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  • 1 raro

    adj.
    1 unusual, curious, rare, out of the common.
    2 strange, odd, queer, far-out.
    3 unfamiliar.
    * * *
    2 (escaso) scarce, rare
    3 (peculiar) odd, strange, weird
    4 (excelente) excellent
    ■ escribió un libro raro, una verdadera obra de arte she wrote a very good book, a real work of art
    \
    ¡qué raro! how odd!, that's strange!
    rara vez seldom
    * * *
    (f. - rara)
    adj.
    1) rare, uncommon, unusual, funny
    2) bizarre, weird
    3) odd
    •
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=extraño) strange, odd

    es raro que no haya llamado — it's strange o odd that he hasn't called

    ¡qué raro!, ¡qué cosa más rara! — how (very) strange!, how (very) odd!

    2) (=poco común) rare

    con alguna rara excepción — with few o rare exceptions

    de rara perfección — of rare perfection, of remarkable perfection

    rara vez nos visita, rara es la vez que nos visita — he rarely visits us

    3) (Fís) rare, rarefied
    * * *
    - ra adjetivo
    1)
    a) ( extraño) strange, odd, funny (colloq)

    es raro que... — it's strange o odd o funny that...

    qué cosa más rara! or qué raro! — how odd o strange!

    te noto muy raro hoy — you're acting very strangely today; ver bicho 2)

    b) ( poco frecuente) rare

    raro es el día que... — there's rarely o hardly a day when...

    aquí es raro que nieve — it's very unusual o rare for it to snow here

    2) < gas> rare
    * * *
    = bizarre, queer, rare, unusual, eccentric, odd, uncommon, untoward, weird [weirder -comp., weirdest -sup.], awry, funny [funnier -comp., funniest -sup.], outlandish, freaky [freakier -comp., freakiest -sup.], uncanny, cranky [crankier -comp., crankiest -sup.], kinky [kinkier -comp., kinkiest -sup.], flaky [flakey], freakish, quirky [quirkier -comp., quirkiest -sup.].
    Ex. Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.
    Ex. Several years later, his talk with a friend turns to the queer ways in which a people resist innovations, even of vital interest.
    Ex. In practice critical abstracts are rare, and certainly do not usually feature in published secondary services.
    Ex. If the book has an unusual shape then both the height and the width of the book will be given.
    Ex. School classrooms are sometimes extraordinarily badly designed with poor acoustics, ineffective blackout facilities, and notoriously eccentric electrical outlets.
    Ex. There is little modulation, whole steps of division being short-circuited and an odd assembly of terms being frequently found: e.g.: LAW see also JURY, JUDGES.
    Ex. Early woodcut initials, coats of arms, etc., were sometimes made from wood cut across the grain, but the use of end-grain blocks remained uncommon until the later eighteenth century.
    Ex. Perhaps, he questioned himself, this is the way every principal operates, and there is nothing untoward in it.
    Ex. This paper surveys some of the more weird World Wide Web sites.
    Ex. Could she not have detected that something in his behavior was awry?.
    Ex. The article 'What's that funny noise? Videogames in the library' explains how videogames have attracted many young irregular library users who may, in time, extend their attention to other library facilities.
    Ex. This book discusses some of the most outlandish myths and fantastic realities of medical history.
    Ex. This film is really just a series of throwaway skits that the director and scriptwriter attempt to lard with parody and freaky fantasy.
    Ex. Surrealism is an art concerned not with love and liberation but with the uncanny, the compulsion to repeat, and the drive toward death.
    Ex. For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.
    Ex. However, those desiring something off-the-wall, borderline kinky, and just plain mad might appreciate the novel.
    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. 1816 was one of several years during the 1810s in which numerous crops failed during freakish summer cold snaps after volcanic eruptions that reduced incoming sunlight.
    Ex. 'Why are barns frequently painted red?' -- These are the curious, slightly bizarre and somewhat quirky kinds of questions librarians deal with.
    ----
    * aunque parezca raro = strangely enough, oddly enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, funnily enough, funnily.
    * bicho raro = rare bird, odd bird, odd fish, freak of nature, rare breed, weirdo, nerdy [nerdier -comp., nerdiest -sup.], geek, nerd, geeky [geekier -comp., geekiest -sup.].
    * colección de libros raros = rare book collection.
    * de forma rara = oddly, funnily.
    * de manera rara = oddly, funnily.
    * demasiado raro = all too rare.
    * de modo raro = funnily.
    * de una manera rara = strangely.
    * de un modo raro = freakishly.
    * edición rara = rare edition.
    * en casos raros = in rare cases.
    * enfermedad rara = rare disease.
    * en raras ocasiones = in rare cases.
    * en raros casos = in rare cases.
    * especie rara = rare breed.
    * haber algo raro con = there + be + something fishy going on with.
    * Ley de los Medicamentos Raros, la = Orphan Drug Act, the.
    * libro raro = rare book.
    * muy rara vez = all too seldom, once in a blue moon.
    * parecer raro = sound + odd.
    * por muy raro que parezca = strangely enough, oddly enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange.
    * ¡qué raro! = how strange!.
    * rara vez = infrequently, rarely, seldom, uncommonly, on rare occasions.
    * sala de libros raros = rare book room.
    * salvo raras excepciones = with rare exceptions.
    * ser algo muy raro = be a rare occurrence.
    * * *
    - ra adjetivo
    1)
    a) ( extraño) strange, odd, funny (colloq)

    es raro que... — it's strange o odd o funny that...

    qué cosa más rara! or qué raro! — how odd o strange!

    te noto muy raro hoy — you're acting very strangely today; ver bicho 2)

    b) ( poco frecuente) rare

    raro es el día que... — there's rarely o hardly a day when...

    aquí es raro que nieve — it's very unusual o rare for it to snow here

    2) < gas> rare
    * * *
    = bizarre, queer, rare, unusual, eccentric, odd, uncommon, untoward, weird [weirder -comp., weirdest -sup.], awry, funny [funnier -comp., funniest -sup.], outlandish, freaky [freakier -comp., freakiest -sup.], uncanny, cranky [crankier -comp., crankiest -sup.], kinky [kinkier -comp., kinkiest -sup.], flaky [flakey], freakish, quirky [quirkier -comp., quirkiest -sup.].

    Ex: Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.

    Ex: Several years later, his talk with a friend turns to the queer ways in which a people resist innovations, even of vital interest.
    Ex: In practice critical abstracts are rare, and certainly do not usually feature in published secondary services.
    Ex: If the book has an unusual shape then both the height and the width of the book will be given.
    Ex: School classrooms are sometimes extraordinarily badly designed with poor acoustics, ineffective blackout facilities, and notoriously eccentric electrical outlets.
    Ex: There is little modulation, whole steps of division being short-circuited and an odd assembly of terms being frequently found: e.g.: LAW see also JURY, JUDGES.
    Ex: Early woodcut initials, coats of arms, etc., were sometimes made from wood cut across the grain, but the use of end-grain blocks remained uncommon until the later eighteenth century.
    Ex: Perhaps, he questioned himself, this is the way every principal operates, and there is nothing untoward in it.
    Ex: This paper surveys some of the more weird World Wide Web sites.
    Ex: Could she not have detected that something in his behavior was awry?.
    Ex: The article 'What's that funny noise? Videogames in the library' explains how videogames have attracted many young irregular library users who may, in time, extend their attention to other library facilities.
    Ex: This book discusses some of the most outlandish myths and fantastic realities of medical history.
    Ex: This film is really just a series of throwaway skits that the director and scriptwriter attempt to lard with parody and freaky fantasy.
    Ex: Surrealism is an art concerned not with love and liberation but with the uncanny, the compulsion to repeat, and the drive toward death.
    Ex: For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.
    Ex: However, those desiring something off-the-wall, borderline kinky, and just plain mad might appreciate the novel.
    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: 1816 was one of several years during the 1810s in which numerous crops failed during freakish summer cold snaps after volcanic eruptions that reduced incoming sunlight.
    Ex: 'Why are barns frequently painted red?' -- These are the curious, slightly bizarre and somewhat quirky kinds of questions librarians deal with.
    * aunque parezca raro = strangely enough, oddly enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, funnily enough, funnily.
    * bicho raro = rare bird, odd bird, odd fish, freak of nature, rare breed, weirdo, nerdy [nerdier -comp., nerdiest -sup.], geek, nerd, geeky [geekier -comp., geekiest -sup.].
    * colección de libros raros = rare book collection.
    * de forma rara = oddly, funnily.
    * de manera rara = oddly, funnily.
    * demasiado raro = all too rare.
    * de modo raro = funnily.
    * de una manera rara = strangely.
    * de un modo raro = freakishly.
    * edición rara = rare edition.
    * en casos raros = in rare cases.
    * enfermedad rara = rare disease.
    * en raras ocasiones = in rare cases.
    * en raros casos = in rare cases.
    * especie rara = rare breed.
    * haber algo raro con = there + be + something fishy going on with.
    * Ley de los Medicamentos Raros, la = Orphan Drug Act, the.
    * libro raro = rare book.
    * muy rara vez = all too seldom, once in a blue moon.
    * parecer raro = sound + odd.
    * por muy raro que parezca = strangely enough, oddly enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange.
    * ¡qué raro! = how strange!.
    * rara vez = infrequently, rarely, seldom, uncommonly, on rare occasions.
    * sala de libros raros = rare book room.
    * salvo raras excepciones = with rare exceptions.
    * ser algo muy raro = be a rare occurrence.

    * * *
    raro -ra
    A
    1 (extraño) strange, odd, funny ( colloq)
    es raro que aún no haya venido it's strange o odd o funny that he hasn't come yet
    ya me parecía raro que no salieras I thought it was a bit strange o odd you weren't going out
    ¡qué cosa más rara! or ¡qué raro! how odd o strange o funny o peculiar!
    me siento raro en este ambiente I feel strange o funny in these surroundings
    es un poco rarilla she's a bit odd o strange o funny o peculiar
    ¿qué te pasa hoy? te noto/estás muy raro what's up with you today? you're acting very strangely
    me miró como si fuera un bicho raro ( fam); he looked at me as if I was some kind of weirdo ( colloq)
    ¡qué tipo más raro! what a strange o peculiar o funny man!
    2 (poco frecuente, común) rare
    salvo raras excepciones with a few rare exceptions
    raro es el día que no sale there's rarely o hardly a day when she doesn't go out
    aquí es raro que nieve it rarely o seldom snows here, it's very unusual o rare for it to snow here
    B ‹gas› rare
    * * *

     

    raro
    ◊ -ra adjetivo

    a) ( extraño) strange, odd, funny (colloq);

    ◊ es raro que … it's strange o odd o funny that …;

    ¡qué raro! how odd o strange!;
    te noto muy raro hoy you're acting very strangely today


    aquí es raro que nieve it's very unusual o rare for it to snow here
    raro,-a adjetivo
    1 (no frecuente) rare: es raro que no llame, it's unusual for her not to telephone
    2 (poco común) odd, strange: ¡qué sombrero más raro!, what a weird hat!
    tiene un raro sentido del humor, he's got a warped sense of humour
    ♦ Locuciones: Paco es un bicho raro, Paco is a weirdo
    ' raro' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    bicho
    - chocante
    - disgustar
    - individuo
    - particular
    - peculiar
    - rara
    - singular
    - tipo
    - artefacto
    - extraño
    - gusto
    - olor
    - sonar
    English:
    flaky
    - funny
    - most
    - odd
    - odd-looking
    - oddbod
    - oddity
    - odor
    - odour
    - peculiar
    - queer
    - rare
    - set-up
    - should
    - strange
    - strangely
    - unlikely
    - unusual
    - weird
    - for
    - how
    - incongruous
    - like
    - oddball
    - seem
    - strike
    - uncanny
    * * *
    raro, -a adj
    1. [extraño] strange, odd;
    ¡qué raro! how strange o odd!;
    ¡qué raro que no haya llamado! it's very strange o odd that she hasn't called;
    es raro que no nos lo haya dicho it's odd o funny that she didn't tell us;
    ya me parecía raro que no hubiera dicho nada I thought it was strange o odd that he hadn't said anything;
    no sé qué le pasa últimamente, está o [m5] la noto muy rara I don't know what's up with her lately, she's been acting very strangely
    2. [excepcional] unusual, rare;
    [visita] infrequent;
    rara vez rarely;
    es raro el día que viene a comer she very rarely comes round for lunch;
    raro es el que no fuma very few of them don't smoke
    3. [extravagante] odd, eccentric
    4. [escaso] rare
    5. Quím rare
    * * *
    adj
    1 rare
    2 ( extraño) strange;
    ¡qué raro! how strange!
    * * *
    raro, -ra adj
    1) extraño: odd, strange, peculiar
    2) : unusual, rare
    3) : exceptional
    4)
    rara vez : seldom, rarely
    * * *
    raro adj
    1. (extraño) strange / odd

    Spanish-English dictionary > raro

  • 2 extraño

    adj.
    strange, far-out, queer, odd.
    f. & m.
    stranger, foreigner, outsider.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: extrañar.
    * * *
    1 (no conocido) alien, foreign
    2 (particular) strange, peculiar, odd, funny
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 stranger
    \
    no es extraño que... it is not surprising that...
    ser extraño,-a a algo to have nothing to do with something
    * * *
    1. (f. - extraña)
    noun
    2. (f. - extraña)
    adj.
    1) strange, odd
    2) alien, foreign
    * * *
    extraño, -a
    1. ADJ
    1) (=raro) strange

    ¡qué extraño! — how odd o strange!

    parece extraño que... — it seems odd o strange that...

    2) (=ajeno)
    2. SM / F
    1) (=desconocido) stranger
    2) (=extranjero) foreigner
    3.
    SM

    hacer un extraño: el balón hizo un extraño — the ball took a bad bounce

    * * *
    I
    - ña adjetivo
    a) ( raro) strange, odd

    es extraño que no haya llamado — it's strange o odd that she hasn't called

    II
    - ña masculino, femenino ( desconocido) stranger
    * * *
    = bizarre, extraneous, queer, strange, eccentric, odd, alien, outlander, weird [weirder -comp., weirdest -sup.], awry, funny [funnier -comp., funniest -sup.], outlandish, freaky [freakier -comp., freakiest -sup.], uncanny, outsider, kinky [kinkier -comp., kinkiest -sup.], freakish, quirky [quirkier -comp., quirkiest -sup.].
    Ex. Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.
    Ex. If the catalog is to fulfill any of the requirements just enumerated, then it must be capable of responding to a user's query in a manner which does not result in extraneous citations.
    Ex. Several years later, his talk with a friend turns to the queer ways in which a people resist innovations, even of vital interest.
    Ex. The style of recording instructions for references differs from that in Sears', and can at first seem strange, but instructions are clear.
    Ex. School classrooms are sometimes extraordinarily badly designed with poor acoustics, ineffective blackout facilities, and notoriously eccentric electrical outlets.
    Ex. There is little modulation, whole steps of division being short-circuited and an odd assembly of terms being frequently found: e.g.: LAW see also JURY, JUDGES.
    Ex. Libraries in developing countries may represent part of an alien cultural package, an importation ill suited to the country's needs, even working at cross purposes to the people's interests.
    Ex. 'Small, near-sighted, dreaming, bruised, an outlander in the city of his birth,' thirteen-year-old Aremis Slake fled one day to the only refuge he knew, the New York subway system.
    Ex. This paper surveys some of the more weird World Wide Web sites.
    Ex. Could she not have detected that something in his behavior was awry?.
    Ex. The article 'What's that funny noise? Videogames in the library' explains how videogames have attracted many young irregular library users who may, in time, extend their attention to other library facilities.
    Ex. This book discusses some of the most outlandish myths and fantastic realities of medical history.
    Ex. This film is really just a series of throwaway skits that the director and scriptwriter attempt to lard with parody and freaky fantasy.
    Ex. Surrealism is an art concerned not with love and liberation but with the uncanny, the compulsion to repeat, and the drive toward death.
    Ex. The library director does not want to take the chance that by allowing the trustees to get active he might lose partial control of the library operation to an 'outsider'.
    Ex. However, those desiring something off-the-wall, borderline kinky, and just plain mad might appreciate the novel.
    Ex. 1816 was one of several years during the 1810s in which numerous crops failed during freakish summer cold snaps after volcanic eruptions that reduced incoming sunlight.
    Ex. 'Why are barns frequently painted red?' -- These are the curious, slightly bizarre and somewhat quirky kinds of questions librarians deal with.
    ----
    * aunque parezca extraño = strangely enough, oddly enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange.
    * cita con un extraño = blind date.
    * cuerpo extraño = foreign body.
    * de forma extraña = oddly, funnily.
    * de manera extraña = oddly, funnily.
    * de una manera extraña = strangely.
    * de un modo extraño = freakishly.
    * extraño (a) = foreign (to).
    * país extraño = foreign country.
    * por muy extraño que parezca = oddly enough, strangely enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, funnily enough, funnily.
    * resultar extraño = be unfamiliar with.
    * ser extraño para = be alien to.
    * ser mirado de forma extraña = get + some funny looks.
    * ser un extraño = not know + Pronombre + from Adam.
    * * *
    I
    - ña adjetivo
    a) ( raro) strange, odd

    es extraño que no haya llamado — it's strange o odd that she hasn't called

    II
    - ña masculino, femenino ( desconocido) stranger
    * * *
    = bizarre, extraneous, queer, strange, eccentric, odd, alien, outlander, weird [weirder -comp., weirdest -sup.], awry, funny [funnier -comp., funniest -sup.], outlandish, freaky [freakier -comp., freakiest -sup.], uncanny, outsider, kinky [kinkier -comp., kinkiest -sup.], freakish, quirky [quirkier -comp., quirkiest -sup.].

    Ex: Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.

    Ex: If the catalog is to fulfill any of the requirements just enumerated, then it must be capable of responding to a user's query in a manner which does not result in extraneous citations.
    Ex: Several years later, his talk with a friend turns to the queer ways in which a people resist innovations, even of vital interest.
    Ex: The style of recording instructions for references differs from that in Sears', and can at first seem strange, but instructions are clear.
    Ex: School classrooms are sometimes extraordinarily badly designed with poor acoustics, ineffective blackout facilities, and notoriously eccentric electrical outlets.
    Ex: There is little modulation, whole steps of division being short-circuited and an odd assembly of terms being frequently found: e.g.: LAW see also JURY, JUDGES.
    Ex: Libraries in developing countries may represent part of an alien cultural package, an importation ill suited to the country's needs, even working at cross purposes to the people's interests.
    Ex: 'Small, near-sighted, dreaming, bruised, an outlander in the city of his birth,' thirteen-year-old Aremis Slake fled one day to the only refuge he knew, the New York subway system.
    Ex: This paper surveys some of the more weird World Wide Web sites.
    Ex: Could she not have detected that something in his behavior was awry?.
    Ex: The article 'What's that funny noise? Videogames in the library' explains how videogames have attracted many young irregular library users who may, in time, extend their attention to other library facilities.
    Ex: This book discusses some of the most outlandish myths and fantastic realities of medical history.
    Ex: This film is really just a series of throwaway skits that the director and scriptwriter attempt to lard with parody and freaky fantasy.
    Ex: Surrealism is an art concerned not with love and liberation but with the uncanny, the compulsion to repeat, and the drive toward death.
    Ex: The library director does not want to take the chance that by allowing the trustees to get active he might lose partial control of the library operation to an 'outsider'.
    Ex: However, those desiring something off-the-wall, borderline kinky, and just plain mad might appreciate the novel.
    Ex: 1816 was one of several years during the 1810s in which numerous crops failed during freakish summer cold snaps after volcanic eruptions that reduced incoming sunlight.
    Ex: 'Why are barns frequently painted red?' -- These are the curious, slightly bizarre and somewhat quirky kinds of questions librarians deal with.
    * aunque parezca extraño = strangely enough, oddly enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange.
    * cita con un extraño = blind date.
    * cuerpo extraño = foreign body.
    * de forma extraña = oddly, funnily.
    * de manera extraña = oddly, funnily.
    * de una manera extraña = strangely.
    * de un modo extraño = freakishly.
    * extraño (a) = foreign (to).
    * país extraño = foreign country.
    * por muy extraño que parezca = oddly enough, strangely enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, funnily enough, funnily.
    * resultar extraño = be unfamiliar with.
    * ser extraño para = be alien to.
    * ser mirado de forma extraña = get + some funny looks.
    * ser un extraño = not know + Pronombre + from Adam.

    * * *
    extraño1 -ña
    1 (raro) strange, odd
    es extraño que no haya llamado it's strange o odd that she hasn't called
    es una pareja extraña they're a strange o an odd couple
    últimamente está muy extraño he's been very strange lately, he's been acting very strange o strangely lately
    2
    (desconocido): los asuntos de familia no se discuten delante de personas extrañas you shouldn't discuss family matters in front of strangers o outsiders
    no me siento bien ante tanta gente extraña I feel uncomfortable with so many people I don't know o so many strangers
    extraño2 -ña
    masculine, feminine
    1 (desconocido) stranger
    2
    extraño masculine (movimiento): el caballo hizo un extraño the horse shied
    el coche me hizo un extraño en la curva the car did something strange on the bend
    * * *

     

    Del verbo extrañar: ( conjugate extrañar)

    extraño es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    extrañó es:

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

    Multiple Entries:
    extrañar    
    extraño
    extrañar ( conjugate extrañar) verbo transitivo (esp AmL) ‹amigo/país› to miss
    verbo intransitivo
    1 ( sorprender) (+ me/te/le etc) to surprise;

    ya me extrañaba a mí que … I thought it was strange that …
    2 (RPl) ( tener nostalgia) to be homesick
    extrañarse verbo pronominal extrañose de algo to be surprised at sth
    extraño
    ◊ -ña adjetivo ( raro) strange, odd;

    eso no tiene nada de extraño there's nothing unusual about that
    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino ( desconocido) stranger
    extrañar verbo transitivo
    1 (asombrar) to surprise: no es de extrañar, it's hardly surprising
    2 (echar de menos) to miss
    3 (notar extraño) extraño mucho la cama, I find this bed strange o (echar de menos) I miss my own bed
    extraño,-a
    I adjetivo strange
    Med foreign: tiene un cuerpo extraño en el ojo, she has a foreign object in her eye
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino stranger: de repente entró un extraño, a stranger suddenly came in

    ' extraño' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    ajena
    - ajeno
    - curiosa
    - curioso
    - extraña
    - extrañar
    - imprimir
    - más
    - modo
    - proceder
    - rondar
    - ruido
    - tan
    - corriente
    - notar
    - raro
    English:
    bizarre
    - curious
    - extraordinary
    - funnily
    - odd
    - odd-sounding
    - peculiar
    - phenomenon
    - puzzling
    - queer
    - singular
    - strange
    - uncanny
    - weird
    - agree
    - alien
    - as
    - foreign
    - greet
    - home
    - incongruous
    - quaint
    * * *
    extraño, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [raro] strange, odd;
    es extraño que no hayan llegado ya it's strange o odd they haven't arrived yet;
    ¡qué extraño! how strange o odd!;
    me resulta extraño oírte hablar así I find it strange o odd to hear you talk like that
    2. [ajeno] detached, uninvolved
    3. Med foreign
    ♦ nm,f
    stranger;
    no hables con extraños don't talk to strangers
    ♦ nm
    [movimiento brusco]
    el vehículo hizo un extraño the vehicle went out of control for a second
    * * *
    I adj strange, odd
    II m, extraña f stranger
    * * *
    extraño, -ña adj
    1) raro: strange, odd
    2) extranjero: foreign
    extraño, -ña n
    desconocido: stranger
    * * *
    extraño1 adj strange
    extraño2 n stranger

    Spanish-English dictionary > extraño

  • 3 insólito

    adj.
    unusual, extraordinary, strange, weird.
    * * *
    1 extremely unusual
    * * *
    ADJ unusual, unwonted frm
    * * *
    - ta adjetivo unusual
    * * *
    = extraordinary, unheard of, unlikely, off-beat, weird [weirder -comp., weirdest -sup.], outlandish, unheard.
    Ex. Having entered the next state and a highway off the turnpike, he was amazed by the extraordinary flatness of the land, especially in contrast to the hilly terrain he had grown up with back home.
    Ex. Hypermedia offers unheard of opportunities to gain insight into the way young people perceive, process and use information.
    Ex. This has led to some unlikely liaisons.
    Ex. Also, it must be remembered that since experts represent the establishment in a subject area, they may be intellectually reluctant to accept an off-beat new idea from an upstart young author.
    Ex. This paper surveys some of the more weird World Wide Web sites.
    Ex. This book discusses some of the most outlandish myths and fantastic realities of medical history.
    Ex. As professionals are informed about the often unspoken and unheard stories relating to hearing loss, they can then serve with greater knowledge, empathy, and hope.
    * * *
    - ta adjetivo unusual
    * * *
    = extraordinary, unheard of, unlikely, off-beat, weird [weirder -comp., weirdest -sup.], outlandish, unheard.

    Ex: Having entered the next state and a highway off the turnpike, he was amazed by the extraordinary flatness of the land, especially in contrast to the hilly terrain he had grown up with back home.

    Ex: Hypermedia offers unheard of opportunities to gain insight into the way young people perceive, process and use information.
    Ex: This has led to some unlikely liaisons.
    Ex: Also, it must be remembered that since experts represent the establishment in a subject area, they may be intellectually reluctant to accept an off-beat new idea from an upstart young author.
    Ex: This paper surveys some of the more weird World Wide Web sites.
    Ex: This book discusses some of the most outlandish myths and fantastic realities of medical history.
    Ex: As professionals are informed about the often unspoken and unheard stories relating to hearing loss, they can then serve with greater knowledge, empathy, and hope.

    * * *
    unusual
    fue insólito que viniera it was unusual for him to come
    hecho insólito freak (occurrence)
    * * *

    insólito
    ◊ -ta adjetivo

    unusual
    insólito,-a adj (inconcebible) unheard-of, unusual

    ' insólito' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    aparte
    - inaudita
    - inaudito
    - insólita
    - peregrina
    - peregrino
    English:
    freak
    - unaccustomed
    - unheard-of
    - unlikely
    - extraordinary
    - extravagance
    - extravagant
    - unheard
    * * *
    insólito, -a adj
    very unusual
    * * *
    adj unusual
    * * *
    insólito, -ta adj
    : rare, unusual

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  • 4 esperpento

    m.
    1 grotesque sight (person).
    2 fright.
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    1 familiar (cosa, persona) fright, sight
    2 familiar (absurdo) absurdity, piece of nonsense
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=persona fea) fright *, sight *
    2) (=disparate) nonsense
    3) (Teat) play which focuses on the grotesque
    4) (=cuento) macabre story, grotesque tale
    ESPERPENTO Esperpento is a type of theatre developed by Ramón del Valle-Inclán (1869-1936) focusing on characters whose physical and psychological characteristics have been deliberately deformed and warped to the point where they become grotesque caricatures. Valle-Inclán used this esperpento as a vehicle for social and political satire.
    * * *
    a) (Lit) theater* of the grotesque ( created by Valle Inclán)
    b) (fam) ( mamarracho)

    ¿quién es ese esperpento? — who's that weird-looking guy? (colloq)

    * * *
    = minger.
    Ex. Everyone is attractive to someone, there is no such thing as a minger, but there are many people who I think are minging.
    * * *
    a) (Lit) theater* of the grotesque ( created by Valle Inclán)
    b) (fam) ( mamarracho)

    ¿quién es ese esperpento? — who's that weird-looking guy? (colloq)

    * * *

    Ex: Everyone is attractive to someone, there is no such thing as a minger, but there are many people who I think are minging.

    * * *
    1 ( Lit) theater* of the grotesque ( created by Valle Inclán)
    2 ( fam)
    (mamarracho): ¿quién es ese esperpento? who's that weird-looking guy? ( colloq)
    ¡vas hecha un esperpento! you look a real sight! ( colloq)
    * * *

    esperpento sustantivo masculino
    1 pey (feo, ridículo) strange-looking, a real sight
    2 Lit dramatic genre devised by Valle-Inclán
    * * *
    1. [persona] grotesque sight;
    vestido así pareces un esperpento you look a sight dressed like that
    2. [cosa] absurdity, piece of nonsense
    3. Lit [género] = style of writing created by the Spanish dramatist and novelist Ramón María del Valle-Inclán (1866-1936), which consists of deforming reality to intensify its grotesque and absurd characteristics
    * * *
    m fig
    sight
    * * *
    esperpento nm, fam mamarracho: sight, fright
    voy hecha un esperpento: I really look a sight

    Spanish-English dictionary > esperpento

  • 5 espécimen

    m.
    specimen.
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    1 specimen
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    SM
    (pl especímenes) specimen
    * * *
    a) ( ejemplar) specimen; ( muestra) sample, specimen
    b) (fam) ( persona)

    qué espécimen te fuiste a elegir de novio! — (fam & hum) your boyfriend's a weird specimen (colloq)

    * * *
    Ex. An object is a tree-dimensional artefact (or replica of an artefact) or a specimen of a naturally occurring entity.
    * * *
    a) ( ejemplar) specimen; ( muestra) sample, specimen
    b) (fam) ( persona)

    qué espécimen te fuiste a elegir de novio! — (fam & hum) your boyfriend's a weird specimen (colloq)

    * * *

    Ex: An object is a tree-dimensional artefact (or replica of an artefact) or a specimen of a naturally occurring entity.

    * * *
    (pl - pecímenes)
    1 (ejemplar) specimen
    2 (muestra) sample, specimen
    3 ( fam)
    (persona): ¡qué espécimen te fuiste a elegir de novio! ( fam hum); your boyfriend's a weird specimen o ( BrE) a right one ( colloq)
    * * *

    espécimen sustantivo masculino (pl


    ( muestra) sample, specimen
    espécimen sustantivo masculino specimen
    ' espécimen' also found in these entries:
    English:
    example
    - specimen
    * * *
    specimen
    * * *
    m specimen
    * * *
    espécimen nm, pl especímenes : specimen

    Spanish-English dictionary > espécimen

  • 6 fachoso

    adj.
    1 odd-looking, ridiculous-looking.
    2 elegant, smart.
    3 conceited.
    * * *
    1 familiar odd-looking
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo
    a) (fam) ( extravagante) bizarre, weird (colloq)
    b) (Chi fam) ( de buen aspecto) nice-looking (colloq)
    c) (Méx fam) ( desaliñado) scruffy
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo
    a) (fam) ( extravagante) bizarre, weird (colloq)
    b) (Chi fam) ( de buen aspecto) nice-looking (colloq)
    c) (Méx fam) ( desaliñado) scruffy
    * * *
    fachoso -sa
    1 ( fam) (raro, extravagante) bizarre, weird ( colloq)
    2 ( Chi fam) (de buen aspecto) nice-looking ( colloq)
    3 ( Chi fam) (vanidoso) full of oneself ( colloq)
    ¡no seas fachoso! stop showing off! ( colloq)
    4 ( Méx fam) (desaliñado) scruffy
    estoy muy fachosa I look really scruffy o a mess o a sight ( colloq)
    * * *
    fachoso, -a adj
    Fam
    1. [desastrado] scruffy;
    ir fachoso to be o look scruffy
    2. Pey [fascista] fascist
    3. Andes, Méx, Ven [fachendoso] bigheaded

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  • 7 altanero

    adj.
    proud, haughty, high-and-mighty, arrogant.
    * * *
    1 arrogant, haughty, conceited
    * * *
    (f. - altanera)
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=altivo) haughty, arrogant
    2) [ave] high-flying
    * * *
    - ra adjetivo arrogant, haughty
    * * *
    = snooty, haughty [haughtier -comp., haughtiest -sup.], supercilious.
    Ex. Researchers expect librarians to be factually knowledgeable, welcoming, helpful and supportive rather than 'weird', ' snooty' or 'easily antagonized'.
    Ex. The only blot on his escutcheon is, that after his great success he grew to be haughty and insolent in his demands.
    Ex. A commenter took me to task for being supercilious and said it was inconsistent with my religion.
    * * *
    - ra adjetivo arrogant, haughty
    * * *
    = snooty, haughty [haughtier -comp., haughtiest -sup.], supercilious.

    Ex: Researchers expect librarians to be factually knowledgeable, welcoming, helpful and supportive rather than 'weird', ' snooty' or 'easily antagonized'.

    Ex: The only blot on his escutcheon is, that after his great success he grew to be haughty and insolent in his demands.
    Ex: A commenter took me to task for being supercilious and said it was inconsistent with my religion.

    * * *
    arrogant, haughty
    * * *

    altanero
    ◊ -ra adjetivo

    arrogant, haughty
    altanero,-a adjetivo arrogant

    ' altanero' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    altanera
    - tono
    English:
    proud
    - supercilious
    - haughty
    - lofty
    * * *
    altanero, -a adj
    haughty
    * * *
    adj arrogant
    * * *
    altanero, -ra adj
    altivo, arrogante: arrogant, haughty

    Spanish-English dictionary > altanero

  • 8 antagonizar

    v.
    to antagonize, to fence, to counter, to confront.
    * * *
    * * *
    verbo transitivo to antagonize
    * * *
    = antagonise [antagonize, -USA].
    Ex. Researchers expect librarians to be factually knowledgeable, welcoming, helpful and supportive rather than 'weird', 'snooty' or 'easily antagonized'.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo to antagonize
    * * *
    = antagonise [antagonize, -USA].

    Ex: Researchers expect librarians to be factually knowledgeable, welcoming, helpful and supportive rather than 'weird', 'snooty' or 'easily antagonized'.

    * * *
    vt
    to antagonize
    * * *
    [fármaco] to counteract

    Spanish-English dictionary > antagonizar

  • 9 con una actitud de superioridad

    (adj.) = snooty
    Ex. Researchers expect librarians to be factually knowledgeable, welcoming, helpful and supportive rather than 'weird', ' snooty' or 'easily antagonized'.
    * * *
    (adj.) = snooty

    Ex: Researchers expect librarians to be factually knowledgeable, welcoming, helpful and supportive rather than 'weird', ' snooty' or 'easily antagonized'.

    Spanish-English dictionary > con una actitud de superioridad

  • 10 enojar

    v.
    1 to anger (irritar). (especially Latin American Spanish)
    2 to make angry, to irritate, to anger, to make mad.
    Nosotros contrariamos a su padre We annoy his father.
    * * *
    1 to anger, annoy, make angry
    1 to get angry ( con, with), get annoyed ( con, with), lose one's temper ( con, with)
    \
    enojarse por algo to get angry about something
    * * *
    esp LAm
    1.
    VT (=encolerizar) to anger; (=molestar) to upset, annoy
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo (esp AmL) to make... angry; ( en menor grado) to annoy
    2.
    enojarse v pron (esp AmL) to get angry, get mad (esp AmE colloq); ( en menor grado) to get annoyed, get cross (BrE colloq)

    enojarse con algo — to get angry/annoyed with somebody

    * * *
    = cause + anger, cross, irritate, antagonise [antagonize, -USA], rub + Nombre + up the wrong way, rattle, roil, gall, rile, peeve, enrage, exasperate, raise + Posesivo + hackles.
    Ex. The decision to introduce payments for ILL in Australia has caused much concern and a lot of anger.
    Ex. There's more to it than that - he becomes vicious, cutting people up behind their backs if they cross him in any way.
    Ex. Their education must accordingly be designed to prepare them for that future, however much this may irritate the myopics whose only concern is for the present.
    Ex. Researchers expect librarians to be factually knowledgeable, welcoming, helpful and supportive rather than 'weird', 'snooty' or 'easily antagonized'.
    Ex. Relations between the two countries would now be difficult as our Prime Minister had rubbed theirs up the wrong way over ridiculous matters.
    Ex. The rumours of his departure rattled the talented youngster a little bit.
    Ex. Episcopalians were roiled by the approval of a rector outspokenly conservative on such matters as the liturgy, the hymnal and ordination.
    Ex. It was the American attitude of superiority that galled them the most.
    Ex. Now is not the time for superfluous rantings intended to rile the public.
    Ex. Things like talking over the performances and cutting to commercials in the middle of performances were really peaving the people who watched.
    Ex. On a recent field trip, he drank too much and became enraged with another student by whom he felt insulted.
    Ex. Radical intellectuals often seem exasperated by what appears as excessive attention paid to conceptualization.
    Ex. But be prepared to raise some hackles if you take this approach, because it is essential you do it openly and not behind your boss' back.
    ----
    * enojarse = become + chagrined, grow + irritable, lose + Posesivo + temper, get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist, get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, get + angry.
    * enojarse con Alguien = vent + Posesivo + spleen (on).
    * enojarse por = be irritated by/at.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo (esp AmL) to make... angry; ( en menor grado) to annoy
    2.
    enojarse v pron (esp AmL) to get angry, get mad (esp AmE colloq); ( en menor grado) to get annoyed, get cross (BrE colloq)

    enojarse con algo — to get angry/annoyed with somebody

    * * *
    = cause + anger, cross, irritate, antagonise [antagonize, -USA], rub + Nombre + up the wrong way, rattle, roil, gall, rile, peeve, enrage, exasperate, raise + Posesivo + hackles.

    Ex: The decision to introduce payments for ILL in Australia has caused much concern and a lot of anger.

    Ex: There's more to it than that - he becomes vicious, cutting people up behind their backs if they cross him in any way.
    Ex: Their education must accordingly be designed to prepare them for that future, however much this may irritate the myopics whose only concern is for the present.
    Ex: Researchers expect librarians to be factually knowledgeable, welcoming, helpful and supportive rather than 'weird', 'snooty' or 'easily antagonized'.
    Ex: Relations between the two countries would now be difficult as our Prime Minister had rubbed theirs up the wrong way over ridiculous matters.
    Ex: The rumours of his departure rattled the talented youngster a little bit.
    Ex: Episcopalians were roiled by the approval of a rector outspokenly conservative on such matters as the liturgy, the hymnal and ordination.
    Ex: It was the American attitude of superiority that galled them the most.
    Ex: Now is not the time for superfluous rantings intended to rile the public.
    Ex: Things like talking over the performances and cutting to commercials in the middle of performances were really peaving the people who watched.
    Ex: On a recent field trip, he drank too much and became enraged with another student by whom he felt insulted.
    Ex: Radical intellectuals often seem exasperated by what appears as excessive attention paid to conceptualization.
    Ex: But be prepared to raise some hackles if you take this approach, because it is essential you do it openly and not behind your boss' back.
    * enojarse = become + chagrined, grow + irritable, lose + Posesivo + temper, get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist, get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, get + angry.
    * enojarse con Alguien = vent + Posesivo + spleen (on).
    * enojarse por = be irritated by/at.

    * * *
    enojar [A1 ]
    vt
    ( esp AmL) to make … angry; (en menor grado) to annoy
    me enojan mucho estas injusticias I get very angry at these injustices, these injustices make me very angry
    esto enojó al gobierno francés this angered the French government
    ( esp AmL) to get angry, get mad ( AmE colloq); (en menor grado) to get annoyed, get cross ( BrE colloq)
    no te enojes conmigo don't get angry with o mad at me, don't get annoyed o cross with me
    se enojó porque le habían mentido he got annoyed/angry because they had lied to him
    * * *

     

    enojar ( conjugate enojar) verbo transitivo (esp AmL) to make … angry;
    ( en menor grado) to annoy
    enojarse verbo pronominal (esp AmL) to get angry, get mad (esp AmE colloq);
    ( en menor grado) to get annoyed, get cross (BrE colloq);
    enojarse con algn to get angry/annoyed with sb
    enojar verbo transitivo to anger, annoy
    ' enojar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    sublevar
    - arrechar
    - calentar
    - chorear
    - contrariar
    - enfadar
    - exaltar
    - excitar
    English:
    anger
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    [irritar] to anger; [molestar] to annoy;
    consiguió enojar a todo el mundo con sus impertinencias she managed to annoy everybody with her cheeky remarks
    * * *
    v/t
    1 ( molestar) annoy
    2 L.Am. ( encolerizar) make angry
    * * *
    enojar vt
    1) : to anger
    2) : to annoy, to upset
    * * *
    enojar vb to annoy

    Spanish-English dictionary > enojar

  • 11 esnob

    adj.
    snobbish, falsely intellectual, snob, snobby.
    f. & m.
    snob, snobbish person, stuck-up individual, stuck-up person.
    * * *
    (pl esnobs)
    1 (persona) snobbish; (lugar etc) posh
    1 snob
    * * *
    1.
    ADJ INV [persona] snobbish, stuck-up *; [coche, restaurante] posh *, swish *, de luxe
    2.
    SMF
    (pl esnobs) [ez'noβ] snob
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo (pl - nobs) snobbish
    II
    masculino y femenino (pl - nobs) snob
    * * *
    = snobbish, snooty, snobby [snobbier -comp., snobbiest -sup.], snob.
    Ex. It was possible to identify 3 main groups who display 3 different types of attitude -- participative, delegative and ' snobbish'.
    Ex. Researchers expect librarians to be factually knowledgeable, welcoming, helpful and supportive rather than 'weird', ' snooty' or 'easily antagonized'.
    Ex. Every one looked like death warmed up, including the snobby staff who I found far from welcoming.
    Ex. The biggest faux pas according to snobs who take such things seriously is calling a sofa a couch or a setee.
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo (pl - nobs) snobbish
    II
    masculino y femenino (pl - nobs) snob
    * * *
    = snobbish, snooty, snobby [snobbier -comp., snobbiest -sup.], snob.

    Ex: It was possible to identify 3 main groups who display 3 different types of attitude -- participative, delegative and ' snobbish'.

    Ex: Researchers expect librarians to be factually knowledgeable, welcoming, helpful and supportive rather than 'weird', ' snooty' or 'easily antagonized'.
    Ex: Every one looked like death warmed up, including the snobby staff who I found far from welcoming.
    Ex: The biggest faux pas according to snobs who take such things seriously is calling a sofa a couch or a setee.

    * * *
    (pl - nobs)
    snobbish
    (pl - nobs)
    snob
    * * *

    esnob adjetivo (pl
    ◊ - nobs) snobbish

    ■ sustantivo masculino y femenino (pl -nobs) snob
    esnob
    I adjetivo
    1 (persona) snobbish
    2 (sitio) posh
    II mf snob

    ' esnob' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    snob
    English:
    snobby
    - snooty
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    es muy esnob he's always trying to look trendy and sophisticated
    ♦ nmf
    = person who wants to appear trendy and sophisticated
    * * *
    I adj snobbish
    II m/f snob
    * * *
    esnob adj, pl esnobs : snobbish
    esnob nmf, pl esnobs : snob
    * * *
    esnob n snob

    Spanish-English dictionary > esnob

  • 12 estrafalario

    adj.
    1 outlandish, eccentric.
    2 lurid, flashy, gaudy, garish.
    * * *
    2 familiar figurado (extravagante) eccentric, weird, outlandish
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) [persona, ideas] odd, eccentric
    2) [ropa] outlandish
    * * *
    I
    - ria adjetivo <persona/ideas/conducta> eccentric; < vestimenta> outlandish, bizarre
    II
    - ria masculino, femenino eccentric
    * * *
    = zany [zanier -comp., zaniest -sup.], bizarre, cranky [crankier -comp., crankiest -sup.], way out in left field, freakish.
    Ex. His zany humor, gawky production, and sexual exhibitionism have grown in this new film into a confident, ironic account of a world in which it pays to be rich and beautiful.
    Ex. Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.
    Ex. For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.
    Ex. From this chance observation, Kazantsev drew two conclusions: one dead on target, the other, way out in left field.
    Ex. 1816 was one of several years during the 1810s in which numerous crops failed during freakish summer cold snaps after volcanic eruptions that reduced incoming sunlight.
    ----
    * de un modo estrafalario = bizarrely, freakishly.
    * estrafalario, lo = bizarre, the.
    * idea estrafalaria = outlandish idea.
    * lo estrafalario = zaniness.
    * * *
    I
    - ria adjetivo <persona/ideas/conducta> eccentric; < vestimenta> outlandish, bizarre
    II
    - ria masculino, femenino eccentric
    * * *
    = zany [zanier -comp., zaniest -sup.], bizarre, cranky [crankier -comp., crankiest -sup.], way out in left field, freakish.

    Ex: His zany humor, gawky production, and sexual exhibitionism have grown in this new film into a confident, ironic account of a world in which it pays to be rich and beautiful.

    Ex: Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.
    Ex: For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.
    Ex: From this chance observation, Kazantsev drew two conclusions: one dead on target, the other, way out in left field.
    Ex: 1816 was one of several years during the 1810s in which numerous crops failed during freakish summer cold snaps after volcanic eruptions that reduced incoming sunlight.
    * de un modo estrafalario = bizarrely, freakishly.
    * estrafalario, lo = bizarre, the.
    * idea estrafalaria = outlandish idea.
    * lo estrafalario = zaniness.

    * * *
    ‹persona› eccentric; ‹ideas/conducta› weird, eccentric; ‹vestimenta› outlandish, bizarre
    masculine, feminine
    eccentric
    * * *

    estrafalario
    ◊ - ria adjetivo ‹persona/ideas/conducta› eccentric;


    ‹ vestimenta› outlandish, bizarre
    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
    eccentric
    estrafalario,-a adj fam outlandish, eccentric: tiene una forma de vestir un poco estrafalaria, she dresses a bit outlandishly
    ' estrafalario' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    estrafalaria
    English:
    bizarre
    - freak
    - outlandish
    - outrageous
    - quirky
    - zany
    * * *
    estrafalario, -a adj
    1. [extravagante] [persona, ropa, ideas] outlandish, eccentric
    2. [desaliñado] slovenly, sloppy
    * * *
    adj fam
    eccentric; ropa outlandish
    * * *
    estrambótico, excéntrico: eccentric, bizarre

    Spanish-English dictionary > estrafalario

  • 13 estrambótico

    adj.
    outlandish, freakish.
    * * *
    1 familiar outlandish, eccentric, weird
    * * *
    ADJ odd, outlandish
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo <persona/idea/conducta> eccentric; < vestimenta> outlandish, bizarre
    * * *
    = fancy, zany [zanier -comp., zaniest -sup.], bizarre, wacky [wackier -comp., wackiest -sup.], freaky [freakier -comp., freakiest -sup.], freakish.
    Ex. This kind of research, whether on processes of cataloging, acquisitions, or whatnot, should produce results to show that, with due respect to all the fancy mathematics, the specific arts of cataloging, acquisitions, or whatnot are being done as well as can be expected.
    Ex. His zany humor, gawky production, and sexual exhibitionism have grown in this new film into a confident, ironic account of a world in which it pays to be rich and beautiful.
    Ex. Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.
    Ex. 'Open Season' is a wild and wacky animated comedy set in the town of Timberline.
    Ex. This film is really just a series of throwaway skits that the director and scriptwriter attempt to lard with parody and freaky fantasy.
    Ex. 1816 was one of several years during the 1810s in which numerous crops failed during freakish summer cold snaps after volcanic eruptions that reduced incoming sunlight.
    ----
    * lo estrambótico = zaniness.
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo <persona/idea/conducta> eccentric; < vestimenta> outlandish, bizarre
    * * *
    = fancy, zany [zanier -comp., zaniest -sup.], bizarre, wacky [wackier -comp., wackiest -sup.], freaky [freakier -comp., freakiest -sup.], freakish.

    Ex: This kind of research, whether on processes of cataloging, acquisitions, or whatnot, should produce results to show that, with due respect to all the fancy mathematics, the specific arts of cataloging, acquisitions, or whatnot are being done as well as can be expected.

    Ex: His zany humor, gawky production, and sexual exhibitionism have grown in this new film into a confident, ironic account of a world in which it pays to be rich and beautiful.
    Ex: Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.
    Ex: 'Open Season' is a wild and wacky animated comedy set in the town of Timberline.
    Ex: This film is really just a series of throwaway skits that the director and scriptwriter attempt to lard with parody and freaky fantasy.
    Ex: 1816 was one of several years during the 1810s in which numerous crops failed during freakish summer cold snaps after volcanic eruptions that reduced incoming sunlight.
    * lo estrambótico = zaniness.

    * * *
    ‹persona› eccentric; ‹idea/conducta› weird, eccentric; ‹vestimenta› outlandish, bizarre
    * * *

    estrambótico
    ◊ -ca adjetivo ‹persona/idea/conducta› eccentric;


    ‹ vestimenta› outlandish, bizarre
    estrambótico,-a adj fam outlandish, eccentric
    ' estrambótico' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    estrambótica
    English:
    bizarre
    - fancy
    - way
    * * *
    estrambótico, -a adj
    outlandish, eccentric
    * * *
    adj fam
    eccentric; ropa outlandish
    * * *
    estrambótico, -ca adj
    estrafalario, excéntrico: eccentric, bizarre

    Spanish-English dictionary > estrambótico

  • 14 frito

    adj.
    fried.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: freír.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: fritar.
    * * *
    1 COCINA fried
    2 familiar fed up, sick
    1 piece of fried food
    \
    quedarse frito,-a familiar (dormido) to fall fast asleep 2 (muerto) to snuff it
    ————————
    1 piece of fried food
    * * *
    1.
    PP de freír
    2. ADJ
    1) [gen] fried

    patatas o LAm papas fritas — chips, French fries (EEUU)

    2)
    3) [pelo] frizzy
    3. SM
    1) (=plato) fry, fried dish
    2)
    3) [en disco] hiss, crackling
    * * *
    - ta adjetivo
    1) (Coc) fried
    2)
    a) (fam) ( harto) fed up (colloq)
    b) (CS, Méx fam) ( en apuros) done for (colloq)
    3) (fam) ( dormido) fast o sound asleep

    quedarse frito — to fall asleep, to doze off

    * * *
    = fried.
    Ex. The meat tasted good, but they added this weird fried onion and a pat of butter, which seemed a bit like gilding the lily.
    ----
    * bocadillo de patatas fritas = chip butty.
    * estar frito de sed = be parched, spit + feathers, be parched with thirst.
    * frito al estilo chino = stir-fry.
    * frito en abundante aceite = deep-fried.
    * masa frita = fritter.
    * patata frita = chip.
    * patata frita de bolsa = potato chip.
    * patatas fritas = french fries, fries.
    * patatas fritas de bolsa = crisps, potato crisps.
    * * *
    - ta adjetivo
    1) (Coc) fried
    2)
    a) (fam) ( harto) fed up (colloq)
    b) (CS, Méx fam) ( en apuros) done for (colloq)
    3) (fam) ( dormido) fast o sound asleep

    quedarse frito — to fall asleep, to doze off

    * * *

    Ex: The meat tasted good, but they added this weird fried onion and a pat of butter, which seemed a bit like gilding the lily.

    * bocadillo de patatas fritas = chip butty.
    * estar frito de sed = be parched, spit + feathers, be parched with thirst.
    * frito al estilo chino = stir-fry.
    * frito en abundante aceite = deep-fried.
    * masa frita = fritter.
    * patata frita = chip.
    * patata frita de bolsa = potato chip.
    * patatas fritas = french fries, fries.
    * patatas fritas de bolsa = crisps, potato crisps.

    * * *
    frito -ta
    A ( Coc) fried
    B
    1 ( fam) (harto) fed up ( colloq)
    este niño me tiene frito I'm fed up with o sick of this child ( colloq)
    2 (CS fam) (fastidiado) done for ( colloq)
    si lo perdemos, estamos fritos if we miss it, we've had it o we're done for
    C
    1 ( fam) (agotado) exhausted, shattered ( colloq)
    2 ( fam) (dormido) fast o sound asleep
    quedarse frito to fall asleep, to doze off
    está totalmente frito he's dead to the world ( colloq), he's fast o sound asleep
    3 ( Esp arg) (muerto) dead
    lo dejaron frito they wasted him (sl)
    * * *

    frito
    ◊ -ta adjetivo

    1 (Coc) fried
    2
    a) (fam) ( harto) fed up (colloq);


    b) (CS, Méx fam) ( en apuros) done for (colloq)

    frito,-a
    I adjetivo
    1 Culin fried
    2 fam (dormido) estaba frito en el sillón, he was fast asleep in the armchair
    quedarse frito, to fall asleep
    3 fam (harto) exasperated, fed up
    me tiene frita con sus tonterías, I'm sick to death of all her nonsense
    II sustantivo masculino piece of fried food
    ' frito' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    cuscurro
    - frita
    - huevo
    - fritanga
    - tajada
    - torreja
    - tostón
    English:
    fish and chips
    - croquette
    - fish
    - fried
    - have
    * * *
    frito, -a
    ♦ participio
    ver freír
    ♦ adj
    1. [alimento] fried
    2. Fam [harto] fed up (to the back teeth);
    me tienen frito con tantas quejas I'm sick (and tired) of all their complaining;
    estos niños me tienen frita I'm fed up with these children
    3. Fam [exhausto] fit to drop, Br shattered
    4. Fam [dormido] flaked out, asleep;
    me estoy quedando frito I'm nodding off;
    todas las noches se queda frito en el sofá in the evenings, he flakes out on the sofa
    5. Esp Fam [muerto] dead, stiff;
    lo dejaron frito delante de su casa they did him in o bumped him off right outside his house
    6. RP Fam [perdido]
    si no cobramos hoy, estamos fritos if we don't get paid today, we've had it
    ♦ fritos nmpl
    fried food
    * * *
    I part → freír
    II adj
    1 GASTR fried
    2
    :
    estar frito fam be dead to the world fam ;
    quedarse frito fam fall asleep, crash fam ;
    3
    :
    los vecinos me traen frito fam I’m sick to death of the people next door fam
    III mpl
    :
    fritos fried food sg
    * * *
    frito, -ta adj
    1) : fried
    2) fam : worn-out, fed up
    tener frito a alguien: to get on someone's nerves
    3) fam : fast asleep
    se quedó frito en el sofá: she fell asleep on the couch
    * * *
    frito adj fried

    Spanish-English dictionary > frito

  • 15 llevar la contraria

    (v.) = antagonise [antagonize, -USA]
    Ex. Researchers expect librarians to be factually knowledgeable, welcoming, helpful and supportive rather than 'weird', 'snooty' or 'easily antagonized'.
    * * *
    (v.) = antagonise [antagonize, -USA]

    Ex: Researchers expect librarians to be factually knowledgeable, welcoming, helpful and supportive rather than 'weird', 'snooty' or 'easily antagonized'.

    Spanish-English dictionary > llevar la contraria

  • 16 ortopédico

    adj.
    orthopedic, orthopaedic, correcting deformity.
    * * *
    1 orthopaedic
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 orthopaedist
    * * *
    ADJ orthopaedic, orthopedic (EEUU)
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo orthopedic*
    * * *
    = prosthetic, orthopaedic [orthopedic].
    Ex. This technological separation of image from voice was a precursor to sound track recording of the early fifties which made the dubbing of the singing voice a cosmetic and prosthetic practice.
    Ex. Such simulations can help orthopaedic surgeons to develop better preoperative plans.
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo orthopedic*
    * * *
    = prosthetic, orthopaedic [orthopedic].

    Ex: This technological separation of image from voice was a precursor to sound track recording of the early fifties which made the dubbing of the singing voice a cosmetic and prosthetic practice.

    Ex: Such simulations can help orthopaedic surgeons to develop better preoperative plans.

    * * *
    orthopedic*
    pierna ortopédica artificial leg
    masculine, feminine
    orthopedist*
    * * *

    ortopédico
    ◊ -ca adjetivo

    orthopedic( conjugate orthopedic);

    ‹ pierna› artificial
    ortopédico,-a adjetivo orthopaedic, US orthopedic: ese hombre tiene una mano ortopédica, that man has an artificial hand
    ' ortopédico' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    ortopédica
    - aparato
    English:
    artificial
    - orthopaedic
    - orthopedic
    - surgical
    - calipers
    * * *
    ortopédico, -a adj
    1. [zapato, corsé] orthopaedic;
    pierna ortopédica artificial leg
    2. Fam Hum [deforme] weird-looking, freaky;
    llevaba un bolso muy ortopédico she was carrying a really weird-looking bag
    * * *
    I adj orthopedic, Br tb
    orthopaedic
    II m, ortopédica f orthopedist, Br tb
    orthopaedist

    Spanish-English dictionary > ortopédico

  • 17 rizar el rizo

    AVIACIÓN to loop the loop 2 figurado to complicate matters even further
    * * *
    (=complicar) to split hairs
    * * *
    (v.) = loop + the loop, split + hairs, gild + the lily
    Ex. They somersaulted and looped the loop.
    Ex. This volume is too long, contains too many lengthy theoretical arguments that often split hairs, and is written in a tedious prose style.
    Ex. The meat tasted good, but they added this weird fried onion and a pat of butter, which seemed a bit like gilding the lily.
    * * *
    (v.) = loop + the loop, split + hairs, gild + the lily

    Ex: They somersaulted and looped the loop.

    Ex: This volume is too long, contains too many lengthy theoretical arguments that often split hairs, and is written in a tedious prose style.
    Ex: The meat tasted good, but they added this weird fried onion and a pat of butter, which seemed a bit like gilding the lily.

    Spanish-English dictionary > rizar el rizo

  • 18 freaky *

    1.
    ADJ weird *

    ¡qué tío más freaky! — what a weirdo! *

    2.
    SMF weirdo *

    Spanish-English dictionary > freaky *

  • 19 rarífico

    adj.
    weird.
    * * *
    ADJ Cono Sur = raro 1)
    * * *
    ( Chi fam) weird ( colloq)

    Spanish-English dictionary > rarífico

  • 20 excéntrico

    • eccentric
    • offbeat
    • weighty matter
    • weird
    • weird guy
    • weirdly

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > excéntrico

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