difficult thing

3) (Besorgung) errand

4) o. Pl. (Bewegung) running

etwas in Gang bringen od. setzen/halten — get/keep something going

in Gang sein — be going; (Maschine) be running

in Gang kommen — get going; get off the ground

5) o. Pl. (Verlauf) course

seinen [gewohnten] Gang gehen — go on as usual

im Gang[e] sein — be in progress

6) (Technik) gear

den ersten Gang einlegen — engage first gear

in den ersten Gang [zurück]schalten — change [down] into first gear

einen Gang zulegen — (fig. ugs.) get a move on (coll.)

7) (Flur) (in Zügen, Gebäuden usw.) corridor; (VerbindungsGang) passage[-way]; (im Theater, Kino, Flugzeug) aisle

8) (unterirdisch) tunnel; passage[way]; (im Bergwerk) gallery; (eines Tierbaus) tunnel

9) (Kochk.) course
II
die; Gang, Gangs (Bande) gang

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Gang¹ m; -(e)s, Gänge

1. nur sg; Art und Weise: walk, way sb walks, gait; (Tempo) pace;

gemächlicher/schleppender Gang amble/shuffle;

seinen Gang beschleunigen/verlangsamen quicken/slow one’s pace ( oder step);

er hatte einen unsicheren Gang he wasn’t very steady on his feet, he walked with an unsteady step

2. (Spaziergang) walk; (Besorgung) errand; (Weg) way;

letzter Gang geh fig last journey;

Gang nach Canossa HIST journey to Canossa; geh fig (act of) eating humble pie, act of self-abasement;

auf dem Gang zu on the ( oder one’s) way to;

einen Gang machen go ( oder be) on an errand;

einen Gang machen zu go to;

einen kleinen Gang machen take ( oder go for) a short walk;

Gänge besorgen run errands;

das war ein schwerer Gang that wasn’t easy, that was no easy business ( oder matter);

ihr erster Gang war … the first thing she did was (to) (+inf)

3. nur sg; TECH etc fig (Ggs Stillstand) operation; einer Maschine etc: running, working; (Wirkungsweise) action; fig (Fortschritt) progress; (Verlauf) course (+gen of);

einen leisen Gang haben TECH run quietly;

in Gang bringen oder

setzen TECH start, put into operation; fig get sth going; (Entwicklung etc) set sth in train;

in Gang sein TECH be running; fig be under way;

außer Gang setzen TECH put out of operation;

in Gang halten/kommen keep/get going;

in vollem Gang fig in full swing;

es ist etwas im Gange fig there’s something up ( oder afoot), there’s something (fishy) going on;

es ist etwas im Gange gegen fig there’s a plot being hatched against;

seinen Gang gehen fig take its course;

seinen gewohnten Gang gehen fig go ( oder carry) on as usual

4. (Flur) corridor; hinter Haustür: hallway; Treppenhaus, oberer Stock: landing;

auf dem Gang in the corridor ( oder hallway); oben: on the landing

5. unterirdisch oder in Tierbau: tunnel; Bergwerk: auch gallery; im Freien, mit Bogen: arcade; mit Säulen: colonnade; mit Bäumen etc: walk, alley; (Durchgang) passage(-way); zwischen Sitzreihen: aisle; in Bus, Flugzeug: auch gangway

6. TECH speed; Fahrrad: speed, gear; AUTO gear;

erster Gang first ( oder bottom) gear;

zweiter Gang second gear;

den Gang wechseln change (besonders US shift) gears;

den Gang herausnehmen change (besonders US shift) into neutral;

den zweiten Gang einlegen oder

in den zweiten Gang gehen oder

schalten change (besonders US shift) into second (gear);

durch die Gänge jagen run through the gears;

leg mal einen Gang zu! umg, fig step it up a gear!, US pick up the pace!;

ich muss einen Gang zurückschalten umg, fig (kürzer treten) I need to ease up a bit;

etwas kommt in die Gänge umg, fig (in Schwung, geht los) sth is starting to get going ( oder is really getting under way);

morgens habe ich immer Probleme, in die Gänge zu kommen I always have problems getting going in the morning

7. GASTR course;

Essen mit drei Gängen three-course meal

8. (Durchgang) Arbeit: operation; Fechten etc: bout; Rennen: heat; Sauna: session;

ich habe heute vier Gänge gemacht in der Sauna: I had four sessions today

9. ANAT duct, canal, passage

10. GEOL vein

11. TECH Gewinde: thread; (Röhre) duct

Gang² [ɡɛŋ] f; -, -s; umg gang

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I
der; Gang[e]s, Gänge

1) (Gehweise) walk; gait

jemanden am Gang erkennen — recognise somebody by the way he/she walks

2) (zu einem Ort)

einen Gang in die Stadt machen — go to town

einen schweren Gang tun od. gehen [müssen] — (fig.) [have to] do a difficult thing

3) (Besorgung) errand

4) o. Pl. (Bewegung) running

etwas in Gang bringen od. setzen/halten — get/keep something going

in Gang sein — be going; (Maschine) be running

in Gang kommen — get going; get off the ground

5) o. Pl. (Verlauf) course

seinen [gewohnten] Gang gehen — go on as usual

im Gang[e] sein — be in progress

6) (Technik) gear

den ersten Gang einlegen — engage first gear

in den ersten Gang [zurück]schalten — change [down] into first gear

einen Gang zulegen — (fig. ugs.) get a move on (coll.)

7) (Flur) (in Zügen, Gebäuden usw.) corridor; (VerbindungsGang) passage[-way]; (im Theater, Kino, Flugzeug) aisle

8) (unterirdisch) tunnel; passage[way]; (im Bergwerk) gallery; (eines Tierbaus) tunnel

9) (Kochk.) course
II
die; Gang, Gangs (Bande) gang

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¨-e (anatomisch) m.

duct n. ¨-e (beim Essen) m.

course n. ¨-e m.

action n.

corridor n.

errand n.

gait n.

gangway n.

gear n.

hallway n.

operation n.

passage n.

passageway n.

running n.

speed (gearbox) n.

visit n.

walk n.

walkway n.

way n.

working n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Gang
11 child

bring a child up to be polite

she wants to have the child / baby

have children

that's nothing unusual with children

you have children coming up to you all the time begging for things / money

supervise the children's homework

English-German idiom dictionary > child
12 particular

adj.

1 particular (especial).

tiene su sabor particular it has its own particular taste

en casos particulares puede hacerse una excepción we can make an exception in special cases

en particular in particular

eso no tiene nada de particular that's nothing special o unusual

lo que tiene de particular es… the unusual thing about it is…

2 private (privado).

dar clases particulares to teach private classes

domicilio particular home address

la casa tiene jardín particular the house has its own garden o (British) yard (United States)

f. & m.

1 member of the public (person).

2 individual, citizen, civilian, private citizen.

3 matter, point.

m.

matter (asunto).

sin otro particular, se despide atentamente yours faithfully (en carta) (British), sincerely yours (United States)

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particular

► adjetivo

1 (concreto) particular

2 (privado) private

■ doy clases particulares I give private tuition

■ no pienso hablar de mi vida particular I will not discuss my private life

■ en mi domicilio particular at my home address

3 (privativo) peculiar, particular, special

■ el olor particular del azahar the peculiar smell of orange blossom

4 (extraordinario) noteworthy, extraordinary

■ tiene un carácter muy particular he's very much his own man

► nombre masculino

1 (individuo) private individual

■ compré el coche a un particular I bought the car from a private owner

2 (asunto) matter, subject

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

en particular in particular, particularly

no tener nada de particular (no ser nada especial) to be nothing special 2 (no ser nada extraño) to be completely normal

sin otro particular, le saluda... Yours sincerely,...

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1. adj.
1) particular

2) private

3) special, peculiar
2. noun m.
private individual

- particulares

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1. ADJ

1) (=especial) special

nada de particular — nothing special

el vestido no tiene nada de particular — the dress is nothing special

lo que tiene de particular es que... — what's remarkable about it is that...

2) (=específico)

en este caso particular — in this particular case

tiene un sabor particular — it has a flavour of its own

en particular — in particular

me gustan todas, pero esta en particular — I like all of them, but this one in particular

3) (=privado) [secretario, coche] private

clase particular — private lesson

casa particular — private home

2.

SM (=asunto) matter

no dijo mucho sobre este particular — he didn't say much about this matter

sin otro particular, se despide atentamente... — [en correspondencia] yours faithfully, sincerely yours (EEUU)

3.

SMF (=persona) (private) individual

no comerciamos con particulares — we don't do business with individuals

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I
adjetivo

a) ( privado) <clases/profesor> private; < teléfono> home (before n)

en su domicilio particular — at his home

b) ( específico) <caso/aspecto> particular

rasgos que les son particulares — characteristics (which are) peculiar o unique to them

en particular — in particular, particularly

c) ( especial)

tiene un estilo muy particular — she has a very individual o personal style

es un tipo muy particular — (fam) he's a very peculiar guy

no tiene nada de particular que vaya — there's nothing unusual o strange in her going

la casa no tiene nada de particular — there's nothing special about the house
II
masculino

a) (frml) ( asunto) matter, point

sin otro particular le saluda — sincerely yours (AmE), yours faithfully (BrE)

b) ( persona) (private) individual

de particular — (RPl) out of uniform

* * *
I
adjetivo

a) ( privado) <clases/profesor> private; < teléfono> home (before n)

en su domicilio particular — at his home

b) ( específico) <caso/aspecto> particular

rasgos que les son particulares — characteristics (which are) peculiar o unique to them

en particular — in particular, particularly

c) ( especial)

tiene un estilo muy particular — she has a very individual o personal style

es un tipo muy particular — (fam) he's a very peculiar guy

no tiene nada de particular que vaya — there's nothing unusual o strange in her going

la casa no tiene nada de particular — there's nothing special about the house
II
masculino

a) (frml) ( asunto) matter, point

sin otro particular le saluda — sincerely yours (AmE), yours faithfully (BrE)

b) ( persona) (private) individual

de particular — (RPl) out of uniform

* * *

particular¹

¹ = private individual, private citizen.

Ex: Special pricing policies introduced recently by several international publishers have resulted in libraries having to pay more than private individuals for books.

Ex: Except for civil laws, and the individual right of the private citizen etc., the king is bound to public law, constitutional law and divine law.

particular²

² = specified, particular.

Ex: If access is limited to certain specified times, the term 'off-line' is applied.

Ex: It is possible to identify an item uniquely within a particular institution or agency by a running accession number.

* algo en particular = that certain something.

* casa particular = private home.

* de lo general a lo particular = from the general to the particular.

* de lo particular a lo general = from the particular to the general.

* en particular = in particular.

* no hacer nada de particular = do + nothing in particular.

* particular a = peculiar to.

* particular a un área = localised [localized, -USA].

* ser muy particular = be picky.

* * *

particular¹

adjective

1 (privado) ‹clases/profesor› private; ‹teléfono› home ( before n)

en su domicilio particular at his home

2 (específico) ‹característica/aspecto› particular

en el caso particular de García in García's particular case

la especie presenta ciertos rasgos que le son particulares the species has certain characteristics which are peculiar o unique to it

en particular in particular, particularly

3

(especial, diferente): tiene un estilo muy particular she has a very individual o personal style, she has a style all of her own

es un tipo muy particular ( fam); he's a very peculiar o ( colloq) weird guy

no tiene nada de particular que quiera ir there's nothing unusual o strange in her wanting to go

la casa no tiene nada de particular there's nothing special about the house

particular²

masculine

1 ( frml) (asunto) matter, point

conocemos su opinión sobre este particular we know your opinion on this matter o point

sin otro particular saluda a usted atentamente sincerely yours ( AmE), yours faithfully ( BrE)

2 (persona) (private) individual

viajar como particular to travel on private o personal business

de particular ( AmL); out of uniform

* * *

particular adjetivo
a) ( privado) ‹clases/profesor› private;

‹ teléfono› home ( before n)
b) ( específico) ‹caso/aspecto› particular;

◊ en particular in particular, particularly

c) ( especial) ‹estilo/gusto› individual, personal;

◊ es un tipo muy particular (fam) he's a very peculiar guy;

no tiene nada de particular que vaya there's nothing unusual o strange in her going;
la casa no tiene nada de particular there's nothing special about the house
■ sustantivo masculino
a) (frml) ( asunto) matter, point;

◊ sin otro particular saluda a usted atentamente sincerely yours (AmE), yours faithfully (BrE)

b) ( persona) (private) individual;

◊ viajar como particular to travel on private o personal business

particular
I adjetivo
1 (peculiar, característico) special
2 (concreto, singular) particular
3 (privado) private, personal
4 (raro, extraordinario) peculiar
II sustantivo masculino
1 (persona) private individual
2 (asunto, tema) subject, matter
♦ Locuciones: de particular, special, extraordinary: ¿qué tiene de particular que vengan a visitarme?, what's so special about them coming to visit me?
en particular, in special
' particular' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ceñirse
- chofer
- chófer
- concreta
- concreto
- determinada
- determinado
- frasear
- permitirse
- profesor
- profesora
- alojar
- baño
- bueno
- cada
- clase
- cuál
- domicilio
- escritorio
- especial
- gentilicio
- parte
- peculiar
- puntilloso
- salón
- vestíbulo
English:
coach
- especially
- in
- individual
- lazy
- locker
- particular
- potter
- private
- separate
- special
- tutor
- able
- can
- certain
- detail
- disability
- distinct
- distinctive
- file
- home
- hour
- knowledge
- language
- lodger
- management
- notably
- peculiar
- perk
- personal
- play
- power
- school
- single
- some
- specific
- syllabus
- trade
- trouble
- -wise

* * *

particular

♦ adj

1. [especial] particular;

tiene su sabor particular it has its own particular taste;

en casos particulares puede hacerse una excepción we can make an exception in special cases;

es una persona muy particular she's a very unusual person;

eso no tiene nada de particular that's nothing special o unusual;

lo que tiene de particular es… the unusual thing about it is…;

en particular in particular

2. [privado] private;

se vieron en su domicilio particular they met at his private residence;

dar clases particulares to teach privately;

domicilio particular home address;

la casa tiene jardín particular the house has its own Br garden o US yard

♦ nmf
[persona] member of the public; Am
de particular [de paisano] [policía] in plain clothes;
[soldado] in civilian clothes;
iba vestido de particular [policía] he was in o wearing plain clothes;
[soldado] he was in o wearing civilian clothes
♦ nm
[asunto] matter;
¿cuál es tu opinión sobre el particular? what's your opinion on this (matter)?;

te llamaba sin otro particular que preguntarte por la operación de tu madre I was just calling to ask about your mother's operation;

sin otro particular, se despide atentamente [en carta] Br yours faithfully, US sincerely yours

* * *

particular

I adj

1 clase, propiedad private; asunto personal

2 ( específico) particular;

caso particular particular case;

en particular in particular

3 ( especial) peculiar

II m

1 ( persona) individual

2

:

particulares pl particulars

3

:

sin otro particular se despide atentamente sincerely yours, Br yours faithfully

4

:

sobre el particular on the subject

* * *

particular adj

1) : particular, specific

2) : private, personal

3) : special, unique

particular nm

1) : matter, detail

2) : individual

* * *

particular adj

1. (privado) private

clase particular private class

2. (concreto) particular / specific

en este caso particular in this particular case

3. (característico) particular / characteristic

cada fruta tiene un sabor particular each fruit has its own particular taste

4. (peculiar) individual / personal

los gustos particulares de cada persona each person's individual tastes

5. (original) unusual

Gaudí diseñó edificios muy particulares Gaudí designed very unusual buildings

en particular in particular

Spanish-English dictionary > particular
13 extraordinario

adj.

1 extraordinary, out of the ordinary, extra, remarkable.

2 extraordinary, particular.

* * *

extraordinario

► adjetivo

1 (fuera de lo común) extraordinary, unusual; (sorprendente) surprising; (admirable) outstanding, exceptional

2 (raro) queer, odd

3 (gastos etc) additional, extra; (paga) bonus

4 (revista etc) special

► nombre masculino extraordinario

1 (correo) special delivery

2 (revista etc) special issue

3 (manjar) extra dish

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

horas extraordinarias overtime

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extraordinario

► nombre masculino

1 (correo) special delivery

2 (revista etc) special issue

3 (manjar) extra dish

* * *

(f. - extraordinaria)

adj.

extraordinary, outstanding

* * *

1. ADJ

1) (=especial) extraordinary

no tiene nada de extraordinario — there's nothing extraordinary o special about it

2) (=destacado) outstanding; [edición, número, descuento] special; [cobro] supplementary, extra

por sus servicios extraordinarios — for his outstanding services

3) (=insólito) unusual

2. SM

1) [para una ocasión especial] treat

2) [en menú] special dish, extra dish

3) [de publicación] special issue

* * *

- ria adjetivo

a) < suceso> extraordinary, unusual; <circunstancias/facultades> extraordinary, special

b) < asamblea> extraordinary, special; < edición> special; < contribución> extra, additional

c) <belleza/fuerza/éxito> outstanding, extraordinary

la película no fue nada extraordinario — the movie was nothing special o nothing out of the ordinary

* * *

= extraordinary, formidable, incredible, bumper, non-recurrent, remarkable, bionic.

Ex. Having entered the next state and a highway off the turnpike, he was amazed by the extraordinary flatness of the land, especially in contrast to the hilly terrain he had grown up with back home.

Ex. 'It's up to you to see that things are done,' she defended herself, somewhat nervous and abashed by his formidable stare.

Ex. I could tell you many things about Cutter that you probably would find incredible.

Ex. The period of 1967 and late 1966 brought in a bumper crop of user studies.

Ex. Special grants are defined as grants of a non-recurrent nature to fund (or partly fund) major projects = Las subvenciones especiales se definen como aquellas subvenciones de una naturaleza excepcional para financiar (total o parcialmente) proyectos importantes.

Ex. Two remarkable features of the BM code are its acceptance of corporate authorship, and its use of form headings.

Ex. Police say the bullet hit the underwire of her bionic brassiere and never even pierced her skin.

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* belleza extraordinaria = scenic beauty.

* de tamaño extraordinario = outsize.

* espectáculo extraordinario = spectacular.

* hacer horas extraordinarias = work + overtime.

* horas extraordinarias = overtime.

* nada extraordinario = unremarkable.

* trabajar horas extraordinarias = work + overtime.

* * *

- ria adjetivo

a) < suceso> extraordinary, unusual; <circunstancias/facultades> extraordinary, special

b) < asamblea> extraordinary, special; < edición> special; < contribución> extra, additional

c) <belleza/fuerza/éxito> outstanding, extraordinary

la película no fue nada extraordinario — the movie was nothing special o nothing out of the ordinary

* * *

= extraordinary, formidable, incredible, bumper, non-recurrent, remarkable, bionic.

Ex: Having entered the next state and a highway off the turnpike, he was amazed by the extraordinary flatness of the land, especially in contrast to the hilly terrain he had grown up with back home.

Ex: 'It's up to you to see that things are done,' she defended herself, somewhat nervous and abashed by his formidable stare.

Ex: I could tell you many things about Cutter that you probably would find incredible.

Ex: The period of 1967 and late 1966 brought in a bumper crop of user studies.

Ex: Special grants are defined as grants of a non-recurrent nature to fund (or partly fund) major projects = Las subvenciones especiales se definen como aquellas subvenciones de una naturaleza excepcional para financiar (total o parcialmente) proyectos importantes.

Ex: Two remarkable features of the BM code are its acceptance of corporate authorship, and its use of form headings.

Ex: Police say the bullet hit the underwire of her bionic brassiere and never even pierced her skin.

* belleza extraordinaria = scenic beauty.

* de tamaño extraordinario = outsize.

* espectáculo extraordinario = spectacular.

* hacer horas extraordinarias = work + overtime.

* horas extraordinarias = overtime.

* nada extraordinario = unremarkable.

* trabajar horas extraordinarias = work + overtime.

* * *

extraordinario - ria

adjective

1 ‹suceso› extraordinary, unusual; ‹circunstancias/facultades› extraordinary, special

el que no quiera venir no tiene nada de extraordinario there is nothing unusual about her not wanting to come

2 ‹sesión/asamblea› extraordinary, special; ‹edición› special; ‹contribución/cuota› extra, additional

3 ‹belleza/fuerza/éxito› outstanding, extraordinary

la película no fue nada extraordinario the movie was nothing special o nothing out of the ordinary

* * *

extraordinario
◊ - ria adjetivo ( en general) extraordinary;

‹ edición› special;
‹ contribución› extra, additional;
◊ la película no fue nada extraordinario the movie was nothing special o nothing out of the ordinary

extraordinario,-a adjetivo (anormal) extraordinary
(estupendo) exceptional
edición extraordinaria, special edition
paga extraordinaria, Esp extra month's salary usually paid twice a year

' extraordinario' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bagaje
- canela
- colosal
- extraordinaria
- particular
- única
- único
- aventura
- tremendo
English:
bumper
- extraordinary
- how
- one-off
- remarkable
- special
- spectacular
- out
- startling

* * *

extraordinario, -a

♦ adj

1. [insólito] extraordinary

2. [excelente] extraordinary

3. [especial] [edición, suplemento] special;
[congreso, asamblea, junta] extraordinary;
hacer gastos extraordinarios to have extra expenses

♦ nm

1. Prensa special edition

2. [correo] special delivery

* * *

extraordinario

I adj extraordinary;

horas extraordinarias overtime sg

II m special issue

* * *

extraordinario, - ria adj

excepcional: extraordinary

♦ extraordinariamente adv

* * *

extraordinario adj

1. (fuera de lo normal) extraordinary

un suceso extraordinario an extraordinary event

2. (excelente) exceptional / excellent

tiene una voz extraordinaria she's got an excellent voice

3. (especial) special

un número extraordinario a special issue

Spanish-English dictionary > extraordinario
14 Besondere

peculiar; extraordinary; particular

* * *
Be|sọn|de|re(s) [bə'zɔndərə]
nt decl as adj

1)

das Besondere und das Allgemeine — the particular and the general

2)

etwas/nichts Besonderes — something/nothing special

er möchte etwas Besonderes sein — he thinks he's something special

das ist doch nichts Besonderes — that's nothing special, that's nothing out of the ordinary, what's special about that?

das Besondere daran — the special thing about it

* * *

(more than ordinary: Please take particular care of this letter.) particular

* * *

be·son·de·re(r, s)

[bəˈzɔndərə, -ərɐ, -ərəs]

adj

1. (ungewöhnlich) special, unusual; (eigentümlich) peculiar; (außergewöhnlich) particular

zu meiner \besonderen Freude darf ich Ihnen heute unseren Gast vorstellen I am particularly pleased to introduce our guest to you today

ganz \besondere very special [or unusual]

eine \besondere Ehre a great honour [or AM -or]

ein \besonderer Umstand an unusual [or exceptional] circumstance

von \besonderer Schönheit/Anmut [sein] [to be] of exceptional [or uncommon] beauty/grace

2. (speziell) special, particular

ein \besonderes Interesse an etw dat haben to be keenly [or especially] interested in sth

ein \besonderer Gast/eine \besondere Behandlung a special guest/treatment

von \besonderer Bedeutung of great significance

ohne \besondere Begeisterung without any marked enthusiasm

[einen] \besonderen Wert auf etw akk legen to value sth highly, to attach great importance to sth

3. (zusätzlich, separat, gesondert) special [kind of], separate, particular

* * *

das; adj. Dekl

etwas [ganz] Besonderes — something [really] special

nichts Besonderes — nothing special

das ist doch nichts Besonderes — there's nothing special or unusual about that

* * *

das; adj. Dekl

etwas [ganz] Besonderes — something [really] special

nichts Besonderes — nothing special

das ist doch nichts Besonderes — there's nothing special or unusual about that

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Besondere
15 rare

rare [ʀαʀ]

adjective

   a. ( = peu commun) [objet, mot, édition] rare

• ça n'a rien de rare there's nothing unusual about it

• il n'était pas rare de le rencontrer it was not unusual to meet him

• c'est rare de le voir fatigué you don't often see him tired ; → oiseau ; → perle

   b. ( = peu nombreux) [cas, exemples, visites] rare ; [passants, voitures] few

• les rares voitures qui passaient the few cars that went by

• les rares amis qui lui restent the few friends still left to him

• les rares fois où... on the rare occasions when...

• il est l'un des rares qui... he's one of the few people who...

• à cette heure les clients sont rares at this time of day there are few customers

• à de rares exceptions près with very few exceptions

   c. ( = peu abondant) [nourriture, main d'œuvre] scarce ; [cheveux] thin ; [végétation] sparse

• se faire rare [argent, légumes] to become scarce

• vous vous faites rare we haven't seen much of you recently

   d. ( = exceptionnel) [talent, qualité, sentiment, beauté] rare ; [homme, énergie] exceptional ; [saveur, moment] exquisite

• une attaque d'une rare violence an exceptionally violent attack

• d'une rare beauté exceptionally beautiful

• il est d'une rare stupidité he's utterly stupid

   e. [gaz] rare

* * *
ʀɑʀ
adjectif

1) ( peu commun) [personne, objet, animal, plante] rare; [denrée, main-d'œuvre, produit] scarce; [minerai] rare, scarce

devenir or se faire rare — to be ou become scarce

être l'un des rares qui — to be one of the few (people) who

2) ( peu fréquent) [cas, mot, maladie] rare; [moment] rare; [visites] infrequent; [occasion] rare, unusual; [emploi, utilisation] unusual, uncommon; [voyages, trains] infrequent; [voitures, passants, clients, amis] few

les clients sont rares — there are very few customers

vous vous faites rare ces temps-ci — you are not around much these days

il est rare de faire/qu'il fasse — it is unusual to do/for him to do

cela n'a rien de rare — there's nothing unusual about it

à de rares exceptions près — with few exceptions

3) ( exceptionnel) [qualité, beauté, talent] rare; [maîtrise, intelligence, énergie, courage] exceptional; [bêtise, impudence, inconséquence] singular

combat d'une rare violence — exceptionally violent fight

4) ( clairsemé) [cheveux, barbe, végétation] sparse; [air] thin

* * *
ʀɒʀ adj
1) (= inhabituel) rare

une plante rare — a rare plant

il est rare que — it's rare that, it's unusual that

2) (main-d'œuvre, denrées) scarce

se faire rare — to become scarce, fig, [personne] to make oneself scarce

3) (cheveux, herbe) sparse

* * *

rare adj

1 ( peu commun) [personne, objet, animal, plante] rare; [matière première, denrée, main-d'œuvre, produit] scarce; [minerai] rare, scarce; être l'un des rares qui to be one of the few (people) who;

2 ( peu fréquent) [cas, mot, maladie] rare; [moment] rare; [visites] infrequent; [occasion] rare, unusual; [emploi, utilisation] unusual, uncommon; [voyages, trains] infrequent; [voitures, passants, clients, amis] few; les clients sont rares à cette époque-ci de l'année we have very few customers at this time of year; devenir or se faire rare [argent, produit, denrée] to be ou become scarce; vous vous faites rare ces temps-ci you are not around much these days; il se fait de plus en plus rare dans le village he comes to the village less and less (frequently); quelques rares visiteurs a few occasional visitors; rares étaient ceux qui faisaient there were few who did; il est rare de faire it is unusual to do; il n'est pas rare de faire it isn't uncommon ou unusual to do; il est rare qu'il vienne en train it's unusual for him to come by train; il n'est pas rare qu'il reste pour dîner it's not unusual for him to stay for dinner; cela n'a rien de rare there's nothing unusual about it; à de rares exceptions près with few exceptions;

3 ( exceptionnel) [qualité, beauté, talent] rare; [maîtrise, intelligence, énergie, courage] exceptional; [bêtise, impudence, inconséquence] singular; combat d'une rare violence exceptionally violent fight ou fighting; être d'une bêtise rare or d'une rare bêtise to be singularly ou exceptionally stupid; être d'une intelligence rare to be exceptionally intelligent; il est l'exemple rare de he is a rare example of;

4 ( clairsemé) [cheveux, barbe, végétation] sparse; [air] thin.

[rar] adjectif

1. [difficile à trouver] rare, uncommon

ce qui est rare est cher anything that is in short supply is expensive

un musicien d'un rare talent an exceptionally talented musician

plantes/timbres rares rare plants/stamps

2. [peu fréquent] rare

on le voyait chez nous à de rares intervalles once in a (very long) while, he'd turn up at our house

tes visites sont trop rares you don't visit us nearly often enough

il est rare qu'elle veuille bien venir avec moi she rarely ou seldom agrees to come with me

il n'est pas rare de le voir ici it's not uncommon ou unusual to see him here

tu te fais rare ces derniers temps (familier) you've become quite a stranger lately, where have you been hiding lately?

c'est un mot rare that's a rare word

3. [peu nombreux] few

les rares électeurs qui ont voté pour lui the few who voted for him

rares sont ceux qui l'apprécient not many people like him

à de rares exceptions près with only ou apart from a few exceptions

elle est une des rares personnes que je connaisse à aimer le jazz she's one of the very few people I know who enjoys jazz

les visiteurs se font rares there are fewer and fewer visitors

[peu abondant] scarce

la nourriture était rare pendant la guerre food was scarce during the war

4. [clairsemé] thin, sparse

il a le cheveu rare his hair is thinning

5. PHYSIQUE [raréfié] rare

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > rare
16 Д-194

В ДИКОВИНКУ (В ДИКОВИНУ) coll PrepP these forms only subj-compl with copula)
1. - (кому) ( subj: abstr, concr, human, or infin) a person (thing etc) is unusual, surprising to s.o.: X Y-y в диковинку = Y has never seen anything like X before
thing X surprises Y Y is surprised at thing X
Neg X Y-y не в диковинку - thing X is nothing new (unusual) to Y
there is nothing surprising (unusual) about X thing X is not unusual with Y thing X comes as no surprise (to Y) thing X is by no means uncommon (in limited contexts) X is (such things etc are) not unknown thing X won't take Y by surprise.
...Этот парень ей (Рахили) в диковинку. Не только потому, что он из Швейцарии, она об этой Швейцарии понятия не имела, просто она никогда не видела, чтобы еврейский парень был голубоглазый блондин... (Рыбаков 1). She (Rachel) had never seen anything like this boy before It wasn't only that he came from Switzerland, which didn't mean anything to her, anyway, but she had never seen a Jewish boy with fair hair and blue eyes... (1a).

(Грекова:) Вы так привыкли к разного рода резкостям, что мои слова едва ли будут вам в диковинку... (Чехов 1). (G:) You're so used to all kinds of rudeness, I doubt if what I say will surprise you at all (1b).

Матросы всюду матросы... Хороший шторм им не в диковину (Эренбург 2). A sailor is always а sailor....A good storm is nothing new to him (2a).

Что Ноздрев лгун отъявленный, это было известно всем, и вовсе не было в диковинку слышать от него решительную бессмыслицу... (Гоголь 3). That Nozdrev was an archliar was a fact known to all, and there was nothing surprising in hearing him tell the wildest fabrications... (3c). That Nozdryov was an inveterate liar was a fact they all knew and it was nothing unusual to hear him talk the most absurd nonsense... (3a).

.В первую минуту гнева (Троекуров) хотел было со всеми своими дворовыми учинить нападение на Кистенёвку... Таковые подвиги были ему не в диковину (Пушкин 1)...In the first moment of anger (Troekurov) wanted to gather all his men and fall upon Kistenevka....Such exploits were not unusual with him (1a).

...На базаре откуда-то появился в продаже спирт, и уже не в диковинку было видеть в те дни пьяных... офицеров (Шолохов 3)....Illicitly distilled spirits appeared on sale at the markets and it was by no means an uncommon sight to see drunken officers...in the streets (3a).

Случались кое-где ограбления, изнасилования, но во время войны в любых войсках такое не в диковинку... (Копелев 1). There were a few robberies and rapes, but in wartime in any army such incidents are not unknown (1a).

2. ( subj: any common noun, often animal) a person (thing etc) is an uncommon phenomenon

rare thing
rarity oddity.

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Д-194
17 в диковинку

• В ДИКОВИНКУ ( в ДИКОВИНУ) coll

[PrepP; these forms only; subj-compl with copula]

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1. в диковинку (кому) [subj: abstr, concr, human, or infin]

⇒ a person (thing etc) is unusual, surprising to s.o.:

- X Y-у в диковинку≈ Y has never seen anything like X before;

- thing X surprises Y;

- Y is surprised at thing X;

|| Aleg X Y-y не в диковинку≈ thing X is nothing new (unusual) to Y;

- there is nothing surprising (unusual) about X;

- thing X is not unusual with Y;

- thing X comes as no surprise (to Y);

- thing X is by no means uncommon;

- [in limited contexts] X is (such things etc are) not unknown;

- thing X won't take Y by surprise.

     ♦...Этот парень ей [Рахили] в диковинку. Не только потому, что он из Швейцарии, она об этой Швейцарии понятия не имела, просто она никогда не видела, чтобы еврейский парень был голубоглазый блондин... (Рыбаков 1). She [Rachel] had never seen anything like this boy before It wasn't only that he came from Switzerland, which didn't mean anything to her, anyway, but she had never seen a Jewish boy with fair hair and blue eyes... (1a).

     ♦ [Грекова:] Вы так привыкли к разного рода резкостям, что мои слова едва ли будут вам в диковинку... (Чехов 1). [G:] You're so used to all kinds of rudeness, I doubt if what I say will surprise you at all (1b).

     ♦ Матросы всюду матросы... Хороший шторм им не в диковину Оренбург 2). A sailor is always a sailor....A good storm is nothing new to him (2a).

     ♦ Что Ноздрев лгун отъявленный, это было известно всем, и вовсе не было в диковинку слышать от него решительную бессмыслицу... (Гоголь 3). That Nozdrev was an archliar was a fact known to all, and there was nothing surprising in hearing him tell the wildest fabrications... (3c). That Nozdryov was an inveterate liar was a fact they all knew and it was nothing unusual to hear him talk the most absurd nonsense... (3a).

     ♦...В первую минуту гнева [Троекуров] хотел было со всеми своими дворовыми учинить нападение на Кистенёвку... Таковые подвиги были ему не в диковину (Пушкин 1)...In the first moment of anger [Troekurov] wanted to gather all his men and fall upon Kistenevka....Such exploits were not unusual with him (1a).

     ♦...На базаре откуда-то появился в продаже спирт, и уже не в диковинку было видеть в те дни пьяных... офицеров (Шолохов 3)....Illicitly distilled spirits appeared on sale at the markets and it was by no means an uncommon sight to see drunken officers...in the streets (За).

     ♦ Случались кое-где ограбления, изнасилования, но во время войны в любых войсках такое не в диковинку... (Копелев 1). There were a few robberies and rapes, but in wartime in any army such incidents are not unknown (1a).

2. [subj: any common noun, often animal]

⇒ a person (thing etc) is an uncommon phenomenon:

- rare thing;

- rarity;

- oddity.

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > в диковинку
18 в диковину

• В ДИКОВИНКУ( в ДИКОВИНУ) coll

[PrepP; these forms only; subj-compl with copula]

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1. в диковину (кому) [subj: abstr, concr, human, or infin]

⇒ a person (thing etc) is unusual, surprising to s.o.:

- X Y-у в диковинку≈ Y has never seen anything like X before;

- thing X surprises Y;

- Y is surprised at thing X;

|| Aleg X Y-y не в диковинку≈ thing X is nothing new (unusual) to Y;

- there is nothing surprising (unusual) about X;

- thing X is not unusual with Y;

- thing X comes as no surprise (to Y);

- thing X is by no means uncommon;

- [in limited contexts] X is (such things etc are) not unknown;

- thing X won't take Y by surprise.

     ♦...Этот парень ей [Рахили] в диковинку. Не только потому, что он из Швейцарии, она об этой Швейцарии понятия не имела, просто она никогда не видела, чтобы еврейский парень был голубоглазый блондин... (Рыбаков 1). She [Rachel] had never seen anything like this boy before It wasn't only that he came from Switzerland, which didn't mean anything to her, anyway, but she had never seen a Jewish boy with fair hair and blue eyes... (1a).

     ♦ [Грекова:] Вы так привыкли к разного рода резкостям, что мои слова едва ли будут вам в диковинку... (Чехов 1). [G:] You're so used to all kinds of rudeness, I doubt if what I say will surprise you at all (1b).

     ♦ Матросы всюду матросы... Хороший шторм им не в диковину Оренбург 2). A sailor is always a sailor....A good storm is nothing new to him (2a).

     ♦ Что Ноздрев лгун отъявленный, это было известно всем, и вовсе не было в диковинку слышать от него решительную бессмыслицу... (Гоголь 3). That Nozdrev was an archliar was a fact known to all, and there was nothing surprising in hearing him tell the wildest fabrications... (3c). That Nozdryov was an inveterate liar was a fact they all knew and it was nothing unusual to hear him talk the most absurd nonsense... (3a).

     ♦...В первую минуту гнева [Троекуров] хотел было со всеми своими дворовыми учинить нападение на Кистенёвку... Таковые подвиги были ему не в диковину (Пушкин 1)...In the first moment of anger [Troekurov] wanted to gather all his men and fall upon Kistenevka....Such exploits were not unusual with him (1a).

     ♦...На базаре откуда-то появился в продаже спирт, и уже не в диковинку было видеть в те дни пьяных... офицеров (Шолохов 3)....Illicitly distilled spirits appeared on sale at the markets and it was by no means an uncommon sight to see drunken officers...in the streets (За).

     ♦ Случались кое-где ограбления, изнасилования, но во время войны в любых войсках такое не в диковинку... (Копелев 1). There were a few robberies and rapes, but in wartime in any army such incidents are not unknown (1a).

2. [subj: any common noun, often animal]

⇒ a person (thing etc) is an uncommon phenomenon:

- rare thing;

- rarity;

- oddity.

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > в диковину
19 besonder...

Adj.

1. special; (bestimmt) particular, specific; betont: auch special; dazu brauchst du eine besondere Ausbildung you need special training for that; besondere Merkmale special features; besondere Kennzeichen im Pass: distinguishing marks; zur besonderen Verwendung for use in special cases; ein besonderer Fall a special case; in diesem besonderen Fall in this particular case; gibt es einen besonderen Grund? is there any particular reason?; suchst du einen besonderen Stil? are you looking for a particular style?

2. (außergewöhnlich) very special, exceptional; heute ist ein ( ganz) besonderer Tag today is a (very) special day; es ist mir eine besondere Freude zu (+ Inf.) it gives me great pleasure to (+Inf.) keine besonderen Vorkommnisse no unusual incidents, nothing unusual; ein Ort von besonderer Schönheit / historischer Bedeutung a place of exceptional beauty / historical importance; etw. mit besonderer Sorgfalt tun do s.th. with particular care ( oder particularly carefully)

3. (getrennt, extra) separate; ein besonderes Zimmer a seperate room

4. etwas Besonderes something special; (etwas Spezifisches) something particular, a particular one; nichts Besonderes nothing unusual; auch pej. nothing special, no great shakes umg.; (nichts Spezifisches) nothing in particular; im Besonderen in particular, above all; im Besonderen möchten wir darauf hinweisen, dass... specifically, we would like to point out that...; das Besondere daran ist... what is so special about it is...; du hältst dich wohl für etwas Besonderes? I suppose you think you’re somebody special?; das ist doch nichts Besonderes it’s nothing special ( oder nothing to write home about umg.)

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Adjektiv; nicht präd. special; (größer als gewohnt) particular <pleasure, enthusiasm, effort, etc.>; (hervorragend) exceptional <quality, beauty, etc.>

im besonder...en — in particular

ein besonder...es Ereignis — an unusual or a special event

keine besonder...en Vorkommnisse wurden gemeldet — no incidents of any particular note were reported

besonder...e Merkmale — (im Pass usw.) distinguishing marks

keine besonder...e Leistung — no great achievement

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Adjektiv; nicht präd. special; (größer als gewohnt) particular <pleasure, enthusiasm, effort, etc.>; (hervorragend) exceptional <quality, beauty, etc.>

im besonder...en — in particular

ein besonder...es Ereignis — an unusual or a special event

keine besonder...en Vorkommnisse wurden gemeldet — no incidents of any particular note were reported

besonder...e Merkmale — (im Pass usw.) distinguishing marks

keine besonder...e Leistung — no great achievement

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > besonder...
20 extraño

adj.

strange, far-out, queer, odd.

f. & m.

stranger, foreigner, outsider.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: extrañar.

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extraño

► adjetivo

1 (no conocido) alien, foreign

■ cuerpo extraño foreign body

2 (particular) strange, peculiar, odd, funny

■ vimos una cosa extraña anoche we saw something strange last night

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 stranger

■ es un extraño en su familia he's a stranger to his family

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

no es extraño que... it is not surprising that...

ser extraño,-a a algo to have nothing to do with something

* * *
1. (f. - extraña)
noun

stranger
2. (f. - extraña)
adj.

1) strange, odd

2) alien, foreign

* * *
extraño, -a
1. ADJ

1) (=raro) strange

es muy extraño — it's very odd o strange

¡qué extraño! — how odd o strange!

parece extraño que... — it seems odd o strange that...

2) (=ajeno)

un cuerpo extraño — a foreign body

murió en tierra extraña — he died on foreign soil

estas son costumbres extrañas a este país — these are customs which are foreign o alien to this country

este estilo no es extraño a los lectores de su poesía — this style is not unknown to readers of his poetry

2. SM / F

1) (=desconocido) stranger

no quiero que hables con extraños — I don't want you talking to strangers

2) (=extranjero) foreigner

3.

SM

hacer un extraño: el balón hizo un extraño — the ball took a bad bounce

el caballo hizo un extraño — the horse shied

* * *
I
- ña adjetivo

a) ( raro) strange, odd

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

últimamente está muy extraño — he's been a bit strange lately

eso no tiene nada de extraño — there's nothing unusual about that

b) ( desconocido)

no me siento bien entre gente extraña — I feel uncomfortable with people I don't know o strangers
II
- ña masculino, femenino ( desconocido) stranger

* * *

= bizarre, extraneous, queer, strange, eccentric, odd, alien, outlander, weird [weirder -comp., weirdest -sup.], awry, funny [funnier -comp., funniest -sup.], outlandish, freaky [freakier -comp., freakiest -sup.], uncanny, outsider, kinky [kinkier -comp., kinkiest -sup.], 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. If the catalog is to fulfill any of the requirements just enumerated, then it must be capable of responding to a user's query in a manner which does not result in extraneous citations.

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. The style of recording instructions for references differs from that in Sears', and can at first seem strange, but instructions are clear.

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. Libraries in developing countries may represent part of an alien cultural package, an importation ill suited to the country's needs, even working at cross purposes to the people's interests.

Ex. 'Small, near-sighted, dreaming, bruised, an outlander in the city of his birth,' thirteen-year-old Aremis Slake fled one day to the only refuge he knew, the New York subway system.

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. The library director does not want to take the chance that by allowing the trustees to get active he might lose partial control of the library operation to an 'outsider'.

Ex. However, those desiring something off-the-wall, borderline kinky, and just plain mad might appreciate the novel.

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.

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* aunque parezca extraño = strangely enough, oddly enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange.

* cita con un extraño = blind date.

* cuerpo extraño = foreign body.

* de forma extraña = oddly, funnily.

* de manera extraña = oddly, funnily.

* de una manera extraña = strangely.

* de un modo extraño = freakishly.

* extraño (a) = foreign (to).

* país extraño = foreign country.

* por muy extraño que parezca = oddly enough, strangely enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, funnily enough, funnily.

* resultar extraño = be unfamiliar with.

* ser extraño para = be alien to.

* ser mirado de forma extraña = get + some funny looks.

* ser un extraño = not know + Pronombre + from Adam.

* * *
I
- ña adjetivo

a) ( raro) strange, odd

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

últimamente está muy extraño — he's been a bit strange lately

eso no tiene nada de extraño — there's nothing unusual about that

b) ( desconocido)

no me siento bien entre gente extraña — I feel uncomfortable with people I don't know o strangers
II
- ña masculino, femenino ( desconocido) stranger

* * *

= bizarre, extraneous, queer, strange, eccentric, odd, alien, outlander, weird [weirder -comp., weirdest -sup.], awry, funny [funnier -comp., funniest -sup.], outlandish, freaky [freakier -comp., freakiest -sup.], uncanny, outsider, kinky [kinkier -comp., kinkiest -sup.], 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: If the catalog is to fulfill any of the requirements just enumerated, then it must be capable of responding to a user's query in a manner which does not result in extraneous citations.

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: The style of recording instructions for references differs from that in Sears', and can at first seem strange, but instructions are clear.

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: Libraries in developing countries may represent part of an alien cultural package, an importation ill suited to the country's needs, even working at cross purposes to the people's interests.

Ex: 'Small, near-sighted, dreaming, bruised, an outlander in the city of his birth,' thirteen-year-old Aremis Slake fled one day to the only refuge he knew, the New York subway system.

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: The library director does not want to take the chance that by allowing the trustees to get active he might lose partial control of the library operation to an 'outsider'.

Ex: However, those desiring something off-the-wall, borderline kinky, and just plain mad might appreciate the novel.

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 extraño = strangely enough, oddly enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange.

* cita con un extraño = blind date.

* cuerpo extraño = foreign body.

* de forma extraña = oddly, funnily.

* de manera extraña = oddly, funnily.

* de una manera extraña = strangely.

* de un modo extraño = freakishly.

* extraño (a) = foreign (to).

* país extraño = foreign country.

* por muy extraño que parezca = oddly enough, strangely enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, funnily enough, funnily.

* resultar extraño = be unfamiliar with.

* ser extraño para = be alien to.

* ser mirado de forma extraña = get + some funny looks.

* ser un extraño = not know + Pronombre + from Adam.

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extraño¹ -ña

adjective

1 (raro) strange, odd

es extraño que no haya llamado it's strange o odd that she hasn't called

es una pareja extraña they're a strange o an odd couple

últimamente está muy extraño he's been very strange lately, he's been acting very strange o strangely lately

2

(desconocido): los asuntos de familia no se discuten delante de personas extrañas you shouldn't discuss family matters in front of strangers o outsiders

no me siento bien ante tanta gente extraña I feel uncomfortable with so many people I don't know o so many strangers

extraño² -ña

masculine, feminine

1 (desconocido) stranger

2

extraño masculine (movimiento): el caballo hizo un extraño the horse shied

el coche me hizo un extraño en la curva the car did something strange on the bend

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Del verbo extrañar: ( conjugate extrañar)

extraño es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

extrañó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
extrañar
extraño
extrañar ( conjugate extrañar) verbo transitivo (esp AmL) ‹amigo/país› to miss
verbo intransitivo
1 ( sorprender) (+ me/te/le etc) to surprise;
◊ me extraña que no lo sepas I'm surprised you didn't know that;

ya me extrañaba a mí que … I thought it was strange that …
2 (RPl) ( tener nostalgia) to be homesick
extrañarse verbo pronominal extrañose de algo to be surprised at sth
extraño
◊ -ña adjetivo ( raro) strange, odd;

eso no tiene nada de extraño there's nothing unusual about that
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino ( desconocido) stranger
extrañar verbo transitivo
1 (asombrar) to surprise: no es de extrañar, it's hardly surprising
2 (echar de menos) to miss
3 (notar extraño) extraño mucho la cama, I find this bed strange o (echar de menos) I miss my own bed
extraño,-a
I adjetivo strange
Med foreign: tiene un cuerpo extraño en el ojo, she has a foreign object in her eye
II sustantivo masculino y femenino stranger: de repente entró un extraño, a stranger suddenly came in

' extraño' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ajena
- ajeno
- curiosa
- curioso
- extraña
- extrañar
- imprimir
- más
- modo
- proceder
- rondar
- ruido
- tan
- corriente
- notar
- raro
English:
bizarre
- curious
- extraordinary
- funnily
- odd
- odd-sounding
- peculiar
- phenomenon
- puzzling
- queer
- singular
- strange
- uncanny
- weird
- agree
- alien
- as
- foreign
- greet
- home
- incongruous
- quaint

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extraño, -a

♦ adj

1. [raro] strange, odd;

es extraño que no hayan llegado ya it's strange o odd they haven't arrived yet;

¡qué extraño! how strange o odd!;

me resulta extraño oírte hablar así I find it strange o odd to hear you talk like that

2. [ajeno] detached, uninvolved

3. Med foreign

♦ nm,f

stranger;

no hables con extraños don't talk to strangers

♦ nm
[movimiento brusco]
el vehículo hizo un extraño the vehicle went out of control for a second

* * *

extraño

I adj strange, odd

II m, extraña f stranger

* * *

extraño, -ña adj

1) raro: strange, odd

2) extranjero: foreign

extraño, -ña n

desconocido: stranger

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extraño¹ adj strange

un ruido extraño a strange noise

extraño² n stranger

Spanish-English dictionary > extraño

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