strange
gb/stɹˈeɪnd͡ʒ/ us/stɹˈeɪnd͡ʒ/
A2
Αγγλικά
~ 1500
Σημασίες
0 σημασίες
adjective
A2
property
1
Unusual or unexpected
Not usual or normal; surprising in some way.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[something] is strange
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'strange' with 'foreign', but 'strange' focuses on unusualness, not nationality.
Συνώνυμα
unusual (More neutral; does not necessarily imply something odd or unsettling.)
|
odd (Often suggests something slightly weird or hard to explain.)
Αντώνυμα
normal (Describes something that is usual and expected.)
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ordinary (Suggests something common and unremarkable.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
strange feeling
|strange noise
|strange behavior
|strange place
|strange look
Θέματα
daily life
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- It felt strange to be back in my old school after so many years.
- There's a strange smell coming from the kitchen.
- She gave me a strange look when I mentioned the trip.
- The town seemed strange without its usual crowds.
- I had a strange dream last night.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- This food tastes strange.
- He is a strange man.
- I heard a strange sound.
- It is strange to see snow in summer.
adjective
B1
property
2
Unfamiliar or unknown
Not known before; new to you.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[something] is strange to [someone]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may overuse 'strange' here when 'unfamiliar' would be more precise in formal writing.
Συνώνυμα
unfamiliar (Neutral term for something not previously known or experienced.)
Αντώνυμα
familiar (Known from prior experience.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
strange to me
|strange land
|strange custom
Θέματα
daily life
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- The customs of this country are strange to me.
- Her face looked strange to him, as if he had never seen her before.
- This software will seem strange at first, but you'll get used to it.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- This game is strange to me.
- The city is strange to her.
- That word is strange to us.
adjective
A2
property
3
Unusual or puzzling behavior
Acting in a way that is not normal and hard to understand.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[someone] is strange
Συνώνυμα
weird (Informal and often stronger; can suggest something very odd.)
Αντώνυμα
normal (Behaving in a usual way.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
strange person
|strange behavior
Θέματα
emotions
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- He's been acting very strange lately.
- I find her a bit strange, but she's nice.
- They thought it was strange that he never spoke about his family.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- She is a strange woman.
- He acts strange sometimes.
- My teacher is strange but kind.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
strange
IPA
GB/stɹˈeɪnd͡ʒ/
US/stɹˈeɪnd͡ʒ/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
strange (1 συλλαβή)
Stress on 1st syllable (strange)
Τύποι λέξης
Adjective
- Base: strange
- Comparative: stranger
- Superlative: strangest
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Εκφράσεις
in a strange way
1/ˈɪn ə stɹˈeɪnd͡ʒ wˈeɪ/
fixed phrase
In an unusual manner or reason
Used when something happens in a way that is not usual or expected.
Παραδείγματα
- In a strange way, losing the job was the best thing for him.
- She felt happy, in a strange way, to be leaving.
strange but true
1/stɹˈeɪnd͡ʒ bˈʌt tɹˈu/
fixed phrase
Unusual yet factual
Used to say that something sounds unusual but is actually true.
Παραδείγματα
- Strange but true: the small town has more cats than people.
- It's strange but true that she learned the language in just three months.
stranger than fiction
1/stɹˈeɪnd͡ʒɚ ðən fˈɪkʃən/
idiom
more unbelievable than stories
Used to say that something real is very surprising or unusual, even more than a story someone could invent.
Παραδείγματα
- The coincidence was stranger than fiction.
- The whole story of how they met is stranger than fiction.
- Some of the things that happen in politics are stranger than fiction.
- Sometimes real life is stranger than fiction.
- His life has been stranger than fiction since he won the lottery.