strange

  • 21strange — strange1 W2S2 [streındʒ] adj comparative stranger superlative strangest [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: estrange foreign , from Latin extraneus; EXTRANEOUS] 1.) unusual or surprising, especially in a way that is difficult to explain or… …

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  • 22strange — strange1 [ streındʒ ] adjective *** 1. ) unusual or unexpected, especially in a way that surprises or worries you: By a strange coincidence, we were both at the same hotel in Chicago last week. It had been a very strange week. it is/seems strange …

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  • 23strange — I UK [streɪndʒ] / US adjective Word forms strange : adjective strange comparative stranger superlative strangest *** Metaphor: A person who behaves in a strange or unusual way is like someone who comes from a different place or is in a different… …

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  • 24strange — 1 /streIndZ/ adjective 1 unusual or surprising, especially in a way that is difficult to explain or understand: a strange noise | Does Geoff s behaviour seem strange to you? | that s strange spoken: That s strange. I was sure Jude was right here… …

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  • 25strange — adj. 1) strange to 2) strange to + int. (it was strange to work at night = it was strange working at night) 3) strange that + clause (it is strange that she hasn t written for a whole month) * * * [streɪndʒ] strange to strange that + clause (it… …

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  • 26strange — strangely, adv. /straynj/, adj., stranger, strangest, adv. adj. 1. unusual, extraordinary, or curious; odd; queer: a strange remark to make. 2. estranged, alienated, etc., as a result of being out of one s natural environment: In Bombay I felt… …

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  • 27strange — [[t]stre͟ɪnʤ[/t]] ♦♦ stranger, strangest 1) ADJ GRADED: oft it v link ADJ that/to inf/how Something that is strange is unusual or unexpected, and makes you feel slightly nervous or afraid. Then a strange thing happened... There was something… …

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  • 28Strange — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Strange », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Strange est le mot anglais équivalent au… …

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  • 29strange — 01. He is kind of a [strange] person sometimes, but he s a nice guy. 02. His sister, normally so talkative, was [strangely] quiet throughout the evening. 03. Leo Tolstoy once suggested that it is a [strange] idea to assume that beauty is goodness …

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  • 30Stränge — Arbeitsanspannung mit Seilsträngen, die mit Ketten an den Ortscheiten befestigt sind. Das Ortscheit ist die kleine bewegliche Stange, an der die Stränge befestigt sind Die Stränge verbinden bei der Arbeitsanspannung und Sprengwaage das… …

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