Stranger in spanish
pronunciation: deskoʊnoʊθidoʊ part of speech: noun
strange [stranger -comp., strangest -sup.] = extraño, raro. [Pincha en o en para ver otros adjetivos cuyo grados comparativos y superlativos se formas añadiendo "-er" o "-est" (o sus variantes "-r" o "-st") al final]
Example: The style of recording instructions for references differs from that in Sears', and can at first seem strange, but instructions are clear.more:
» although it may seem strange = aunque parezca raro, aunque parezca extraño, aunque parezca mentira, por muy raro que parezca, por muy extraño que parezca, por muy mentira que parezca, aunque no lo parezca.
Example: Although it may seem strange, this new trend is just as much a part of the expression of this era as the rebellions of yesteryear.» how strange! = ¡qué raro!.
Example: The causes of this interest are naturally extremely various and differ from one man to another; it may be the typical (and we say 'How true!') or the abnormal (and we say 'How strange!').» in a strange kind/sort of way = de un modo un poco extraño, de un modo un tanto extraño, de una manera un poco extraña, de una manera un tanto extraña, de una forma un poco extraña, de una forma un tanto extraña.
Example: In a strange kind of way, he saved my life a number of times and gave me purpose when I was a young woman.» in a strange way = de un modo extraño, de una manera extraña, de una forma extraña.
Example: As I was walking around the supermarket, I began to notice that people were looking at me in a strange way.» in strange circumstances = en circunstancias extrañas, en circunstancias raras.
Example: It is dedicated to the lost soul of a poor girl who met her fate too soon in strange circumstances.» strange as it may seem = aunque parezca raro, aunque parezca extraño, aunque parezca mentira, por muy raro que parezca, por muy extraño que parezca, por muy mentira que parezca, aunque no lo parezca.
Example: Strange as it may seem, no amount of learning can cure stupidity, and formal education positively fortifies it.» strange-looking = de aspecto raro, de aspecto extraño, de aspecto peculiar, de apariencia extraña, de apariencia rara.
Example: Explore the weird and wacky side of the canine world with this hilarious photo gallery of strange-looking dog breeds.» strange though it may seem = aunque parezca raro, aunque parezca extraño, aunque parezca mentira, por muy raro que parezca, por muy extraño que parezca, por muy mentira que parezca, aunque no lo parezca.
Example: Strange though it may seem, he wrote all but one before 1900.» truth is stranger than fiction = la realidad supera a la ficción, la verdad es más extraña que la ficción.
Example: But so far, no one has imagined a scenario where people might be playing ping-pong with robots, which just goes to prove that truth is often stranger than fiction.stranger = desconocido, forastero, extraño. [Pincha en para ver otras palabras que acaban con esta terminación]
Example: Many Americans viewed this influx of strangers with alarm.more:
» be a total stranger = ser un total extraño, ser un desconocido.
Example: She is now obsessed with needing to understand why a total stranger would sacrifice his life to save hers.» be no stranger to = estar acostumbrado a, no ser ajeno a.
Example: Librarians are no strangers to the use of mobile vans as a means of taking books to scattered rural communities.