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strange

strange

Meaning of strange

English

unusual or hard to understand

Русский

необычный, трудный для понимания

strange

Pronunciation

British English
/streɪndʒ/
American English
/streɪndʒ/

strange with Russian translation

Сочетания и примеры со словом strange

Типичные сочетания сгруппированы по смыслу. Зелёные слова можно открыть отдельно, чтобы продолжить изучение.

7 сочетаний

Непонятно и необычно

Odd and unexpected
that's strange
странно

That's strange; I left my shoes right here.

Странно, я оставил туфли прямо здесь.

strange as it may seem
как ни странно

Strange as it may seem, I enjoyed cleaning the attic.

Как ни странно, мне понравилось убирать чердак.

  • it's strange thatстранно, что
  • strange noiseстранный звук

Не по себе, всё незнакомо

Feeling out of place
feel strange
мне не по себе

I feel strange wearing such a formal suit.

Мне не по себе в таком строгом костюме.

in a strange place
в незнакомом месте

I hate waking up in a strange place.

Я терпеть не могу просыпаться в незнакомом месте.

  • strange surroundingsнезнакомая обстановка

strange usage examples

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

That's a strange noise.

Это странный звук.

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

He gave me a strange look.

Он странно на меня посмотрел.

strange synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between strange, weird, odd, funny, peculiar, unusual, curious, and eccentric

🇬🇧English

More informal and a bit stronger.

A1very often

ENHe has a weird laugh.

🇬🇧English

Slightly milder: not as expected.

A1often

ENThat's an odd question.

F
🇬🇧English
funny

Informal 'strange', as in a funny smell; usually means amusing.

very often

ENThis milk has a funny smell.

P
🇬🇧English
peculiar

More formal; strange in a distinctive way.

A1often

ENShe has a peculiar way of speaking.

🇬🇧English

Neutral; not common, without the sense of something wrong.

A1very often

ENThis is an unusual case.

Advanced: broader words

🇬🇧English

Formal 'strange'; more often means wanting to know.

A1often

ENIt was a curious choice of words.

E
🇬🇧English
eccentric

About a person: behaving in an unusual way.

A1rare word

ENHe's an eccentric artist.

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Questions about this word

strange meaning: what does it mean?

unusual or hard to understand

strange pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

strange is pronounced as /streɪndʒ/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

strange definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Это странный звук. Translation: That's a strange noise.

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