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1 uncanny
(strange or mysterious: She looks so like her sister that it's quite uncanny.) misterioso; extrañotr[ʌn'kænɪ]1 misterioso,-a, extraño,-a1) strange: extraño2) extraordinary: raro, extraordinario♦ uncannily [-'kænəli] advadj.• extraordinario, -a adj.• misterioso, -a adj.'ʌn'kæniadjective raro, extraño, asombroso[ʌn'kænɪ]ADJ (compar uncannier) (superl uncanniest) (=peculiar) raro, extraño; (=ghostly) misterioso* * *['ʌn'kæni]adjective raro, extraño, asombroso -
2 uncanny
[an'kæni] adj 1. i çuditshëm, i mistershëm; i panatyrshëm. 2. i pashpjegueshëm; i jashtëzakonshëm. ( Adjective uncannily, Comparative uncannier, Superlative uncanniest) -
3 uncanny
(a) (strange → accuracy, likeness, ability) troublant, étrange;∎ it's uncanny how you always know what I'm thinking c'est curieux ou bizarre ce don que tu as de toujours savoir ce que je pense(b) (eerie → place) sinistre, qui donne le frisson; (→ noise) mystérieux, sinistre; (→ atmosphere) étrange, sinistre
См. также в других словарях:
uncannier — adj. unnatural, strange, mysterious … English contemporary dictionary
uncanny — adjective (uncannier, uncanniest) strange or mysterious. Derivatives uncannily adverb uncanniness noun Origin C16 (orig. Scots in the sense relating to the occult, malicious ): from un 1 + canny … English new terms dictionary
uncanny — UK [ʌnˈkænɪ] / US adjective Word forms uncanny : adjective uncanny comparative uncannier superlative uncanniest strange and mysterious He predicted the winners of each race with uncanny accuracy. Derived word: uncannily adverb … English dictionary
uncannily — uncanny ► ADJECTIVE (uncannier, uncanniest) ▪ strange or mysterious. DERIVATIVES uncannily adverb … English terms dictionary
uncanny — ► ADJECTIVE (uncannier, uncanniest) ▪ strange or mysterious. DERIVATIVES uncannily adverb … English terms dictionary
uncanny — adj. (uncannier, uncanniest) seemingly supernatural; mysterious. Derivatives: uncannily adv. uncanniness n. Etymology: (orig. Sc. & N.Engl.) f. UN (1) + CANNY … Useful english dictionary
