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1 strange
[strein‹]1) (not known, seen etc before; unfamiliar or foreign: What would you do if you found a strange man in your house?; Whenever you're in a strange country, you should take the opportunity of learning the language.) estranho2) (unusual, odd or queer: She had a strange look on her face; a strange noise.) estranho•- strangeness
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- strangely enough* * *[streindʒ] adj 1 estranho, esquisito, singular, incomum, notável, estranhável. 2 desconhecido, estrangeiro, novo. 3 não-experiente, não-acostumado. he is strange to this work / ele não está familiarizado com este trabalho. 4 deslocado, acanhado, não-familiar. • adv de maneira estranha. strange to say é estranho. -
2 strange
[strein‹]1) (not known, seen etc before; unfamiliar or foreign: What would you do if you found a strange man in your house?; Whenever you're in a strange country, you should take the opportunity of learning the language.) estranho2) (unusual, odd or queer: She had a strange look on her face; a strange noise.) estranho•- strangeness - stranger - strange to say/tell/relate - strangely enough -
3 strange
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4 strange to say
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5 strange to say/tell/relate
(surprisingly: Strange to say, he did pass his exam after all.) por estranho que pareça -
6 strange to say/tell/relate
(surprisingly: Strange to say, he did pass his exam after all.) por estranho que pareçaEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > strange to say/tell/relate
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7 a strange kind of behaviour
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8 a strange sight greeted the eyes
a strange sight greeted the eyesuma vista estranha apresentou-se aos olhos.English-Portuguese dictionary > a strange sight greeted the eyes
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9 it strikes me as strange that
it strikes me as strange that...parece-me esquisito que...English-Portuguese dictionary > it strikes me as strange that
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10 portent
['po:tent](something usually strange and remarkable that warns of some future happening: strange signs and portents.) mau agouro* * *por.tent[p'ɔ:tent] n 1 presságio, augúrio (especialmente desagradável). 2 portento, prodígio. a portent of memory uma memória extraordinária. -
11 wonder
1. noun1) (the state of mind produced by something unexpected or extraordinary: He was full of wonder at the amazing sight.) espanto2) (something strange, unexpected or extraordinary: the Seven Wonders of the World; You work late so often that it's a wonder you don't take a bed to the office!) maravilha3) (the quality of being strange or unexpected: The wonder of the discovery is that it was only made ten years ago.) maravilha2. verb1) (to be surprised: Caroline is very fond of John - I shouldn't wonder if she married him.) admirar-se2) (to feel curiosity or doubt: Have you ever wondered about his reasons for wanting this money?) perguntar-se3) (to feel a desire to know: I wonder what the news is.) gostar de saber•- wonderfully
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- wondrous
- no wonder* * *won.der[w'∧ndə] n 1 milagre. he did/ worked wonders / ele realizou milagres. 2 prodígio, portento. 3 maravilha. she is a wonder / ela é maravilhosa. 4 admiração, surpresa, espanto. it excited wonders / causou surpresa. I was filled with wonder / fiquei muito surpreso. they looked at me in wonder / eles todos me olharam surpresos. • vt+vi 1 admirar-se, surpreender-se, espantar-se (at, over de, com). wonder you never read the letters / admiro-me de que você nunca leia as cartas. it is not to be wondered at if... / não é de admirar se... 2 querer saber, estar curioso por saber, ter curiosidade para descobrir. I wonder who it was! / eu gostaria de saber quem foi. 3 perguntar, inquirir. he wondered to himself how... / ele ficou pensando (consigo mesmo) como... a nine days’ wonder um prodígio. for a wonder surpreendentemente. I wonder! a) isto é o que eu gostaria de saber. b) disto eu ainda duvido muito. I wonder how he did it? como será que ele fez isto? no wonder that não é de admirar que. small wonder if... não é de admirar se... the wonders of the world os milagres do mundo. what wonder? é de admirar? -
12 portent
['po:tent](something usually strange and remarkable that warns of some future happening: strange signs and portents.) presságio -
13 wonder
1. noun1) (the state of mind produced by something unexpected or extraordinary: He was full of wonder at the amazing sight.) maravilhamento2) (something strange, unexpected or extraordinary: the Seven Wonders of the World; You work late so often that it's a wonder you don't take a bed to the office!) maravilha, espanto3) (the quality of being strange or unexpected: The wonder of the discovery is that it was only made ten years ago.) maravilha2. verb1) (to be surprised: Caroline is very fond of John - I shouldn't wonder if she married him.) espantar-se2) (to feel curiosity or doubt: Have you ever wondered about his reasons for wanting this money?) interrogar-se3) (to feel a desire to know: I wonder what the news is.) interrogar-se•- wonderfully - wonderingly - wonderland - wondrous - no wonder -
14 bizarre
(odd or very strange: a bizarre turn of events.) bizarro* * *bi.zarre[biz'a:] adj grotesco, esquisito, estranho, fantástico. -
15 coincidence
[kou'insidəns]noun ((an) accidental happening of one event at the same time as another: By a strange coincidence we were both on the same train.) coincidência* * *co.in.ci.dence[kou'insidəns] n 1 coincidência, concordância, correspondência. 2 simultaneidade de acontecimentos. a mere coincidence mera coincidência. -
16 contraption
[kən'træpʃən](a strange machine or apparatus: He tried to fly over the Atlantic in a home-made contraption.) geringonça* * *con.trap.tion[kəntr'æpʃən] n 1 coll aparelho, dispositivo. 2 sl geringonça. -
17 crank
[kræŋk](a person with strange or odd ideas.) excêntrico- cranky- crankiness* * *[kræŋk] n 1 manivela. 2 Amer coll pessoa excêntrica. 3 Mech cotovelo, curva. • vt 1 acionar por meio de manivela, dar partida com manivela. 2 curvar em forma de manivela. 3 prover de manivela. to crank the engine colocar o motor em funcionamento. to crank up acionar com manivela. -
18 creak
[kri:k] 1. verb(to make a sharp grating sound: That chair is creaking beneath your weight.) ranger2. noun(such a sound: The strange creaks in the old house kept the girl awake.) estalido- creaky- creakiness* * *[kri:k] n rangido, chio, chiado. • vi ranger, chiar. -
19 cult
(a particular system of (religious) belief or worship: a strange new religious cult; Physical fitness has become a cult with him.) culto* * *[k∧lt] n 1 culto, veneração. 2 ritual religioso. 3 admiração, adoração, devoção. the cult of beauty / o culto da beleza. -
20 curiosity
[-'o-]1) (eagerness to learn: She was very unpopular because of her curiosity about other people's affairs.) curiosidade2) (something strange and rare: That old chair is quite a curiosity.) raridade* * *cu.ri.os.i.ty[kjuəri'ɔsiti] n curiosidade: 1 desejo de saber. 2 raridade, objeto raro ou estranho. 3 qualidade interessante ou estranha. old curiosity shop loja de antiguidades.
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