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unusual

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un·u·su·al  (n-yzh-l)
adj.
Not usual, common, or ordinary.

un·usu·al·ly adv.
un·usu·al·ness n.

unusual [ʌnˈjuːʒʊəl]
adj
out of the ordinary; uncommon; extraordinary an unusual design
unusually  adv
unusualness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.unusualunusual - not usual or common or ordinary; "a scene of unusual beauty"; "a man of unusual ability"; "cruel and unusual punishment"; "an unusual meteorite"
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"
usual - occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure; "grew the usual vegetables"; "the usual summer heat"; "came at the usual time"; "the child's usual bedtime"
2.unusualunusual - 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"
3.unusualunusual - not commonly encountered; "two-career families are no longer unusual"
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"

unusual
Translations
unusual [ʌnˈjuːʒʊəl] 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 publicityel caso ha recibido una cantidad de publicidad fuera de lo normal or lo corriente
here are some unusual gift ideasaquí tiene unas ideas para regalos poco corrientes or que salen de lo corriente
I didn't feel hungry, which was unusual for meno me sentía con hambre, lo cual era raro en mí
it's unusual for him to be lateno suele llegar tarde
it's not unusual to see snow in June hereno es raro ver nieve aquí en junio
there's nothing unusual in thatno 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 intelligenceun hombre de inteligencia excepcional, un hombre de una inteligencia poco común or corriente

unusual [ʌnˈjuːʒuəl] adj [shape, colour, name, gift, dress, circumstances, sight, place, combination] → peu commun(e); [plant, flower] → rare; [person] → peu commun(e)
nothing unusual → rien d'anormal
it's unusual to ... → il est rare de ...
It's unusual to get snow at this time of year → Il est rare qu'il neige à cette époque de l'année.

unusual
adj (= uncommon)ungewöhnlich; (= exceptional)außergewöhnlich; it’s unusual for him to be lateer kommt normalerweise nicht zu spät; that’s unusual for himdas ist sonst nicht seine Art; that’s not unusual for himdas wundert mich überhaupt nicht; it is unusual to see thisdas ist ein ungewöhnlicher Anblick; nothing unusualnichts Außergewöhnliches; there is something unusual about thises hat etwas Ungewöhnliches an sich; how unusual!das kommt selten vor; (iro)welch Wunder!; how do you like my new hat? — well, it’s unusualwie gefällt Ihnen mein neuer Hut? — na, es ist mal was anderes

unusual [ʌnˈjuːʒʊəl] adj (uncommon) → insolito/a; (exceptional, event, talent) → non comune, raro/a
it's unusual for him to be late → è strano che arrivi in ritardo
that's unusual for her → che strano, non è da lei
isn't it unusual! → che originale!
unusual [ʌnˈjuːʒʊəl] adj (uncommon) → insolito/a; (exceptional, event, talent) → non comune, raro/a
it's unusual for him to be late → è strano che arrivi in ritardo
that's unusual for her → che strano, non è da lei
isn't it unusual! → che originale!

unusual
adj unusual [anˈjuːʒuəl]
not usual; rare; uncommon It is unusual for him to arrive late; He has an unusual job. ongewoon غَيْر عادي необикновен neobvyklý usædvanlig ungewöhnlich ασυνήθιστος raro, poco común, inhabitual ebatavaline غیر عادی؛ نادر epätavallinen exceptionnel לא רָגִיל, מוּזָר असामान्य neobičan szokatlan óvenjulegur insolito 普通でない 예외적인 neįprastas, nepaprastas neparasts; neierasts tdk biasa ongewoon uvanlig, sjelden niezwykły invulgar neobişnuit, excepţional необычный nezvyčajný, zvláštny nenavaden neobičan ovanlig, osedvanlig ผิดปกติ olağandışı, görülmedik 不尋常的 незвичайний; надзвичайний غير معمولي hiếm, khác thường
adv unˈusually
She is unusually cheerful today. ongewoon بصورَةٍ غَيْر عادِيَّه необикновено nezvykle ualmindeligt ungewöhnlich ασυνήθιστα fuera de lo habitual, excepcionalmente haruldaselt بطور غیر عادی epätavallisen exceptionnellement שֶלא כַּרָגִיל असमान्यता neobično szokatlanul óvenjulega insolitamente 珍しく 대단히 nepaprastai neparasti; neierasti luar biasa ongewoon uvanlig, sjeldent nadzwyczajnie invulgarmente (în mod) excepţional особенно nezvyčajne nenavadno neobično ovanligt, osedvanligt เป็นพิเศษ alışılmamış 不尋常地 незвичайно; дивно غير معمولي طور پر hiếm, khác thường

unusual غير معتاد neobvyklý usædvanlig ungewöhnlich ασυνήθιστος inusual epätavallinen inhabituel neobičan insolito 普通でない 유별난 ongewoon uvanlig niezwykły incomum необычный ovanlig ผิดปรกติ alışılmadık khác thường 不寻常的


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That diction, on the other hand, is lofty and raised above the commonplace which employs unusual words.
Shortly afterwards the master came in, and looking round, saw that something unusual had taken place.
The unusual I had in my mind was something of a very subtle sort: the unusual in marital relations.
 
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