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♦ funny (1) /ˈfʌnɪ/A a.1 divertente; comico; buffo; spassoso: a funny joke, una barzelletta divertente; to see the funny side of st., vedere il lato comico di qc.; He's trying to be funny, fa lo spiritoso2 strano; curioso; insolito; a funny noise, uno strano rumore; a funny sort of man, un tipo curioso; That's funny!, strano!; The funny thing is…, lo strano è che…; This wine tastes funny, questo vino ha un gusto strano; DIALOGO → - Complaining about the food- This meat smells funny to me, questa carne ha un odore strano; to feel funny, sentirsi strano; sentirsi poco bene; It's a funny old world!, il mondo è ben strano!3 (fam.) poco chiaro; sospetto; subdolo; losco; poco pulito: There's something funny about the whole thing, c'è qualcosa di poco chiaro in tutta la faccenda4 (fam.) guasto; che non va: There's something funny about the TV set, c'è qualcosa che non va nel televisore5 (fam., = funny in the head) eccentrico; (un) po' matto; svanito: He's gone a bit funny, non gli funziona più tanto bene la testa; è un po' svanitoB n.● (anat., fam.) funny bone, punta del gomito; olecrano: I've hit my funny bone, ho preso la scossa al gomito □ (fam.) funny business, attività strane e sospette; manovre poco chiare: There's some funny business going on there, succedono cose strane laggiù; And no funny business!, e niente scherzi! □ (fam., al vocat.) funny-face, simpaticone □ ( slang, scherz. o spreg.) funny farm, manicomio □ (fam.) funny ha-ha ( contrapposto a funny peculiar ► sotto), divertente; comico; buffo; che fa ridere □ funny man, pagliaccio, clown; ( USA) (attore) comico □ (fam.) funny money, moneta falsa; soldi finti □ ( USA) funny paper, sezione dei fumetti ( in un giornale) □ (fam.) funny peculiar ( contrapposto a funny ha-ha ► sopra), strano; strambo; bizzarro □ (fam.) Don't get funny with me!, non fare il furbo con me! □ (fam.) to go funny, guastarsi all'improvviso □ Are you being funny?, fai per scherzo, è vero? □ I don't think that's at all funny, non ci trovo niente da ridere! □ (fam.) Don't try anything funny!, niente scherzi!; niente trucchi!; non cercare di farmela!; non fare il furbo!funny (2) /ˈfʌnɪ/n.(naut.) piccola barca a remi ( per una persona sola). -
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∎ I don't think that's funny je ne trouve pas ça drôle;∎ it's not funny ce n'est pas drôle;∎ you looked so funny in that hat tu étais si drôle ou amusant avec ce chapeau;∎ she didn't see the funny side of it elle n'a pas vu le côté comique de la situation;∎ he's trying to be funny il cherche à faire de l'esprit;∎ stop trying to be funny! ce n'est pas le moment de plaisanter!;∎ she has some funny ideas about work elle a de drôles d'idées sur le travail;∎ the wine tastes funny le vin a un drôle de goût;∎ it feels funny ça fait drôle;∎ the engine sounds funny le moteur fait un drôle de bruit;∎ I think it's funny that he should turn up now je trouve (ça) bizarre qu'il arrive maintenant;∎ the funny thing (about it) is that she claimed she was away ce qu'il y a de bizarre ou de curieux c'est qu'elle ait prétendu ne pas être là;∎ the funny thing is I just phoned you c'est drôle, je viens juste de t'appeler;∎ familiar she's funny that way elle est comme ça;∎ (that's) funny, I thought I heard the phone ring c'est curieux ou drôle, j'ai cru entendre le téléphone;∎ (it's) funny you should say that c'est drôle que vous disiez cela;∎ the whole conversation left me with a funny feeling la conversation m'a fait un drôle d'effet;∎ I've got a funny feeling that's not the last we've seen of her j'ai comme l'impression qu'on va la revoir;∎ familiar I feel a bit funny (odd) je me sens tout drôle ou tout chose; (ill) je ne suis pas dans mon assiette, je suis un peu patraque;∎ familiar he went all funny when he heard the news la nouvelle l'a rendu tout chose;∎ familiar the computer went all funny l'ordinateur s'est détraqué;∎ familiar funny money des sommes fpl mirobolantes ou astronomiques(c) (dubious, suspicious) louche;∎ familiar none of your funny business!, don't try anything funny! ne fais pas le malin!;∎ familiar there's some funny business or there's something funny going on il se passe quelque chose de louche ou de pas très catholique;∎ there's something funny about her wanting to see him ça me paraît louche qu'elle veuille le voir;∎ there's something funny about that man cet homme n'a pas l'air très catholique∎ he went a bit funny in his old age il s'est mis à débloquer un peu en vieillissant2 noun∎ to make a funny raconter une blague;∎ to pull a funny on sb jouer un tour à qn□, faire une farce à qn□3 adverbfamiliar (walk, talk) bizarrement□∎ the funnies les bandes fpl dessinées□ (dans un journal)►► familiar funny bone petit juif m;fun run course f à pied pour amateurs (pour collecter des fonds) -
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funny [ˈfʌnɪ]1. adjectivea. ( = amusing) [person, story, film] drôle ; [voice, walk] comique• what's so funny? qu'est-ce qu'il y a de drôle ?• to feel funny ( = ill) se sentir tout drôle• don't try anything funny! (inf) ne fais pas le malin (or la maligne) !2. compounds* * *['fʌnɪ] 1.it's funny that she hasn't phoned — c'est drôle or bizarre qu'elle n'ait pas appelé
2.to feel funny — (colloq) se sentir tout/-e chose (colloq)
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A adj1 ( amusing) [person, incident, film, joke] drôle, amusant ; are you trying to be funny ○ ? tu essaies d'être drôle par hasard ○ ? ; very funny! iron très drôle! ;2 ( odd) [hat, smell, noise, man] bizarre ; a funny voice une drôle de voix, une voix bizarre ; it's funny that she hasn't phoned c'est drôle or bizarre qu'elle n'ait pas appelé ; it's funny how people change c'est drôle or bizarre comme les gens changent ; there's something funny about him il a quelque chose de bizarre, c'est un drôle d'homme ; something funny's going on il se passe des choses bizarres ; it's a funny feeling but… c'est une drôle d'impression mais… ; it's funny you should mention it c'est drôle que tu en parles ;3 ○ ( unwell) to feel funny se sentir tout/-e chose ○.funny peculiar or funny ha-ha? drôle-bizarre ou drôle-amusant? -
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funny-peculiar[´fʌnipi´kjuliə] разг. = funny I. 2. -
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peculiar [pɪˈkju:lɪər]a. ( = odd) bizarreb. ( = unique) peculiar to propre à* * *[pɪ'kjuːlɪə(r)]1) ( odd) bizarrefunny peculiar — (colloq) hum bizarre
2) ( exceptional) [situation, circumstances] particulier/-ière3) ( exclusive to) particulier/-ièreto be peculiar to — [feature, trait] être particulier/-ière à or propre à
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1 ( odd) bizarre, curieux/-ieuse, étrange (that que + subj) ; to feel peculiar se sentir bizarre ; funny peculiar ○ hum bizarre ;2 ( exceptional) [situation, importance, circumstances] particulier/-ière ;3 ( exclusive to) [characteristic, language, system] particulier/-ière ; to be peculiar to sb/sth [feature, trait] être particulier/-ière à or propre à qn/qch ; the species is peculiar to Asia on ne trouve cette espèce qu'en Asie ; he has his own peculiar way of doing it il a sa façon bien à lui de le faire. -
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adjective1) (comical) komisch; lustig; witzig [Person, Einfall, Bemerkung]are you being or trying to be funny? — das soll wohl ein Witz sein?
2) (strange) komisch; seltsamthe funny thing is that... — das Komische [daran] ist, dass...
have a funny feeling that... — das komische Gefühl haben, dass...
there's something funny going on here — hier ist doch was faul (ugs.)
* * *2) (strange; peculiar: I heard a funny noise.) merkwürdig* * *fun·ny[ˈfʌni]I. adj1. (amusing) lustig, witzig, komischbreaking your leg isn't \funny es ist nicht lustig, sich das Bein zu brechenthere seems to be a \funny side to everything alles scheint auch seine komischen Seiten zu habena \funny joke ein guter Witz▪ to be \funny Spaß machenare you trying to be \funny with me? willst du mich auf den Arm nehmen?did you mean what you said or were you just being \funny? war das, was du gesagt hast, ernst gemeint oder hast du nur Spaß gemacht?very \funny! ( iron) wirklich komisch!2. (strange) komisch, merkwürdig, seltsama \funny thing happened to me mir ist etwas Komisches [o Merkwürdiges] passiertthe television's gone \funny mit dem Fernseher stimmt etwas nichtit must be \funny to be famous and have everyone looking at you es muss ein komisches Gefühl sein, wenn man berühmt ist und einen jeder anstarrtto have a \funny feeling that... so eine Ahnung haben, dass...to have got \funny ideas merkwürdige [o komische] Ideen habento look \funny komisch aussehen3. (dishonest) verdächtig\funny business krumme Sachen sl\funny tricks faule Tricks sl4. (ill)sb feels/goes \funny jdm ist/wird schlecht [o übel]to go \funny in the head verrückt werdendon't you try to be \funny with me! komm mir nicht auf diese Tour! fam6.▶ \funny ha-ha or \funny peculiar? lustig oder merkwürdig?she's a very \funny woman — \funny ha-ha or \funny peculiar? sie ist eine sehr komische Frau — meinst du mit komisch lustig oder merkwürdig?III. n* * *['fʌnɪ]1. adj (+er)1) (= comical) komisch, lustig; person witzigdon't try to be funny (inf) — mach keine Witze!
to see the funny side of sth — das Lustige an etw (dat) sehen
what's so funny? — was ist denn so komisch or lustig?
there's something funny about that place —
I have a funny feeling I'm going to regret this — ich habe das komische Gefühl, dass mir das noch leidtun wird
it's funny but I feel as if I've known you a long time —
(that's) funny! I thought he'd left — komisch! ich dachte, er ist schon weg
the funny thing is that he was right — das Komische ist, dass er recht hatte
I feel funny about seeing her again (inf) — mir ist komisch dabei zumute or zu Mute, sie wiederzusehen
funny-peculiar or funny-ha-ha? (inf) — komisch im Sinne von seltsam oder lustig?
she's a bit funny ( in the head) — sie spinnt ein bisschen (inf)
4) (inf= suspicious)
funny business or tricks — faule Sachen pl or Tricks pl (inf)2. plthe funnies ( US Press inf ) — die Cartoons pl, die Comicstrips pl
* * *funny [ˈfʌnı]A adj (adv funnily)I don’t think that’s funny ich finde das gar nicht komisch;very funny! iron sehr komisch!2. komisch:there’s sth funny about the telephone mit dem Telefon stimmt irgendetwas nicht;the funny thing is that … das Merkwürdige (dabei) ist, dass …;funnily enough merkwürdiger-, komischerweiseI feel funny mir ist komisch oder mulmig;he felt quite funny when he looked down ihm war ganz komisch, als er hinuntersahc) umg zweifelhaft, faul umg:funny business faule Sache, krumme Tour umg.;don’t get funny with me! komm mir bloß nicht auf diese Tour!B s1. umga) witzige Bemerkung oder Geschichteb) Witz m2. pl → academic.ru/29915/funnies">funnies* * *adjective1) (comical) komisch; lustig; witzig [Person, Einfall, Bemerkung]are you being or trying to be funny? — das soll wohl ein Witz sein?
2) (strange) komisch; seltsamthe funny thing is that... — das Komische [daran] ist, dass...
have a funny feeling that... — das komische Gefühl haben, dass...
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['fʌnɪ] 1.3) colloq. (unwell)2.avverbio colloq. [talk, act] in modo strano, bizzarro••funny peculiar or funny ha-ha? — = strano o buffo?
* * *1) (amusing; making one laugh: a funny story.) divertente2) (strange; peculiar: I heard a funny noise.) strano* * *['fʌnɪ] 1.3) colloq. (unwell)2.avverbio colloq. [talk, act] in modo strano, bizzarro••funny peculiar or funny ha-ha? — = strano o buffo?
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1) (amusing; making one laugh: a funny story.) divertido, gracioso2) (strange; peculiar: I heard a funny noise.) extraño, raro, curiosofunny adj1. gracioso / divertido2. extraño / rarotr['fʌnɪ]1 (amusing) gracioso,-a, divertido,-a2 (strange) raro,-a, extraño,-a, curioso,-a■ what's that funny noise? ¿qué es aquel ruido extraño?■ the funny thing is that... lo curioso es que...\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLfunny bone hueso de la alegríafunny business negocios nombre masculino plural sucios, chanchullos nombre masculino plural, tejemanejes nombre masculino pluralfunny farm familiar manicomio1) amusing: divertido, cómico2) strange: extraño, raroadj.• bufón, -ona adj.• burlesco, -a adj.• chistoso, -a adj.• chusco, -a adj.• cómico, -a adj.• divertido, -a adj.• gracioso, -a adj.• guasón, -ona adj.• humorístico, -a adj.• mono, -a adj.• zumbón, -ona adj.
I 'fʌniadjective -nier, -niestit's not funny, you know! — te advierto que no me hace ninguna gracia!
2)a) ( strange) raro, extrañoto taste/smell funny — saber*/oler* raro
b) ( deceitful) (colloq)don't try anything funny! — nada de trucos ¿eh?
3) (colloq)a) ( unwell)I felt a bit funny on the journey — me sentí medio mal or (Col fam) maluco or (Chi fam) malón durante el viaje
b) ( slightly mad) tocado (fam), rayado (AmS fam)
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noun (pl - nies) funnies pl ( comic strips) (AmE colloq) tiras fpl cómicas, sección f de historietas
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adverb (colloq) raro (fam)['fʌnɪ]1. ADJ(compar funnier) (superl funniest)1) (=amusing) [person, joke, film, story] graciosoit was so funny, I just couldn't stop laughing — era tan gracioso que no podía dejar de reírme
2) (=odd) rarofunny! I thought he'd left — ¡qué raro! creía que ya se había marchado
it strikes me as funny or I find it funny that... — me extraña que + subjun, me parece raro que + subjun
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I have the funny feeling I'm going to regret this — tengo la extraña sensación de que me voy a arrepentir de esto•
children get some very funny ideas sometimes! — ¡a los niños se les ocurre a veces cada idea!•
this smells/ tastes funny — esto huele/sabe raro•
the funny thing about it is that... — lo curioso or extraño del caso es que...2.N3.CPDfunny bone N — hueso m del codo
the show seems to have tickled everyone's funnybone — (fig) el programa parece haberle hecho gracia a todo el mundo
funny business N — tejemanejes * mpl
funny farm * N — hum loquero * m
funny money * N — (=large sum) una millonada; (=counterfeit money) dinero m falso; (=ill-gotten money) dinero m mal habido
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I ['fʌni]adjective -nier, -niestit's not funny, you know! — te advierto que no me hace ninguna gracia!
2)a) ( strange) raro, extrañoto taste/smell funny — saber*/oler* raro
b) ( deceitful) (colloq)don't try anything funny! — nada de trucos ¿eh?
3) (colloq)a) ( unwell)I felt a bit funny on the journey — me sentí medio mal or (Col fam) maluco or (Chi fam) malón durante el viaje
b) ( slightly mad) tocado (fam), rayado (AmS fam)
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noun (pl - nies) funnies pl ( comic strips) (AmE colloq) tiras fpl cómicas, sección f de historietas
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1) ( amusing) lustig, witzig, komisch;breaking your leg isn't \funny es ist nicht lustig, sich das Bein zu brechen;there seems to be a \funny side to everything alles scheint auch seine komischen Seiten zu haben;a \funny joke ein guter Witz;to be \funny Spaß machen;are you trying to be \funny with me? willst du mich auf den Arm nehmen?;did you mean what you said or were you just being \funny? war das, was du gesagt hast, ernst gemeint oder hast du nur Spaß gemacht?;very \funny! ( iron) wirklich komisch!2) ( strange) komisch, merkwürdig, seltsam;a \funny thing happened to me mir ist etwas Komisches [o Merkwürdiges] passiert;the television's gone \funny mit dem Fernseher stimmt etwas nicht;it must be \funny to be famous and have everyone looking at you es muss ein komisches Gefühl sein, wenn man berühmt ist und einen jeder anstarrt;to have a \funny feeling that... so eine Ahnung haben, dass...;to have got \funny ideas merkwürdige [o komische] Ideen haben;to look \funny komisch aussehen3) ( dishonest) verdächtig;there's something \funny going on here hier ist doch was faul ( fam)\funny business krumme Sachen (sl)\funny tricks faule Tricks (sl)4) ( ill)to go \funny in the head verrückt werdendon't you try to be \funny with me! komm mir nicht auf diese Tour! ( fam)PHRASES:\funny ha-ha or \funny peculiar? lustig oder merkwürdig?; -
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[pɪ'kjuːlɪə(r)]1) (odd) strano, singolare, curiosofunny peculiar — colloq. scherz. bizzarro, curioso
2) (exceptional) [situation, circumstances] particolare, speciale3) (exclusive to) [ characteristic] peculiare, proprio, tipicoto be peculiar to — [ feature] essere caratteristico di
* * *[pi'kju:ljə]1) (strange; odd: peculiar behaviour.) strano, singolare2) (belonging to one person, place or thing in particular and to no other: customs peculiar to France.) caratteristico•- peculiarly* * *peculiar /pɪˈkju:lɪə(r)/A a.1 peculiare; particolare; caratteristico; speciale: a matter of peculiar interest, una faccenda di particolare interesse; a mood quite peculiar to him, uno stato d'animo che gli è del tutto peculiare2 bizzarro; eccentrico; singolare; strano; curioso: peculiar ideas, idee bizzarre; a peculiar flavour, uno strano sapore; a peculiar situation, una situazione strana (o imbarazzante); He has always been a little peculiar, è sempre stato (un tipo) un po' bizzarroB n.1 prerogativa; privilegio● Peculiar People, setta evangelica fondata nel 1838 ( che crede nell'intervento divino per guarire le malattie) □ ( God's) peculiar people, il popolo eletto (da Dio); gli ebrei; gli elettipeculiarly avv.* * *[pɪ'kjuːlɪə(r)]1) (odd) strano, singolare, curiosofunny peculiar — colloq. scherz. bizzarro, curioso
2) (exceptional) [situation, circumstances] particolare, speciale3) (exclusive to) [ characteristic] peculiare, proprio, tipicoto be peculiar to — [ feature] essere caratteristico di
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I [ʹfʌnı] nдвухвесельная лодка; яликII1. [ʹfʌnı] = funny paper [см. тж. funnies]2. [ʹfʌnı] a1. смешной, забавный; потешныйfunny story - анекдот, смешная история
it's not funny at all - это совсем /вовсе/ не смешно; ничего смешного в этом нет
2. 1) странный, непонятныйfunny temper [way to behave] - странный характер [-ое поведение]
funny thing - нечто непонятное /странное/
to feel /to go all/ funny - а) чувствовать непривычное возбуждение; б) чувствовать недомогание
2) эвф. тронувшийся, чуднойshe went slightly funny after his loss - после его гибели она немного тронулась /стала несколько чудной/
3. разг. подозрительный, нечистыйfunny business - нечистое дело; обман, мошенничество; подлость
there's smth. funny about it - здесь что-то не так, здесь дело нечисто
don't try anything funny while my back is turned - ≅ не вздумай выкинуть какую-нибудь штуку за моей спиной
don't get funny with me! - ≅ не позволяй себе вольностей!; не лезь ко мне!
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funny enough - как ни странно, как ни удивительно(as) funny as a crutch! - амер. ничего смешного!; хороши шутки!
what a funny book! - Do you mean funny ha-ha or funny peculiar? - какая смешная книга! - Смешная в смысле юмористическая или в смысле нелепая?
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Английское слово funny имеет два значения: смешной и странный. Поэтому, когда говорят, что something или someone is funny, нужно уточнять значение, задавая вопрос:Do you mean funny-peculiar or funny-ha-ha? — Ты имеешь в виду странный или смешной?
English-Russian dictionary of expressions > funny-peculiar, funny-ha-ha
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pi'kju:ljə1) (strange; odd: peculiar behaviour.) curioso, estraño2) (belonging to one person, place or thing in particular and to no other: customs peculiar to France.) peculiar, propio, característico•- peculiarly
peculiar adj raro / extraño
peculiar adjetivo 1 ( característico) particular; con su peculiar buen humor with his characteristic good humor 2 (poco común, raro) ‹ sensación› peculiar, unusual
peculiar adjetivo
1 (inusual, raro) peculiar, odd: esta comida tiene un sabor peculiar, this meal has a peculiar taste
2 (que es propio de algo/alguien) characteristic, distinctive: tiene una peculiar manera de andar, she has a distinctive way of walking ' peculiar' also found in these entries: Spanish: particular - propia - propio - singular - suya - suyo - tic - hispanismo - peregrino English: peculiar - set-uptr[pɪ'kjʊːlɪəSMALLr/SMALL]2 (particular) característico,-a (to, de), propio,-a (to, de)peculiar [pɪ'kju:ljər] adj1) distinctive: propio, peculiar, característicopeculiar to this area: propio de esta zona2) strange: extraño, raro♦ peculiarly advadj.• excéntrico, -a adj.• particular adj.• peculiar adj.• propio, -a adj.• raro, -a adj.• singular adj.pɪ'kjuːljər, pɪ'kjuːliə(r)1) ( strange) raro, extrañoto feel peculiar — tener* una sensación extraña
2) (particular, exclusive) peculiar, característicopeculiar TO something: an animal peculiar to that region un animal que sólo existe en esa región; the problem is not peculiar to this country — el problema no es exclusivo or particular de este país
[pɪ'kjuːlɪǝ(r)]ADJ1) (=strange) extraño, rarohow very peculiar! — ¡qué extraño!, ¡qué raro!
funny 1., 2)I'm feeling a bit peculiar — me siento algo raro, no me siento del todo bien
2) (=exclusive, special) peculiareveryone has their own peculiar likes and dislikes — cada uno tiene sus gustos y manías peculiares or particulares
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a species peculiar to Africa — una especie que existe únicamente en Áfricathe style of dress peculiar to that period in history — la forma de vestir peculiar or característica or propia de esa época de la historia
* * *[pɪ'kjuːljər, pɪ'kjuːliə(r)]1) ( strange) raro, extrañoto feel peculiar — tener* una sensación extraña
2) (particular, exclusive) peculiar, característicopeculiar TO something: an animal peculiar to that region un animal que sólo existe en esa región; the problem is not peculiar to this country — el problema no es exclusivo or particular de este país
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1) (amusing; making one laugh: a funny story.) morsom2) (strange; peculiar: I heard a funny noise.) underlig* * *1) (amusing; making one laugh: a funny story.) morsom2) (strange; peculiar: I heard a funny noise.) underlig -
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adj infml"Something funny has happened to her yesterday" "Funny ha-ha or funny peculiar?" — "Вчера с ней произошел забавный случай" - "Забавный в смысле смешной или в смысле странный?"
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > funny ha-ha or funny peculiar
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adjective1) (strange) seltsam; eigenartig; sonderbarI feel [slightly] peculiar — mir ist [etwas] komisch
2) (especial)be of peculiar interest [to somebody] — [für jemanden] von besonderem Interesse sein
3) (belonging exclusively) eigentümlich (to Dat.)this bird is peculiar to South Africa — dieser Vogel kommt nur in Südafrika vor
* * *[pi'kju:ljə]1) (strange; odd: peculiar behaviour.) eigentümlich2) (belonging to one person, place or thing in particular and to no other: customs peculiar to France.) eigen•- academic.ru/54228/peculiarity">peculiarity- peculiarly* * *pe·cu·liar[pɪˈkju:liəʳ, AM -ljɚ]1. (strange) seltsam, merkwürdigsth seems [or is] a little \peculiar to sb etw kommt jdm nicht ganz geheuer vor2. (nauseous) unwohlto have a \peculiar feeling sich akk eigenartig fühlento feel a little \peculiar sich akk nicht [ganz] wohl fühlen3. (belonging to, special)▪ to be \peculiar to sb typisch für jdn seinof \peculiar interest von besonderem Interesse* * *[pI'kjuːlɪə(r)]adj1) (= strange) seltsam, eigenartigto feel peculiar — sich komisch or seltsam fühlen
a method peculiar to her —
an animal peculiar to Africa — ein Tier, das nur in Afrika vorkommt
in his own peculiar way — auf die ihm eigene Art und Weise
* * *peculiar [pıˈkjuːljə(r)]1. eigentümlich (to dat):be peculiar to auch typisch sein für;2. eigenartig, seltsam, sonderbar3. besonder(er, e, es):peculiar people RELa) (das) auserwählte Volk,B s1. ausschließliches Eigentum2. Kirche, die nicht der Gerichtsbarkeit des Bischofs untersteht3. TYPO Sonderzeichen n* * *adjective1) (strange) seltsam; eigenartig; sonderbarI feel [slightly] peculiar — mir ist [etwas] komisch
2) (especial)be of peculiar interest [to somebody] — [für jemanden] von besonderem Interesse sein
3) (belonging exclusively) eigentümlich (to Dat.)* * *adj.besonders adj.eigen adj.eigenartig adj.eigenartigen adj.eigentümlich adj. -
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1. n личная неограниченная, исключительная собственность2. n особая привилегия3. n прозвище членов евангелической секты в Оксфорде4. a специфический, особенный, своеобразныйthat gait is peculiar to him — его типичная походка, характерная для него походка
5. a личный, собственный, индивидуальный6. a странный, эксцентричный, необычныйhe has peculiar ways — он со странностями, у него свои причуды
7. a астр. пекулярный, аномальный по характеристикам8. a разг. больнойСинонимический ряд:1. characteristic (adj.) appropriate; characteristic; diacritic; diagnostic; distinctive; distinguishing; especial; exclusive; idiosyncratic; individual; particular; proper; select; special; typical; unique2. strange (adj.) bizarre; curious; eccentric; erratic; exceptional; extraordinary; freakish; funny; odd; oddball; outlandish; quaint; queer; quirky; rummy; singular; strange; uncouth; unusual; weirdАнтонимический ряд:average; common; normal; ordinary; public; regular; universal; usual -
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1) (amusing; making one laugh: a funny story.) morsom, gøyal2) (strange; peculiar: I heard a funny noise.) underlig, rar, merkeligpussigIsubst. \/ˈfʌnɪ\/komisk personIIadj. \/ˈfʌnɪ\/1) morsom, artig, festlig, komisk, spøkefull, gøyal2) pussig, rar, snodig3) merkelig, underlig, eiendommelig, besynderlig, merkverdig4) mistenkelig5) tåpelig, teit, dum6) (amer. slang) galfeel funny føle seg rarfunny business\/stuff spøk, morsomhet(er), tull, skøyerstreker, spillopper• don't try any funny business!lureri, triks, knep, hokuspokusfunny for (amer., slang) gal etterthe funny page tegneserieside
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funny, strange, peculiar — Funny is much overused to mean curious and odd (I had a funny feeling that you would come here), but actually the word means witty, humorous, droll, absurd, comical, farcical, ludicrous, or laughable. Perhaps many of us find something amusing in… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
funny ha-ha or funny peculiar — spoken phrase used for saying or asking whether the word ‘funny’ is being used to mean ‘amusing’ or ‘strange’ ‘You are funny, Albert.’ ‘Funny ha ha or peculiar?’ Thesaurus: relating to humoursynonym Main entry: funny … Useful english dictionary
funny ha-ha — (informal) Funny meaning ‘amusing’, as opposed to funny peculiar meaning ‘queer or odd’ • • • Main Entry: ↑funny * * * ˌfunny ha ˈha idiom (informal) used to show that ‘funny’ is being used with the meaning of ‘amusing’ Main en … Useful english dictionary
funny — humorous, 1756, from FUN (Cf. fun) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Meaning strange, odd is 1806, said to be originally U.S. Southern. The two senses of the word led to the retort question funny ha ha or funny peculiar, which is attested from 1916. Related:… … Etymology dictionary
funny — is used in two primary meanings: (1) amusing, comical (as in a funny joke), (2) strange, hard to explain (as in a funny look). Since the 1930s, as first recorded in a novel by Ian Hay, the first meaning has come to be called funny ha ha and the… … Modern English usage
funny peculiar — ˌfunny peˈculiar idiom (BrE) (US ˌfunny ˈweird/ˈstrange) (informal) used to show that ‘funny’ is being used with the meaning of ‘strange’ Main entry … Useful english dictionary
peculiar — [adj1] characteristic, distinguishing appropriate, diacritic, diagnostic, distinct, distinctive, endemic, exclusive, idiosyncratic, individual, intrinsic, local, particular, personal, private, proper, restricted, special, specific, typical,… … New thesaurus
funny — [adj1] comical, humorous absurd, amusing, antic, blithe, capricious, clever, diverting, droll, entertaining, facetious, farcical, for grins*, gas*, gay, gelastic, good humored, hilarious, humdinger, hysterical, jocose, jocular, joking, jolly,… … New thesaurus
funny — ► ADJECTIVE (funnier, funniest) 1) causing laughter or amusement. 2) strange; peculiar. 3) arousing suspicion. 4) informal slightly unwell; out of sorts. ► NOUN (funnies) informal … English terms dictionary
funny — fun|ny W3S1 [ˈfʌni] adj comparative funnier superlative funniest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(amusing)¦ 2¦(strange)¦ 3¦(dishonest)¦ 4 a funny look 5¦(ill)¦ 6¦(crazy)¦ 7 go funny 8 very funny! … Dictionary of contemporary English
funny — / fVni/ adjective 1 AMUSING making you laugh: He was telling funny anecdotes about Hollywood. | hysterically/hilariously funny: Everyone except me seemed to find her mistakes hilariously funny. 2 STRANGE unusual and difficult to explain: I had a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English