strange

strange
strein‹
adjective
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.) extraño
2) (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 adj
1. extraño / raro
a strange noise un ruido raro
2. desconocido
the room was full of strange people la sala estaba llena de gente desconocida
strange
tr[streɪnʤ]
adjective
1 (odd, bizarre) extraño,-a, raro,-a
it's strange that she hasn't arrived yet es extraño que no aún haya llegado
how strange! ¡qué raro!
what strange clothes he's wearing! ¡qué ropa más rara lleva!
I feel a bit strange me encuentro un poco raro
the strange thing is that no-one said anything lo raro es que nadie dijera nada
2 (unknown) desconocido,-a; (unfamiliar) nuevo,-a
strange people gente desconocida
he was strange to the job no estaba acostumbrado al trabajo
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
strange to say aunque parezca mentira
strange ['streɪnʤ] adj, stranger ; -est
1) queer, unusual: extraño, raro
2) unfamiliar: desconocido, nuevo
strange
adj.
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.
streɪndʒ
adjective stranger, strangest
1) (odd) raro, extraño

what a strange thing to say! — qué cosa más rara de decir!

truth is stranger than fiction — la realidad supera a la ficción

you'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)

I find it strange (that) they haven't replied — me extraña que no hayan contestado

strange as it may seem — por extraño que parezca

2)
a) (unfamiliar, unaccustomed) <faces/handwriting> desconocido

to taste/smell strange — saber*/oler* raro

b) (alien) (liter)

in a strange land — en tierras extrañas

a strange language — una lengua foránea

[streɪndʒ]
ADJ (compar stranger) (superl strangest)
1) (=odd) [person, event, behaviour, feeling] extraño, raro; [experience, place, noise] extraño; [coincidence, story] extraño, curioso

it 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

there's something strange about him — hay algo extraño or raro en él

what's so strange about that? — ¿qué tiene eso de extraño or raro?

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 rara

I find it strange that we never heard anything about this — me parece raro or me extraña que nunca hayamos oído hablar de esto

how strange! — ¡qué raro!, ¡qué extraño!

for some strange reason — por alguna razón inexplicable

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 conocía

children come out with the strangest things — a los niños se les ocurren las cosas más extrañas

the family would think it strange if we didn't go — la familia se extrañaría si no fuésemos

bedfellow, truth
2) (=unknown, unfamiliar) [person, house, car, country] desconocido; [language] desconocido, extranjero

I never sleep well in a strange bed — nunca duermo bien en una cama que no sea la mía

don't talk to any strange men — no hables con ningún desconocido

I was strange to this part of town — esta parte de la ciudad me era desconocida

this man I loved was suddenly strange to me — este hombre al que amaba era de pronto un desconocido para mí or un extraño

STRANGE, RARE
Position of "raro"
You should generally put raro 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
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[streɪndʒ]
adjective stranger, strangest
1) (odd) raro, extraño

what a strange thing to say! — qué cosa más rara de decir!

truth is stranger than fiction — la realidad supera a la ficción

you'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)

I find it strange (that) they haven't replied — me extraña que no hayan contestado

strange as it may seem — por extraño que parezca

2)
a) (unfamiliar, unaccustomed) <faces/handwriting> desconocido

to taste/smell strange — saber*/oler* raro

b) (alien) (liter)

in a strange land — en tierras extrañas

a strange language — una lengua foránea


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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