rare

rare ¹

 (râr)

adj. rar·er, rar·est

1. Infrequently occurring; uncommon: a rare event; a plant that is rare in this region.

2. Excellent; extraordinary: a rare sense of honor.

3. Thin in density; rarefied: rare air.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin rārus.]

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rare′ness n.

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rare ²

 (râr)

adj. rar·er, rar·est

Cooked just a short time so as to retain juice and redness: a rare steak.

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[Middle English rere, lightly boiled, from Old English hrēr; see kerə- in Indo-European roots.]

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rare′ness n.

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rare

(rɛə)

adj

1. not widely known; not frequently used or experienced; uncommon or unusual: a rare word.

2. occurring seldom: a rare appearance.

3. not widely distributed; not generally occurring: a rare herb.

4. (General Physics) (of a gas, esp the atmosphere at high altitudes) having a low density; thin; rarefied

5. uncommonly great; extreme: kind to a rare degree.

6. exhibiting uncommon excellence; superlatively good or fine: rare skill.

7. highly valued because of its uncommonness: a rare prize.

[C14: from Latin rārus sparse]

ˈrareness n

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rare

(rɛə)

adj

(Cookery) (of meat, esp beef) very lightly cooked

[Old English hrēr; perhaps related to hreaw raw]

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rare¹

(rɛər)

adj. rar•er, rar•est.

1. occurring or found infrequently; markedly uncommon: a rare disease.

2. having the component parts loosely compacted; thin: rare gases.

3. unusually great.

4. admirable; exemplary: She showed rare tact in inviting them.

[1350–1400; Middle English < Latin rārus loose, wide apart, thin, infrequent]

rare′ness, n.

rare²

(rɛər)

adj. rar•er, rar•est.

(of meat) cooked just slightly: rare steak.

[1645–55; variant of earlier rear, Middle English rere, Old English hrēr lightly boiled]

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	rare - not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness; "a rare word"; "rare books" uncommon - not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind; "uncommon birds"; "frost and floods are uncommon during these months"; "doing an uncommon amount of business"; "an uncommon liking for money"; "he owed his greatest debt to his mother's uncommon character and ability"
	2.	rare - recurring only at long intervals; "a rare appearance"; "total eclipses are rare events" infrequent - not frequent; not occurring regularly or at short intervals; "infrequent outbursts of temper"
	3.	rare - not widely distributed; "rare herbs"; "rare patches of green in the desert" scarce - deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand; "fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought"
	4.	rare - having low density; "rare gasses"; "lightheaded from the rarefied mountain air" rarefied, rarified thin - relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous; "air is thin at high altitudes"; "a thin soup"; "skimmed milk is much thinner than whole milk"; "thin oil"
	5.	rare - marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind; "what is so rare as a day in June"-J.R.Lowell; "a rare skill"; "an uncommon sense of humor"; "she was kind to an uncommon degree" uncommon extraordinary - beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable; "extraordinary authority"; "an extraordinary achievement"; "her extraordinary beauty"; "enjoyed extraordinary popularity"; "an extraordinary capacity for work"; "an extraordinary session of the legislature"
	6.	rare - (of meat) cooked a short time; still red inside; "rare roast beef" raw - not treated with heat to prepare it for eating

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rare

¹

adjective

1. priceless, special, unusual, out of the ordinary, rich, precious, invaluable She collects rare plants.

2. uncommon, unusual, exceptional, out of the ordinary, few, strange, scarce, singular, sporadic, sparse, infrequent, thin on the ground, recherché I think big families are extremely rare nowadays.
uncommon many, common, regular, frequent, abundant, plentiful, habitual, manifold, bountiful, profuse

3. superb, great, fine, excellent, extreme, exquisite, admirable, superlative, choice, incomparable, peerless She has a rare ability to record her observations on paper.

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rare

²

adjective underdone, blue, bloody, undercooked, half-cooked, half-raw Waiter, I specifically asked for this steak rare.

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rare

adjective

1. Rarely occurring or appearing:

infrequent, occasional, scarce, sporadic, uncommon, unusual.

Idiom: few and far between.

2. Far beyond what is usual, normal, or customary:

exceptional, extraordinary, magnificent, outstanding, preeminent, remarkable, singular, towering, uncommon, unusual.

Informal: standout.

Slang: awesome, out of sight.

3. Marked by great diffusion of component particles:

rarefied, thin.

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Translations

مَشْوِيٌّ قَلِيلاًنَادِرنادِرناقِص النُّضْج، مَشْوي قَليلا

krvavývzácnýřídký

sjældenikke gennemstegtrødrødstegt

seltenblutigrardünnenglisch

σπάνιοςσχεδόν ωμός

raropoco hechoa medio cocercrudoescaso

erakordneharuldane

harvinainenpuolikypsä

saignantrare

rijedaknepotpuno pečen

félig sültritka

lítiî soîinn/steiktursjaldgæfur

raroal sanguepoco cottorarit...

珍しい生焼けの

덜 익은드문

pusžalisretai

pusjēls

zeldzaamzeldzamehalfrauw

lettstektsjelden

na pół surowyrzadki

raromal passadomalpassado

редкиймясо, приготовленное с кровью

riedky

redekkrvav

ovanligrårarsällsynt

ไม่สุกที่พบได้น้อย

az pişmişnadirender

hiếm thấytái

半熟的煮得嫩的稀有的稀罕的不平凡的

rare

[rɛəʳ]

A. ADJ (rarer (compar) (rarest (superl)))

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 STRANGE, RARE

2. (= rarefied) [air, atmosphere] → enrarecido

3. (Culin) [steak, meat] → vuelta y vuelta, poco hecho (Sp)

B. CPD rare earth N → tierra f rara

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

rare

[ˈrɛə^r] adj

(existing in small numbers) [species, book, coin] → rare
a rare plant → une plante rare
a rare bird (lit) → un oiseau rare
a rare bird (fig) → un oiseau rare

(= infrequent, uncommon) [occasion] → rare before n; [disease] → rare
to be a rare sight → être rare
it is rare to find ... → il est rare de trouver ...

[steak] → saignant(e)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

rare

adj (+er)

(= uncommon) → selten, rar; occurrence → selten; with very rare exceptions → mit sehr wenigen Ausnahmen; it’s rare for her to come → sie kommt nur selten; that rare bird, the man who remembers birthdays → dieser weiße Rabe or Ausnahmefall, ein Mann der sich Geburtstage merkt; on the rare occasions when he spoke → bei den seltenen Gelegenheiten, bei denen er sprach

atmosphere → dünn; earths → selten

meat → roh; steak → blutig, englisch

(inf: = great) → irrsinnig (inf); a person of rare kindness → ein selten freundlicher Mensch (inf); kind to a rare degree → selten freundlich; to have a rare old time → sich selten gut amüsieren

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rare

[rɛəʳ] adj (-r (comp) (-st (superl)))

a. → raro/a
in a rare moment of generosity → in un raro momento di generosità
it is rare to find that ... → capita raramente or di rado che... + sub

b. (air) → rarefatto/a

c. (meat) → al sangue, poco cotto/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

rare

(ˈreə) adjective

1. not done, found, seen etc very often; uncommon. a rare flower; a rare occurrence. skaars نادِر рядък raro vzácný, řídký selten sjælden σπάνιοςraro, poco común harv کمیاب؛ عالی؛ بی نظیر harvinainen rareנדיר दुर्लभ rijedak, neobičan ritka langka sjaldgæfur raro 珍しい 드문 retas rets jarang zeldzaamsjelden, uvanligrzadki نرۍ(كله وريځ)، نازك، تنكى لطيف، نادر، كم، غير معمولى، ډيرښه، كمياب raro rar редкий vzácny, zriedkavý redek redak sällsynt, ovanlig ซึ่งหายาก ender, nadir 稀有的，罕見的 рідкісний, незвичайний نادر hiếm 稀有的，不平凡的

2. (of meat) only slightly cooked. I like my steak rare. rou ناقِص النُّضْج، مَشْوي قَليلا недопечен mal passado krvavý halbgar rød; ikke gennemstegt μισοψημένος poco hecho poolküps نیم پز puoliraaka saignantנע अधपका nepotpuno pečen, još krvav félig sült, angolos,„véres” setengah matang lítið soðinn/steiktur (poco cotto), (al sangue) なま焼けの 덜 익은 pusžalis pusjēls mentah niet doorbakkenlettstekt, blodigna pół surowy نيم پوخته، اومچك، هغه شى چه mal passado în sânge недожаренный, с кровью krvavý, nedopečený še krvav malo pečen lätt stekt, blodig ไม่สุกมาก az pişmiş (牛排)一分熟的 недоварений, недосмажений ہلکا پکا ہوا گوشت chín tái 煮得嫩的，半熟的

ˈrareness noun

rouheid الشِّواء القَليل рядкост raridade vzácnost die Seltenheit sjældenhed σπανιότηταrareza erandlikkus کمکیابی؛ ندرت harvinaisuus rareté נְדִירוּת ‍िवरलता, उत्कर्ष rijetkost ritkaság kelangkaan sjaldgæfni; það að vera sjaldgæfur rarità 珍しさ 희소성 retumas retums jarang zeldzaamheidsjeldenhet, uvanlighetrzadkość نادره raridade raritate редкость vzácnosť redkost retkost sällsynthet ความยากในการพบ az pişmiş olma 稀有，罕見 незвичайність انوکھا پن sự hiếm có 稀罕，珍奇，稀薄不平凡

ˈrarely adverb

not often. I rarely go to bed before midnight. selde نادِراً рядко raramente zřídka selten sjældent σπάνιαraramente harva به ندرت harvoin rarement לְעִתִים נְדִירוֹת कदाचित rijetko, malokad ritkán jarang sjaldan raramente めったに～しない 드물게 retai reti jarang zeldensjeldenrzadko په نادره توګه، په انتخابى توګه raramente rar, rareori редко zriedkavo redko retko sällan นาน ๆ ครั้ง nadiren, ender olarak 不常 рідко, нечасто کبھی کبھار hiếm 很少

ˈrarity noun

1. the state of being uncommon. algemeen نُدْرَه рядкост raridade vzácnost die Ungewöhnlichkeit sjældenhed σπανιότηταrareza haruldus کمیابی harvinaisuus rareté נְדִירוּת विरलता rijetkost ritkaság kelangkaan það að vera sjaldgæfur rarità 珍しいこと 드묾 retumas retums bukan kebiasaan zeldzaamheidsjeldenhetrzadkość نرى توپ، لطافت raridade raritate редкость vzácnosť redkost retkost sällsynthet ความไม่ค่อยมี nadirlik, azlık 稀有 рідкість انوکھا پن sự hiếm 希罕，稀有

2. (plural ˈrarities) something which is uncommon. This stamp is quite a rarity. skaarste شَيئٌ نادِر рядкост raridades rarita die Rarität sjældenhed σπάνιο φαινόμενο (πληθ.) rareza rariteet نادر؛ کمیاب harvinaisuus rareté דָבַר נָדִיר दुर्लभ वस्तु rijetkost ritkaság barang langka fágæti, sjaldgæfur hlutur rarità 珍しいもの 진기한 것 retenybė retums jarang zeldzaamheidsjeldenhetosobliwość, rarytas نادر raridade raritate редкое явление; раритет rarita posebnost raritet raritet สิ่งหายาก nadir şey 稀有的東西 антикварна річ; раритет شاذ و نادر thứ hiếm 稀有的东西

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rare

→ مَشْوِيٌّ قَلِيلاً, نَادِر krvavý, vzácný rødstegt, sjælden blutig, selten σπάνιος, σχεδόν ωμός a medio cocer, poco hecho, raro harvinainen, puolikypsä rare, saignant nepotpuno pečen, rijedak al sangue, raro 珍しい, 生焼けの 덜 익은, 드문 halfrauw, zeldzaam lettstekt, sjelden na pół surowy, rzadki mal passado, malpassado, raro мясо, приготовленное с кровью, редкий ovanlig, rå ไม่สุก, ที่พบได้น้อย az pişmiş, nadir hiếm thấy, tái 半熟的, 稀罕的

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rare

a. raro-a; único-a;

adv. raramente, casi nunca.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

rare

adj raro, poco común; (meat) poco hecho, poco cocido or cocinado

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