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1 freak
fri:k1) (an unusual or abnormal event, person or thing: A storm as bad as that one is a freak of nature; (also adjective) a freak result.) fenómeno2) (a person who is wildly enthusiastic about something: a film-freak.) fanático•tr[friːk]1 (monster) monstruo; (strange person) bicho raro2 (strange event) anomalía4 (eccentric) estrafalario,-a1 (unusual) insólito,-a, extraño,-a, anormal; (unexpected) inesperado,-a, imprevisto,-afreak ['fri:k] n1) oddity: ejemplar m anormal, fenómeno m, rareza f2) enthusiast: entusiasta mfadj.• raro e inesperado adj.n.• fenómeno s.m.• monstruo s.m.• rareza s.f.
I friːk1)a) ( abnormal specimen) fenómeno m, ejemplar m anormal; ( monster) monstruo mb) ( unnatural event) fenómeno m, hecho m insólitoc) ( peculiar person) (colloq) bicho m raro (fam)2) ( fanatic) (colloq)jazz freak — fanático, -ca m,f del jazz (fam)
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intransitive verb (sl & dated)Phrasal Verbs:[friːk]1. N1) (=person) monstruo m, fenómeno m ; (=plant, animal) monstruo m ; (=event) anomalía f2) * (=enthusiast) fanático(-a) m / f, adicto(-a) m / fhealth freak — maniático(-a) m / f en cuestión de salud
Jesus 2.peace freak — fanático(-a) m / f de la paz
2.ADJ (=abnormal) [storm, conditions] anómalo, anormal; [victory] inesperado3.VI** = freak out4.VT** = freak out5.CPDfreak show N — (at circus etc) espectáculo m de fenómenos de feria; (fig) espectáculo m de bichos raros *
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I [friːk]1)a) ( abnormal specimen) fenómeno m, ejemplar m anormal; ( monster) monstruo mb) ( unnatural event) fenómeno m, hecho m insólitoc) ( peculiar person) (colloq) bicho m raro (fam)2) ( fanatic) (colloq)jazz freak — fanático, -ca m,f del jazz (fam)
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2 occurrence
noun a strange occurrence.) sucesotr[ə'kʌrəns]1 (event, incident) sucesooccurrence [ə'kərənts] n: acontecimiento m, suceso m, ocurrencia fn.• acaecimiento s.m.• acontecimiento s.m.• andanza s.f.• aparición s.f.• caso s.m.• incidencia s.f.• lance s.m.• ocurrencia s.f.• suceso s.m.ə'kɜːrəns, ə'kʌrənsa) c (event, instance)it is a frequent/rare occurrence — es/no es algo frecuente, ocurre/no ocurre con frecuencia
b) u ( incidence) incidencia f[ǝ'kʌrǝns]N1) (=happening) suceso m, hecho mit's an everyday occurrence — es cosa de todos los días, es un hecho cotidiano
2) (=existence) existencia fits occurrence here is unexpected — el hecho de que se dé or de que exista aquí es algo insólito
* * *[ə'kɜːrəns, ə'kʌrəns]a) c (event, instance)it is a frequent/rare occurrence — es/no es algo frecuente, ocurre/no ocurre con frecuencia
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3 strange
strein‹1) (not known, seen etc before; unfamiliar or foreign: What would you do if you found a strange man in your house?; Whenever you're in a strange country, you should take the opportunity of learning the language.) extraño2) (unusual, odd or queer: She had a strange look on her face; a strange noise.) extraño•- strangeness
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- strange to say/tell/relate
- strangely enough
strange adj1. extraño / raro2. desconocidotr[streɪnʤ]1 (odd, bizarre) extraño,-a, raro,-a■ how strange! ¡qué raro!■ what strange clothes he's wearing! ¡qué ropa más rara lleva!2 (unknown) desconocido,-a; (unfamiliar) nuevo,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLstrange to say aunque parezca mentira1) queer, unusual: extraño, raro2) unfamiliar: desconocido, nuevoadj.• ajeno, -a adj.• desconocido, -a adj.• esquivo, -a adj.• extraño, -a adj.• forastero, -a adj.• foráneo, -a adj.• no acostumbrado adj.• nuevo, -a adj.• peregrino, -a adj.• raro, -a adj.streɪndʒadjective stranger, strangest1) ( odd) raro, extrañoyou're/she's a strange one — (colloq) mira que eres raro/es rara (fam)
I feel strange wearing a suit — me siento raro or incómodo con traje
it is strange (THAT) — es raro que (+ subj)
2)a) (unfamiliar, unaccustomed) <faces/handwriting> desconocidoto taste/smell strange — saber*/oler* raro
b) ( alien) (liter)[streɪndʒ]ADJ (compar stranger) (superl strangest)1) (=odd) [person, event, behaviour, feeling] extraño, raro; [experience, place, noise] extraño; [coincidence, story] extraño, curiosoit is strange that... — es extraño or raro que + subjun
it's strange that he should come today of all days — es extraño or raro que venga precisamente hoy
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there's something strange about him — hay algo extraño or raro en élwhat's so strange about that? — ¿qué tiene eso de extraño or raro?
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I felt rather strange at first — al principio me sentía bastante raro•
I find her attitude rather strange — encuentro su actitud un tanto extraña or raraI find it strange that we never heard anything about this — me parece raro or me extraña que nunca hayamos oído hablar de esto
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how strange! — ¡qué raro!, ¡qué extraño!•
strange as it may seem, strange to say — por extraño que parezca, aunque parezca mentira•
the strange thing is that he didn't even know us — lo extraño or lo curioso es que ni nos conocíabedfellow, truth•
the family would think it strange if we didn't go — la familia se extrañaría si no fuésemos2) (=unknown, unfamiliar) [person, house, car, country] desconocido; [language] desconocido, extranjero•
I was strange to this part of town — esta parte de la ciudad me era desconocidaSTRANGE, RAREthis man I loved was suddenly strange to me — este hombre al que amaba era de pronto un desconocido para mí or un extraño
Position of "raro"
You should generally put r aro after the noun when you mean strange or odd and before the noun when you mean rare:
He has a strange name Tiene un nombre raro
... a rare congenital syndrome...... un raro síndrome congénito... For further uses and examples, see main entry* * *[streɪndʒ]adjective stranger, strangest1) ( odd) raro, extrañoyou're/she's a strange one — (colloq) mira que eres raro/es rara (fam)
I feel strange wearing a suit — me siento raro or incómodo con traje
it is strange (THAT) — es raro que (+ subj)
2)a) (unfamiliar, unaccustomed) <faces/handwriting> desconocidoto taste/smell strange — saber*/oler* raro
b) ( alien) (liter) -
4 remarkable
adjective (unusual; worth mentioning; extraordinary: What a remarkable coincidence!; He really is a remarkable man; It is quite remarkable how alike the two children are.) notable; curiosoremarkable adj extraordinario / notabletr[rɪ'mɑːkəbəl]1 (exceptional) extraordinario,-a, excepcional2 (odd) extraño,-a; (surprising) sorprendente, curioso,-aremarkable [ri'mɑrkəbəl] adj: extraordinario, notable♦ remarkably [-bli] advadj.• digno de mención adj.• extraordinario, -a adj.• granado, -a adj.• marcado, -a adj.• notable adj.• raro, -a adj.rɪ'mɑːrkəbəl, rɪ'mɑːkəbəladjective <ability/event/likeness> notable; < achievement> sorprendente; < coincidence> extraordinario; < person> excepcionalto be remarkable FOR something — destacar(se)* por algo
[rɪ'mɑːkǝbl]ADJ [person, success, ability, performance] extraordinario; [achievement, recovery, progress] notable, extraordinario; [results] excelente, extraordinario; [story] singular•
what's remarkable about that? — no sé qué tiene eso de extraordinario•
remarkable for sth — notable por algo•
it's remarkable how quickly children grow up — es extraordinario lo rápido que crecen los niños•
it was remarkable to see how quickly she recovered — fue sorprendente or extraordinario lo pronto que se recuperó•
what's remarkable to me is that so many people came — lo que me parece sorprendente es que viniera tanta gente* * *[rɪ'mɑːrkəbəl, rɪ'mɑːkəbəl]adjective <ability/event/likeness> notable; < achievement> sorprendente; < coincidence> extraordinario; < person> excepcionalto be remarkable FOR something — destacar(se)* por algo
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5 particular
pə'tikjulə1) (of a single definite person, thing etc thought of separately from all others: this particular man/problem.) particular, especial2) (more than ordinary: Please take particular care of this letter.) especial, particular3) (difficult to please: He is very particular about his food.) especial, exigente•- particulars
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particular adj1. particular / concreto2. especial
particular adjetivo ‹ teléfono› home ( before n) 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◊ 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 - - wisetr[pə'tɪkjʊləSMALLr/SMALL]1 (special) particular, especial■ for no particular reason por nada en especial, por nada en particular2 (specific) concreto, particular3 (fussy) exigente, especial1 (of event, thing) detalles nombre masculino plural, pormenores nombre masculino plural; (of person) datos nombre masculino plural personales\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLin particular en particularparticular [pɑr'tɪkjələr] adj1) specific: particular, en particularthis particular person: esta persona en particular2) special: particular, especialwith particular emphasis: con un énfasis especial3) fussy: exigente, maniáticoto be very particular: ser muy especialI'm not particular: me da igual1) detail: detalle m, sentido m2)in particular : en particular, en especialadj.• detallado, -a adj.• escrupuloso, -a adj.• especial adj.• exigente adj.• particular adj.n.• detalle s.m.• particularidad s.f.• pormenor s.m.
I pər'tɪkjələr, pə'tɪkjʊlə(r)1) (specific, precise)in this particular instance — en este caso concreto or particular
this particular specimen — este ejemplar en concreto or en particular
is there any particular style you'd prefer? — ¿tiene preferencia por algún estilo determinado or en particular?
why did you do it? - no particular reason — ¿por qué lo hiciste? - por nada en especial or en particular
2) ( special) <interest/concern> especial3) ( fastidious) (pred)to be particular (ABOUT something): she's very particular about what she eats es muy especial or (pey) maniática con la comida, no se come cualquier cosa; you can't afford to be too particular — no puedes ponerte a exigir demasiado
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1) ( detail) (frml) (usu pl) detalle min every particular o in all particulars — en todo sentido
just fill in your particulars on this form — (BrE) rellene este formulario con sus datos
2)a) ( specific points)b)[pǝ'tɪkjʊlǝ(r)]in particular — en particular, en especial
1. ADJ1) (=special) especialthe flowers had been chosen with particular care — se habían escogido las flores con especial cuidado
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is there anything particular you want? — ¿quieres algo en particular or en concreto?•
to pay particular attention to sth — prestar especial atención a algo•
nothing particular happened — no pasó nada en especial2) (=specific)is there any particular food you don't like? — ¿hay algún alimento en particular or en especial or en concreto que no te guste?
for no particular reason — por ninguna razón especial or en particular or en concreto
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to be particular about sth, he's very particular about his food — es muy exigente con or especial para la comidathey weren't too particular about where the money came from — no les importaba or preocupaba mucho de dónde viniera el dinero
4) (=insistent)he was most particular that I shouldn't go to any trouble — insistió mucho en que no me tomara ninguna molestia
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her account was accurate in every particular — su versión fue exacta en todos los detalles•
please give full particulars — se ruega hacer constar todos los detalles•
for further particulars apply to... — para más información escriba a...•
the nurse took her particulars — la enfermera le tomó sus datos personales2)in particular: I remember one incident in particular — recuerdo un incidente en particular or en concreto
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are you looking for anything in particular? — ¿busca usted algo en particular or en concreto?•
"are you doing anything tonight?" - " nothing in particular" — -¿vas a hacer algo esta noche? -nada en particular or en especial3)the particular — lo particular; see general 2., 2)
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I [pər'tɪkjələr, pə'tɪkjʊlə(r)]1) (specific, precise)in this particular instance — en este caso concreto or particular
this particular specimen — este ejemplar en concreto or en particular
is there any particular style you'd prefer? — ¿tiene preferencia por algún estilo determinado or en particular?
why did you do it? - no particular reason — ¿por qué lo hiciste? - por nada en especial or en particular
2) ( special) <interest/concern> especial3) ( fastidious) (pred)to be particular (ABOUT something): she's very particular about what she eats es muy especial or (pey) maniática con la comida, no se come cualquier cosa; you can't afford to be too particular — no puedes ponerte a exigir demasiado
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1) ( detail) (frml) (usu pl) detalle min every particular o in all particulars — en todo sentido
just fill in your particulars on this form — (BrE) rellene este formulario con sus datos
2)a) ( specific points)b)in particular — en particular, en especial
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6 unlikely
(not likely or probable: an unlikely explanation for his absence; She's unlikely to arrive before 7.00 p.m.; It is unlikely that she will come.) improbableunlikely adj poco probable / improbabletr[ʌn'laɪklɪ]1 (improbable) improbable, poco probable; (unexpected, unusual) inverosímil1) improbable: improbable, poco probable2) unpromising: poco prometedoradj.• improbable adj.• inverosímil adj.• remoto, -a adj.'ʌn'laɪkliadjective -lier, liesta) ( improbable) <outcome/victory> improbable, poco probablethat is highly o most unlikely — eso es muy poco probable
b) ( far-fetched) <story/explanation> inverosímil, increíblec) (odd, unexpected) insólitoan unlikely couple — una extraña pareja, una pareja dispareja (AmL)
[ʌn'laɪklɪ]ADJ (compar unlikelier) (superl unlikeliest)1) (=improbable) poco probable, improbableit is unlikely that he will come, he is unlikely to come — es poco probable que venga, no es probable que venga
he's unlikely to survive — tiene pocas posibilidades de sobrevivir, es poco probable que sobreviva
in the unlikely event that we win — en el caso improbable de que ganáramos, en el caso de que ganáramos, lo cual es poco probable
2) (=implausible) [explanation, excuse] inverosímil, increíble3) (=odd) insólito, extrañohe and Paula made an unlikely couple or pair — él y Paula hacían una pareja insólita or extraña
* * *['ʌn'laɪkli]adjective -lier, liesta) ( improbable) <outcome/victory> improbable, poco probablethat is highly o most unlikely — eso es muy poco probable
b) ( far-fetched) <story/explanation> inverosímil, increíblec) (odd, unexpected) insólitoan unlikely couple — una extraña pareja, una pareja dispareja (AmL)
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