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1 uncanny
[ʌn'kænɪ]1) (strange) [ resemblance] strano, inquietante; [ accuracy] strano, sorprendente2) (frightening) inquietante* * *(strange or mysterious: She looks so like her sister that it's quite uncanny.) straordinario* * *uncanny /ʌnˈkænɪ/a.1 misterioso; soprannaturale2 straordinario; fuori del comune: He has an uncanny knack of choosing the right time, ha la straordinaria capacità di scegliere il momento giusto; She bears an uncanny resemblance to her great-aunt, assomiglia alla prozia in modo straordinariouncannily avv.* * *[ʌn'kænɪ]1) (strange) [ resemblance] strano, inquietante; [ accuracy] strano, sorprendente2) (frightening) inquietante -
2 uncanny un·can·ny adj
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