bizarre
gb/bɪzˈɑɹ/ us/bɪzˈɑɹ/
B2
Englisch
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bizarr
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bizarr
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Verwendungsmuster:
[something] is bizarre
The film was so bizarre that half the audience walked out.
A film annyira bizarr volt, hogy a közönség fele kiment a teremből.
She has a bizarre habit of talking to her plants every night.
Bizarr szokása, hogy minden este beszélget a növényeivel.
In a bizarre twist, the thief returned the stolen painting with an apology note.
The sky turned a bizarre green color before the storm hit.
His explanation was so bizarre that nobody believed a word of it.
Beispiele für Lernende
That story is really bizarre.
Ez a történet tényleg bizarr.
He wore a bizarre hat to the party.
Bizarr kalapot viselt a buliban.
It was a bizarre accident that no one could explain.
The movie was too bizarre for me.
She told us a bizarre dream she had.
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners sometimes use 'bizarre' when they only mean 'a bit different' or 'special'. In English, 'bizarre' is quite strong and is used when something is very strange or hard to understand, not just slightly unusual or creative. It is also more formal than very casual words like 'weird' in some contexts.
Bedeutung
very strange or unusual
Wortverbindungen
bizarre behavior
|bizarre incident
|bizarre twist
|bizarre coincidence
|bizarre story
|bizarre outfit
Synonyme
strange (More general and slightly weaker; does not always suggest the strong surprise that 'bizarre' does.)
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odd (Softer and often used for small or mildly unusual things; 'bizarre' sounds much stronger.)
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weird (Very common and informal; can suggest something is strange in a slightly scary or uncomfortable way.)
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surreal (Often suggests dreamlike or unreal strangeness; overlaps with 'bizarre' but is less general.)
Antonyme
normal (Describes what is usual or expected, the opposite of something 'bizarre'.)
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ordinary (Emphasizes being common and not special or unusual, in contrast with strongly unusual 'bizarre'.)
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Definition
Very strange and not normal, so that it is hard to understand.
Very strange in a way that is surprising, hard to explain, or not normal.
Grammatik
Grundform
bizarre
IPA
GB/bɪzˈɑɹ/
US/bɪzˈɑɹ/
Silben & Betonung
bizarre (1 Silbe)
Wortformen
Adjective
- Base: bizarre
Wortfamilie
Core family
bizarrely
adverb
Related words
bizarreness
noun
Ausdrücke
a bizarre turn of events
1/ə bɪzˈɑɹ tˈɚn əv ɪvˈɛnts/
fixed phrase
describe events becoming very strange
Used to talk about a group of things that happen in a way that is very strange or unexpected.
Beispiele
- In a bizarre turn of events, the company’s smallest project became its biggest success.
- It was a bizarre turn of events that none of us could have predicted.
bizarre as it may seem
1/bɪzˈɑɹ ˈæz ˈɪt mˈeɪ sˈim/
fixed phrase
admit a strange fact is true
Used before a statement that sounds very strange, to say that it is still true.
Beispiele
- Bizarre as it may seem, he enjoyed living without the internet for a year.
- Bizarre as it may seem, the plan actually worked better than expected.
bizarre beyond belief
1/bɪzˈɑɹ bɪjˈɔnd bɪlˈif/
fixed phrase
informal
describe something as extremely strange
Used to say that something is so strange that it is almost impossible to believe.
Beispiele
- The whole situation was bizarre beyond belief.
- His story was bizarre beyond belief, but he had photos to prove it.
how bizarre
1/hˈaʊ bɪzˈɑɹ/
fixed phrase
informal
exclaim that something is strange
You say this to show surprise that something is very strange or hard to believe.
Beispiele
- You met your old teacher on a boat in another country? How bizarre!
- How bizarre that they chose him for the job after all that trouble.
in a bizarre twist
1/ˈɪn ə bɪzˈɑɹ twˈɪst/
fixed phrase
introduce a strange development
Used when you talk about a very strange and unexpected change in a situation or story.
Beispiele
- In a bizarre twist, the suspect turned out to be the missing witness.
- The story takes a dark, and in a bizarre twist, almost comic turn in the final chapter.
that's bizarre
1/ðˈæts bɪzˈɑɹ/
fixed phrase
say something is very strange
Used to say that something is very strange or unusual.
Beispiele
- He eats only white food? That's bizarre.
- That's bizarre—I just had the same dream last night.