rare

rare
'reə
adjective
1) (not done, found, seen etc very often; uncommon: a rare flower; a rare occurrence.) raro, poco común
2) ((of meat) only slightly cooked: I like my steak rare.) poco hecho
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- rarely
- rarity
rare adj raro / poco común / poco frecuente
eagles were once common, but now they are rare antes había muchas águilas, pero ahora quedan pocas
rare
tr[reəSMALLr/SMALL]
adjective
1 (uncommom) poco común, poco frecuente, raro,-a
2 (air) enrarecido,-a
3 SMALLCOOKERY/SMALL poco hecho,-a
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
rare earth tierra rara
rare gas gas nombre masculino raro
rare ['rær] adj, rarer ; rarest
1) rarefied: enrarecido
2) fine: excelente, excepcional
a rare talent: un talento excepcional
3) uncommon: raro, poco común
4) : poco cocido (dícese de la carne)
rare (Meat)
n.
• poco hecho (Carne) s.m.
adj.
• contado, -a adj.
• poco asado adj.
• raro, -a adj.
rer, reə(r)
adjective rarer 'rerər, rarest rerəst
1)
a) (uncommon) raro, poco común

it is a rare sight in this country — rara vez se ve en este país

with a few rare exceptions — salvo raras excepciones

one of her rare TV appearances — una de sus poco frecuentes apariciones en televisión

b) (liter) <talent/beauty> excepcional, singular
2) (rarefied) <atmosphere> enrarecido
3) (Culin) <steak> vuelta y vuelta, poco hecho (Esp), a la inglesa (Méx)
[rɛǝ(r)]
1. ADJ
(compar rarer) (superl rarest)
1) (=uncommon, infrequent) [item, book] raro; [plant, animal] poco común; [ability, opportunity] excepcional; [case, occurrence] poco frecuente

it is rare to find that ... — es raro encontrarse con que ...

it is rare for her to come — es raro que venga

• she had a rare beauty — tenía una belleza singular

• with very rare exceptions — con muy raras excepciones

• in a moment of rare generosity — en un momento de inusitada generosidad

• to grow rare(r) — [animals, plants] volverse menos común; [visits] hacerse más raro

• on the rare occasions when he spoke — en las poquísimas ocasiones en las que hablaba

• it is a rare sight — es algo que no se ve frecuentemente

• to have a rare old time * — † pasárselo pipa *

See:
STRANGE, RARE in strange
2) (=rarefied) [air, atmosphere] enrarecido
3) (Culin) [steak, meat] vuelta y vuelta, poco hecho (Sp)
2.
CPD

rare earth N — tierra f rara

* * *
[rer, reə(r)]
adjective rarer ['rerər], rarest [rerəst]
1)
a) (uncommon) raro, poco común

it is a rare sight in this country — rara vez se ve en este país

with a few rare exceptions — salvo raras excepciones

one of her rare TV appearances — una de sus poco frecuentes apariciones en televisión

b) (liter) <talent/beauty> excepcional, singular
2) (rarefied) <atmosphere> enrarecido
3) (Culin) <steak> vuelta y vuelta, poco hecho (Esp), a la inglesa (Méx)

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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