Használati minta:
[something] is odd
It seems odd that he didn’t call back.
Furcsa, hogy nem hívott vissza.
She has some odd habits, like talking to her plants.
Van néhány furcsa szokása, például beszél a növényeihez.
There was an odd smell coming from the kitchen.
I found it odd that the store was closed so early.
Példák tanulóknak
It is odd to see snow in April.
Furcsa áprilisban havat látni.
He has an odd hat.
Furcsa kalapja van.
The room feels odd without the table.
Gyakori hiba:
Learners sometimes confuse 'odd' with 'even' when talking about numbers; context should make clear if the meaning is about strangeness or mathematics.
Jelentés
Unusual or unexpected
Szókapcsolatok
odd behavior
|odd feeling
|odd situation
|odd coincidence
Szinonimák
strange (More general; can be neutral or negative depending on context.)
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peculiar (Often suggests something is strange in a unique or distinctive way.)
Antonimák
normal (Describes something usual and expected.)
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ordinary (Indicates something common and unremarkable.)
Témák
daily life
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
Definíció
Not normal or usual; strange in a way you notice.
Different from what is normal or expected, often in a way that attracts attention.
Használati minta:
[number] is odd
Seven is an odd number.
A hét páratlan szám.
All the odd numbers are on one side of the street.
A páratlan házszámok mind az utca egyik oldalán vannak.
The sum of two odd numbers is even.
Példák tanulóknak
Three is an odd number.
A három páratlan szám.
Nine is odd.
A kilenc páratlan.
Gyakori hiba:
Learners may confuse 'odd' meaning 'strange' with 'odd' meaning 'not divisible by two'. Context and subject matter help clarify.
Jelentés
Not divisible by two
Szókapcsolatok
odd number
Szinonimák
non-even (Technical term meaning not even; rarely used in everyday speech.)
Antonimák
even (A number divisible by two without a remainder.)
Témák
mathematics
|education
Definíció
A number that cannot be divided by two without a remainder.
(Of a whole number) not able to be divided evenly by two.
Használati minta:
[number] odd [unit]
She worked there for twenty-odd years.
Bő húsz évig dolgozott ott.
We walked fifty-odd miles during the trip.
Bő ötven mérföldet gyalogoltunk az út során.
There were a hundred-odd people at the event.
Példák tanulóknak
I have lived here for ten-odd years.
Bő tíz éve élek itt.
He ran twenty-odd kilometers.
Bő húsz kilométert futott.
There are thirty-odd students in the class.
Gyakori hiba:
Learners may think 'odd' here means strange, but in this context it refers to an approximate quantity slightly above the stated number.
Jelentés
Small extra amount
Szókapcsolatok
twenty-odd years
|fifty-odd miles
Szinonimák
plus (Used after a number to mean slightly more, but less common in this specific usage.)
Témák
daily life
|core_vocabulary
Definíció
A little more than a round number.
Slightly more than a particular number, but not enough to reach the next whole unit.
Használati minta:
odd [object]
I found an odd sock in the drawer.
Találtam egy pár nélküli zoknit a fiókban.
There are some odd cups that don’t match the rest.
Van néhány, a többihez nem illő csésze.
He wore an odd pair of shoes by mistake.
Példák tanulóknak
I have an odd shoe.
Van egy cipőm, amelynek nincs meg a párja.
This is an odd plate without a pair.
Ez egy pár nélküli tányér.
She wore odd socks today.
Jelentés
Not part of a matching set
Szókapcsolatok
odd sock
|odd glove
Szinonimák
unmatched (Directly describes something lacking its pair or set.)
Antonimák
matching (Belonging to or forming part of a pair or set.)
Témák
daily life
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Definíció
Not having its matching thing; single or left over.
Not part of a pair or set; unmatched.