unusual

unusual
adjective
(not usual; rare; uncommon: It is unusual for him to arrive late; He has an unusual job.) raro, poco común, inhabitual
unusual adj raro / extraño / poco común
it's unusual for him to be early es raro que llegue temprano
unusual
tr[ʌn'jʊːʒʊəl]
adjective
1 (rare, strange) raro,-a, insólito,-a, extraño,-a, poco común
2 (different) original; (exceptional) excepcional, extraordinario,-a
■ it's unusual of him to be so punctual es extraño que llegue tan puntual
■ Spain has many landscapes of unusual beauty España goza de numerosos paisajes de excepcional belleza
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
that's unusual! ¡qué raro!, ¡qué extraño!
unusual [.ʌn'ju:ʒʊəl] adj
: inusual, poco común, raro
unusual
adj.
• desacostumbrado, -a adj.
• extraordinario, -a adj.
• extraño, -a adj.
• insólito, -a adj.
• inusitado, -a adj.
• poco común adj.
• poco usual adj.
• raro, -a adj.
'ʌn'juːʒuəl
adjective <illness/opinion/sight> poco corriente or común, fuera de lo corriente or común, inusual

he spoke with unusual frankness — habló con inusitada or insólita franqueza

that's unusual for her — eso es raro en ella

did you notice anything unusual about him? — ¿le notaste algo raro or fuera de lo normal?

it's unusual for him to be still in bed — es raro que todavía no se haya levantado

[ʌn'juːʒʊǝl]
ADJ
1) (=uncommon) [sight, circumstances, name] poco común, poco corriente; [amount, number] fuera de lo normal, fuera de lo corriente

the case has received an unusual amount of publicity — el caso ha recibido una cantidad de publicidad fuera de lo normal or lo corriente

here are some unusual gift ideas — aquí tiene unas ideas para regalos poco corrientes or que salen de lo corriente

• I didn't feel hungry, which was unusual for me — no me sentía con hambre, lo cual era raro en mí

it's unusual for him to be late — no suele llegar tarde

• it's not unusual to see snow in June here — no es raro ver nieve aquí en junio

• there's nothing unusual in that — no hay nada de raro or extraordinario en ello

2) (=odd) raro, extraño

don't you find it unusual that he never tells you where he's been? — ¿no te parece raro or extraño que nunca te diga dónde ha estado?

3) (=exceptional) excepcional, poco común or corriente

a man of unusual intelligence — un hombre de inteligencia excepcional, un hombre de una inteligencia poco común or corriente

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['ʌn'juːʒuəl]
adjective <illness/opinion/sight> poco corriente or común, fuera de lo corriente or común, inusual

he spoke with unusual frankness — habló con inusitada or insólita franqueza

that's unusual for her — eso es raro en ella

did you notice anything unusual about him? — ¿le notaste algo raro or fuera de lo normal?

it's unusual for him to be still in bed — es raro que todavía no se haya levantado


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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