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strange  (strnj)

adj. strang·er, strang·est

1. Not previously known; unfamiliar.

2.

a. Out of the ordinary; unusual or striking.

b. Differing from the normal.

3. Not of one's own or a particular locality, environment, or kind; exotic.

4.

a. Reserved in manner; distant.

b. Not comfortable or at ease; constrained.

5. Not accustomed or conditioned: She was strange to her new duties.

6. Archaic Of, relating to, or characteristic of another place or part of the world; foreign.

adv.

In a strange manner.

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[Middle English, from Old French estrange, extraordinary, foreign, from Latin extrneus, adventitious, foreign, from extr, outside, from feminine ablative of exter, outward; see eghs in Indo-European roots.]

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strangely adv.

Synonyms: strange, peculiar, odd, queer, quaint, outlandish, singular, eccentric, curious
These adjectives describe what deviates from the usual or customary. Strange refers especially to what is unfamiliar, unknown, or inexplicable: All summer I traveled through strange lands.
Peculiar particularly describes what is distinct from all others: Cloves have a peculiar aromatic odor.
Something that is odd or queer fails to accord with what is ordinary, usual, or expected; both terms can suggest strangeness or peculiarity: I find it odd that his name is never mentioned. "Now, my suspicion is that the universe is not only queerer than we suppose, but queerer than we can suppose" (J.B.S. Haldane).
Quaint refers to pleasing or old-fashioned peculiarity: "the quaint streets of New Orleans, that most foreign of American cities" (Winston Churchill).
Outlandish suggests alien or bizarre strangeness: The partygoers wore outlandish costumes.
Singular describes what is unique or unparalleled; the term often suggests a quality that arouses curiosity or wonder: Such poise is singular in one so young.
Eccentric refers particularly to what is strange and departs strikingly from the conventional: His musical compositions were innovative but eccentric.
Curious suggests strangeness that excites interest: Americans living abroad often acquire a curious hybrid accent. See Also Synonyms at foreign.

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strange [streɪndʒ]

adj

1. odd, unusual, or extraordinary in appearance, effect, manner, etc.; peculiar

2. not known, seen, or experienced before; unfamiliar a strange land

3. not easily explained a strange phenomenon

4. (usually foll by to) inexperienced (in) or unaccustomed (to) strange to a task

5. not of one's own kind, locality, etc.; alien; foreign

6. shy; distant; reserved

strange to say it is unusual or surprising that

8. (Physics / General Physics) Physics

a.  denoting a particular flavour of quark

b.  denoting or relating to a hypothetical form of matter composed of such quarks strange matter a strange star

adv

Not standard in a strange manner

[from Old French estrange, from Latin extrāneus foreign; see extraneous]

strangely  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	strange - being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird; "a strange exaltation that was indefinable"; "a strange fantastical mind"; "what a strange sense of humor she has" unusual familiar - within normal everyday experience; common and ordinary; not strange; "familiar ordinary objects found in every home"; "a familiar everyday scene"; "a familiar excuse"; "a day like any other filled with familiar duties and experiences"
	2.	strange - not known before; "used many strange words"; "saw many strange faces in the crowd"; "don't let anyone unknown into the house" unknown unfamiliar - not known or well known; "a name unfamiliar to most"; "be alert at night especially in unfamiliar surroundings"
	3.	strange - relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world; "foreign nations"; "a foreign accent"; "on business in a foreign city" foreign

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strange

adjective

1. odd, unusual, curious, weird, wonderful, rare, funny, extraordinary, remarkable, bizarre, fantastic, astonishing, marvellous, exceptional, peculiar, eccentric, abnormal, out-of-the-way, queer, irregular, rum (Brit. slang), uncommon, singular, perplexing, uncanny, mystifying, unheard-of, off-the-wall (slang), oddball (informal), unaccountable, left-field (informal), outré, curiouser and curiouser, out there (slang) There was something strange about the flickering blue light.
odd usual, ordinary, common, standard, regular, familiar, typical, conventional, routine, well-known, accustomed, commonplace, habitual, run-of-the-mill, unexceptional, bog-standard (Brit. & Irish slang)

2. out of place, lost, uncomfortable, awkward, bewildered, disoriented, ill at ease, like a fish out of water I felt strange in his office, realizing how absurd it was.
out of place at home, relaxed, comfortable, at ease

3. unfamiliar, new, unknown, foreign, novel, alien, exotic, untried, unexplored, outside your experience I ended up alone in a strange city.
unfamiliar familiar, accustomed, habitual

4. unwell, ill, sick, poorly (informal), funny (informal), crook (Austral. & N.Z. informal), ailing, queer, queasy, out of sorts (informal), dicky (Brit. informal), off-colour, under the weather (informal), indisposed, green about the gills, not up to snuff (informal) I felt all dizzy and strange.

Translations

strange [streɪndʒ] ADJ (stranger (compar) (strangest (superl)))

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
see also 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...

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strange [ˈstreɪndʒ] adj

(= unknown) → inconnu(e)

(= odd) → étrange
That's strange! → C'est étrange!
He behaved in a very strange way → Il se comportait de manière très étrange.

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strange

adj (+er)

→ seltsam, sonderbar, merkwürdig; to think/find it strange that … → es seltsam finden, dass …; strange as it may seem … → so seltsam es auch scheinen mag, …; for some strange reason → aus irgendeinem unerfindlichen or seltsamen Grund; the strange thing is (that) … → das Seltsame ist, dass…; he told me the strangest story → er erzählte mir eine sehr seltsame etc Geschichte; by a strange chance or coincidence → durch einen seltsamen Zufall; strange to say → so seltsam es klingen mag; I feel a bit strange (= odd) → mir ist etwas seltsam

(= unfamiliar) country, surroundings, bed → fremd; (= unusual, unaccustomed) work, activity → nicht vertraut, ungewohnt; don’t talk to strange men → sprich nicht mit fremden Männern; I felt rather strange at first → zuerst fühlte ich mich ziemlich fremd; I feel strange in a skirt → ich komme mir in einem Rock komisch vor (inf); to be strange to somebody → jdm fremd or unbekannt sein; the boys are strange to the school → die Schule ist den Jungen noch nicht vertraut or noch fremd

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strange [streɪndʒ] adj (-r (comp) (-st (superl)))

a. (odd) → strano/a, bizzarro/a
it is strange that ... → è strano che...
strange as it may seem ... → per quanto possa sembrare strano...
I felt rather strange → mi sono sentito strano

b. (unknown, unfamiliar) → sconosciuto/a
you'll feel rather strange at first → all'inizio ti sentirai un po' spaesato
to wake up in a strange bed → svegliarsi in un letto che non è il proprio
the work is strange to him → non è pratico di questo lavoro

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strange

adj strange [streindʒ]

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. vreemd, onbekend أجْنَبي непознат cizí fremmed fremd ξένος, άγνωστος extraño võõras عجيب vieras inconnu; étranger זָר अनजाना nepoznat, stran idegen asing ókunnugur, framandi sconosciuto; straniero 見知らぬ 이상한 svetimas, nepažįstamas svešs; nepazīstams asing vreemd fremmed, ukjent obcy estranho necunoscut; străin незнакомый cudzí, neznámy tuj nepoznat främmande แปลกหน้า yabancı 陌生的 чужий; незнайомий اجنبی xa lạ 陌生的

2 unusual, odd or queer She had a strange look on her face; a strange noise. vreemd غَريب странен podivný mærkelig seltsam παράξενος, ασυνήθιστος extraño imelik, veider غير عادي omituinen bizarre מוּזָר असामान्य čudan, neobičan különös aneh undarlegur, skrÿtinn strano 変な 괴상한 keistas savāds; dīvains pelik vreemd rar, merkelig, underlig dziwny estranho bizar, straniu странный zvláštny čuden čudan konstig,egendomlig แปลก garip, acayip 奇怪的 дивний; чудний نا مانوس lạ thường, lập dị 奇怪的

adv strangely

vreemd بِغَرابَه странно podivně, cize mærkeligt fremd παράξενα extrañamente imelikult بطرز غير عادي omituisesti bizarrement בּאוֹפֶן מוּזָר आश्चर्यजनकता से, अपरिचितता से, विदेशीपन से, अनोखेपन से nepoznatno, neobično különösképpen, furcsán secara aneh undarlega stranamente 奇妙に 기묘하게, 이상하게 keistai savādi; svešādi tidak seperti biasa vreemd rart, underlig dziwnie estranhamente în mod bizar/straniu странно cudzo, zvláštne čudno neobično konstigt น่าแปลก; น่าประหลาด garip şekilde 生疏地 дивно عجیب طریقے سے lạ thường, lập dị, xa lạ 生疏地

n strangeness

vreemdheid غَرابَه странност cizost, zvláštnost fremmedhed die Fremdheit παραξενιά, αλλοκοτιά extrañeza veidrus غير عادي omituisuus bizarrerie מוּזָרוּת अपरिचितता, विदेशीपन, अनोखापन, अनूठापन neobičnost, čudnovatost különösség, furcsaság keanehan undarleiki; framandleiki stranezza 奇妙さ 기묘한 일, 이상한 일 keistumas savādība; svešādums keganjilan vreemdheid merkverdighet, underlighet dziwny charakter estranheza bizarerie странность cudzosť, zvláštnosť nenavadnost neobičnost konstighet ความประหลาด yabancılık, gariplik 陌生 дивність اجنبیت sự lạ thường, lập dị, xa lạ 陌生

n stranger

1 a person who is unknown to oneself I've met her once before, so she's not a complete stranger (to me). vreemdeling غَريب непознат cizí člověk ukendt; fremmed der/die Fremde άγνωστος, ξένος extraño, desconocido võõras آدم غريب tuntematon ihminen étranger/-ère זָר अपरिचित व्यक्ति neznanac idegen orang asing ókunnugur maður estraneo 見知らぬ人 이상한 사람 nepažįstamasis svešinieks; nepazīstamais orang asing vreemdeling fremmed, ukjent obcy estranho străin незнакомец cudzí človek tujec stranac främling คนแปลกหน้า yabancı 陌生人 незнайомець, стороння особа اجنبی người lạ 陌生人

2 a visitor I can't tell you where the post office is – I'm a stranger here myself. besoeker زائِر غَريب чужденец návštěvník, -ice ikke stedkendt person der Neuling ξένος forastero võõras خارجي muukalainen, vieras visiteur/-euse נָכרִי अतिथि, आगन्तुक stranac, tuđinac idegen pendatang aðkomumaður forestiero 不案内である 방문객 atvykėlis, nevietinis žmogus iebraucējs; viesis; tūrists tetamu vreemde besøkende obcy nietutejszy forasteiro vizitator приезжий cudzí návštevník, -čka obiskovalec posetilac främling แขก yabancı 遊覽者 чужоземець; відвідувач مہمان người xa lạ 游览者

strange to say/tell/relate

surprisingly Strange to say, he did pass his exam after all. verbasend بصورةٍ مُفاجِئَه странно наистина zvláštní věc mærkeligt nok seltsamerweise όλως παραδόξως por extraño que parezca, aunque parezca mentira ennäe imet, ime küll بطرز شگفت آور ihme kyllä chose étrange מוּזָר आश्चर्यजनक रूप से začudno, čudno bármily furcsa is secara mengejutkan til mestu furðu (strano a dirsi) 不思議なことに 이상한 이야기지만 kad ir kaip keista dīvainā kārtā; pārsteidzoši yang mengejutkan vreemd genoeg merkelig nok dziwna rzecz... por estranho que pareça oricât ar părea de ciudat удивительно, что zvláštna vec presenetljivo iznenađujuće konstigt อย่างประหลาดใจ gariptir ki 說也奇怪 дивно, що حیرت انگیز طور پر có điều lạ là 说也奇怪

strangely enough

it is strange (that) He lives next door, but strangely enough I rarely see him. vreemd genoeg خلافا للعادَه، بصورةٍ غَريبَه جدا странно е че kupodivu mærkeligt nok seltsamerweise παραδόξως por extraño que parezca kummaline (et) عجيب است كه omituista kyllä chose étrange מוּזָר ש- आश्चर्य है कि čudno különösképpen anehnya þó undarlegt sé stranamente 妙なことに 이상하게도 keista, bet dīvaini, bet yang hairannya vreemd genoeg merkelig nok dziwne jest to że... por estranho que pareça este ciudat că (...) как (это) ни странно napodiv začuda čudno konstigt (märkligt) nog น่าแปลกใจ tuhaf ama 真奇怪 як ни дивно تعجب ہے rất kì lạ là 真够奇怪

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strange → غريب podivný mærkelig seltsam αλλόκοτος extraño kummallinen étrange čudan strano 奇妙な 이상한 vreemd fremmed dziwny estranho незнакомый konstig แปลก garip kỳ lạ 奇怪的