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(not usual; rare; uncommon: It is unusual for him to arrive late; He has an unusual job.) raro, poco común, inhabitualunusual adj raro / extraño / poco comúntr[ʌn'jʊːʒʊəl]1 (rare, strange) raro,-a, insólito,-a, extraño,-a, poco común2 (different) original; (exceptional) excepcional, extraordinario,-a■ Spain has many landscapes of unusual beauty España goza de numerosos paisajes de excepcional belleza\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLthat's unusual! ¡qué raro!, ¡qué extraño!unusual [.ʌn'ju:ʒʊəl] adj: inusual, poco común, raroadj.• 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'juːʒuəladjective <illness/opinion/sight> poco corriente or común, fuera de lo corriente or común, inusualhe spoke with unusual frankness — habló con inusitada or insólita franqueza
did you notice anything unusual about him? — ¿le notaste algo raro or fuera de lo normal?
[ʌn'juːʒʊǝl]ADJ1) (=uncommon) [sight, circumstances, name] poco común, poco corriente; [amount, number] fuera de lo normal, fuera de lo corrientethe 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
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I didn't feel hungry, which was unusual for me — no me sentía con hambre, lo cual era raro en mí•
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 ello2) (=odd) raro, extrañodon'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 corrientea man of unusual intelligence — un hombre de inteligencia excepcional, un hombre de una inteligencia poco común or corriente
* * *['ʌn'juːʒuəl]adjective <illness/opinion/sight> poco corriente or común, fuera de lo corriente or común, inusualhe spoke with unusual frankness — habló con inusitada or insólita franqueza
did you notice anything unusual about him? — ¿le notaste algo raro or fuera de lo normal?
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