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oddballs

  • 1 bicho raro

    m.
    oddball, freak, odd person, odd fish.
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    oddball, weirdo
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    (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.
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    (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.

    Spanish-English dictionary > bicho raro

  • 2 excéntrico

    adj.
    eccentric, odd, weird, cranky.
    m.
    eccentric, screwball, rara avis, weirdie.
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    1 eccentric
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    (f. - excéntrica)
    noun adj.
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    excéntrico, -a
    ADJ SM / F eccentric
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    - ca adjetivo/masculino, femenino eccentric
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    = eccentric, crank, oddball [odd ball], kooky, flaky [flakey], wacky [wackier -comp., wackiest -sup.].
    Ex. The person who never throws away a newspaper is regarded as an eccentric; the person who never throws away a book is more likely to be regarded as a bibliophile no matter what the resulting motley assortment of books may be.
    Ex. The British Museum Reading Room is filled with cranks, hacks, poverty-stricken scholars who cherish their hobby.
    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. Children who were in some way different were excused from family responsibilities in childhood because they were, for example, 'spoiled,' a 'problem child,' or ' flaky'.
    Ex. 'Open Season' is a wild and wacky animated comedy set in the town of Timberline.
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    - ca adjetivo/masculino, femenino eccentric
    * * *
    = eccentric, crank, oddball [odd ball], kooky, flaky [flakey], wacky [wackier -comp., wackiest -sup.].

    Ex: The person who never throws away a newspaper is regarded as an eccentric; the person who never throws away a book is more likely to be regarded as a bibliophile no matter what the resulting motley assortment of books may be.

    Ex: The British Museum Reading Room is filled with cranks, hacks, poverty-stricken scholars who cherish their hobby.
    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: Children who were in some way different were excused from family responsibilities in childhood because they were, for example, 'spoiled,' a 'problem child,' or ' flaky'.
    Ex: 'Open Season' is a wild and wacky animated comedy set in the town of Timberline.

    * * *
    1 ‹conducta/persona› eccentric
    2 ( Mat, Tec) eccentric
    masculine, feminine
    eccentric
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    excéntrico
    ◊ -ca adjetivo/ sustantivo masculino, femenino

    eccentric
    excéntrico,-a adjetivo eccentric

    ' excéntrico' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    excéntrica
    English:
    crank
    - eccentric
    - flaky
    - intrigue
    - off-beat
    - queer
    - wacky
    - screw
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    excéntrico, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [extravagante] eccentric
    2. Geom eccentric
    ♦ nm,f
    eccentric
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    I adj eccentric
    II m, excéntrica f eccentric
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    excéntrico, -ca adj & n
    : eccentric
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    excéntrico adj eccentric

    Spanish-English dictionary > excéntrico

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