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1 Freaks Of Nature
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2 physis
physis, is, f., = phusis, nature.I.Lit.: seu cupis genitor vocari et auctor orbis aut physis ipsa Panque, Poët. in Anth. Lat. t. 2, p. 474 Burm.—II.In partic., partycolored precious stones which had no distinctive name, freaks of nature, Plin. 37, 12, 74, § 195. -
3 bicho raro
m.oddball, freak, odd person, odd fish.* * *oddball, weirdo* * *(adj.) = flake, freak, oddball [odd ball], kooky, rare bird, odd bird, odd fish, freak of nature, rare breed, weirdo, nerd, geek, nerdy [nerdier -comp., nerdiest -sup.], geeky [geekier -comp., geekiest -sup.]Ex. It's not altogether its fault because the critics have been so far more or less characterized as freaks and flakes who are not to be taken seriously.Ex. It's not altogether its fault because the critics have been so far more or less characterized as freaks and flakes who are not to be taken seriously.Ex. Some librarians think people making these kinds of requests for responsive, contemporaneous headings, and for different cataloging practices are sort of kooky, unrealistic, oddballs.Ex. Some librarians think people making these kinds of requests for responsive, contemporaneous headings, and for different cataloging practices are sort of kooky, unrealistic, oddballs.Ex. Variously described as information consultant, resource person, intelligence officer, communication scientist, etc, they are still rare birds.Ex. This type of service is an odd bird in an IT (Information Technology) company.Ex. The biographer controls the innumerable aspects of Buchan's life in an exemplary manner, without losing sight of the fact that Buchan was 'a very odd fish indeed'.Ex. Despite statistics showing their phenomenal growth and use, on-line data bases in US libraries are still somewhat a freak of nature.Ex. At the same time, all her friends are sports freaks, and they're a rare breed.Ex. The novel often has an unjustified negative image as a book only loved by weirdos and social outcasts.Ex. A stereotypical image of a teenage nerd emerged in the drawings of secondary students but not in elementary children's drawings.Ex. The book has the title 'The geek's guide to Internet business success'.Ex. I've always considered myself something of a nerd, even back when being nerdy wasn't cool -- nowadays, everyone thinks they're a nerd.Ex. At the heart of the novel is a geeky high-school student who lives in Preston, Idaho.* * *(adj.) = flake, freak, oddball [odd ball], kooky, rare bird, odd bird, odd fish, freak of nature, rare breed, weirdo, nerd, geek, nerdy [nerdier -comp., nerdiest -sup.], geeky [geekier -comp., geekiest -sup.]Ex: It's not altogether its fault because the critics have been so far more or less characterized as freaks and flakes who are not to be taken seriously.
Ex: It's not altogether its fault because the critics have been so far more or less characterized as freaks and flakes who are not to be taken seriously.Ex: Some librarians think people making these kinds of requests for responsive, contemporaneous headings, and for different cataloging practices are sort of kooky, unrealistic, oddballs.Ex: Some librarians think people making these kinds of requests for responsive, contemporaneous headings, and for different cataloging practices are sort of kooky, unrealistic, oddballs.Ex: Variously described as information consultant, resource person, intelligence officer, communication scientist, etc, they are still rare birds.Ex: This type of service is an odd bird in an IT (Information Technology) company.Ex: The biographer controls the innumerable aspects of Buchan's life in an exemplary manner, without losing sight of the fact that Buchan was 'a very odd fish indeed'.Ex: Despite statistics showing their phenomenal growth and use, on-line data bases in US libraries are still somewhat a freak of nature.Ex: At the same time, all her friends are sports freaks, and they're a rare breed.Ex: The novel often has an unjustified negative image as a book only loved by weirdos and social outcasts.Ex: A stereotypical image of a teenage nerd emerged in the drawings of secondary students but not in elementary children's drawings.Ex: The book has the title 'The geek's guide to Internet business success'.Ex: I've always considered myself something of a nerd, even back when being nerdy wasn't cool -- nowadays, everyone thinks they're a nerd.Ex: At the heart of the novel is a geeky high-school student who lives in Preston, Idaho. -
4 выкрутасы
мн. разг.1) ( причудливые фигуры) peculiar shapes / figures; ( в почерке) flourishes ['flʌ-]; ( в танце) capersвыде́лывать нога́ми выкрута́сы — cut capers
2) ( вычурность) pretentiousness sg, extravagance sg; mannerismsговори́ть с выкрута́сами — speak affectedly [with mannerisms]
3) (причуды, капризы, странности в поведении) whims, follies; quirks, foiblesчелове́к с выкрута́сами — freakish person, (a real) freak
выкрута́сы приро́ды — whims / freaks / vagaries of nature
4) ( уловки) tricksрекла́мные выкрута́сы — publicity stunts / tricks
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