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1 unfamiliar
1) (not well-known: He felt nervous about walking along unfamiliar streets.) desconocido2) (not knowing about: I am unfamiliar with the plays of Shakespeare.) que desconoce, que no está familiarizado•- unfamiliarity
unfamiliar adj desconocidotr[ʌnfə'mɪlɪəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (unknown) desconocido,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be unfamiliar with desconocer, no estar familiarizado,-a conunfamiliar [.ʌnfə'mɪljər] adj1) strange: desconocido, extrañoan unfamiliar place: un lugar nuevo2)to be unfamiliar with : no estar familiarizado con, desconoceradj.• desconocido, -a adj.• poco familiar adj.• poco familiarizado adj.'ʌnfə'mɪljər, ˌʌnfə'mɪliə(r)a) ( unknown) <face/surroundings> desconocido, nuevob) ( unacquainted)['ʌnfǝ'mɪlɪǝ(r)]ADJ desconocido, extrañoI heard an unfamiliar voice — oí una voz desconocida or extraña
* * *['ʌnfə'mɪljər, ˌʌnfə'mɪliə(r)]a) ( unknown) <face/surroundings> desconocido, nuevob) ( unacquainted) -
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.) extraño2) (unusual, odd or queer: She had a strange look on her face; a strange noise.) extraño•- strangeness
- stranger
- strange to say/tell/relate
- strangely enough
strange adj1. extraño / raro2. desconocidotr[streɪnʤ]1 (odd, bizarre) extraño,-a, raro,-a■ how strange! ¡qué raro!■ what strange clothes he's wearing! ¡qué ropa más rara lleva!2 (unknown) desconocido,-a; (unfamiliar) nuevo,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLstrange to say aunque parezca mentira1) queer, unusual: extraño, raro2) unfamiliar: desconocido, nuevoadj.• ajeno, -a adj.• desconocido, -a adj.• esquivo, -a adj.• extraño, -a adj.• forastero, -a adj.• foráneo, -a adj.• no acostumbrado adj.• nuevo, -a adj.• peregrino, -a adj.• raro, -a adj.streɪndʒadjective stranger, strangest1) ( odd) raro, extrañoyou're/she's a strange one — (colloq) mira que eres raro/es rara (fam)
I feel strange wearing a suit — me siento raro or incómodo con traje
it is strange (THAT) — es raro que (+ subj)
2)a) (unfamiliar, unaccustomed) <faces/handwriting> desconocidoto taste/smell strange — saber*/oler* raro
b) ( alien) (liter)[streɪndʒ]ADJ (compar stranger) (superl strangest)1) (=odd) [person, event, behaviour, feeling] extraño, raro; [experience, place, noise] extraño; [coincidence, story] extraño, curiosoit is strange that... — es extraño or raro que + subjun
it's strange that he should come today of all days — es extraño or raro que venga precisamente hoy
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there's something strange about him — hay algo extraño or raro en élwhat's so strange about that? — ¿qué tiene eso de extraño or raro?
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I felt rather strange at first — al principio me sentía bastante raro•
I find her attitude rather strange — encuentro su actitud un tanto extraña or raraI find it strange that we never heard anything about this — me parece raro or me extraña que nunca hayamos oído hablar de esto
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how strange! — ¡qué raro!, ¡qué extraño!•
strange as it may seem, strange to say — por extraño que parezca, aunque parezca mentira•
the strange thing is that he didn't even know us — lo extraño or lo curioso es que ni nos conocíabedfellow, truth•
the family would think it strange if we didn't go — la familia se extrañaría si no fuésemos2) (=unknown, unfamiliar) [person, house, car, country] desconocido; [language] desconocido, extranjero•
I was strange to this part of town — esta parte de la ciudad me era desconocidaSTRANGE, RAREthis man I loved was suddenly strange to me — este hombre al que amaba era de pronto un desconocido para mí or un extraño
Position of "raro"
You should generally put r aro after the noun when you mean strange or odd and before the noun when you mean rare:
He has a strange name Tiene un nombre raro
... a rare congenital syndrome...... un raro síndrome congénito... For further uses and examples, see main entry* * *[streɪndʒ]adjective stranger, strangest1) ( odd) raro, extrañoyou're/she's a strange one — (colloq) mira que eres raro/es rara (fam)
I feel strange wearing a suit — me siento raro or incómodo con traje
it is strange (THAT) — es raro que (+ subj)
2)a) (unfamiliar, unaccustomed) <faces/handwriting> desconocidoto taste/smell strange — saber*/oler* raro
b) ( alien) (liter)
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