odd
gb/ˈɑd/ us/ˈɑd/
A1
Anglų
~ 2000
furcsa, páratlan, bő, pár nélküli, össze nem illő
A2
1
furcsa
A2
Vartosenos šablonas:
[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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
It is odd to see snow in April.
Furcsa áprilisban havat látni.
He has an odd hat.
Furcsa kalapja van.
That is an odd sound.
The room feels odd without the table.
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'odd' with 'even' when talking about numbers; context should make clear if the meaning is about strangeness or mathematics.
Reikšmė
Unusual or unexpected
Kolokacijos
odd behavior
|odd feeling
|odd situation
|odd coincidence
Sinonimai
strange (More general; can be neutral or negative depending on context.)
|
peculiar (Often suggests something is strange in a unique or distinctive way.)
Antonimai
normal (Describes something usual and expected.)
|
ordinary (Indicates something common and unremarkable.)
Temos
daily life
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
Apibrėžimas
Not normal or usual; strange in a way you notice.
Different from what is normal or expected, often in a way that attracts attention.
A1
2
páratlan
A2
Vartosenos šablonas:
[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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
Three is an odd number.
A három páratlan szám.
Nine is odd.
A kilenc páratlan.
Five is an odd number.
Dažna klaida:
Learners may confuse 'odd' meaning 'strange' with 'odd' meaning 'not divisible by two'. Context and subject matter help clarify.
Reikšmė
Not divisible by two
Kolokacijos
odd number
Sinonimai
non-even (Technical term meaning not even; rarely used in everyday speech.)
Antonimai
even (A number divisible by two without a remainder.)
Temos
mathematics
|education
Apibrėžimas
A number that cannot be divided by two without a remainder.
(Of a whole number) not able to be divided evenly by two.
B1
3
bő
B1
Vartosenos šablonas:
[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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
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.
Dažna klaida:
Learners may think 'odd' here means strange, but in this context it refers to an approximate quantity slightly above the stated number.
Reikšmė
Small extra amount
Kolokacijos
twenty-odd years
|fifty-odd miles
Sinonimai
plus (Used after a number to mean slightly more, but less common in this specific usage.)
Temos
daily life
|core_vocabulary
Apibrėžimas
A little more than a round number.
Slightly more than a particular number, but not enough to reach the next whole unit.
A2
4
pár nélküli
B1
Vartosenos šablonas:
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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
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.
Reikšmė
Not part of a matching set
Kolokacijos
odd sock
|odd glove
Sinonimai
unmatched (Directly describes something lacking its pair or set.)
Antonimai
matching (Belonging to or forming part of a pair or set.)
Temos
daily life
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Apibrėžimas
Not having its matching thing; single or left over.
Not part of a pair or set; unmatched.
Gramatika
Pagrindinė forma
odd
IPA
GB/ˈɑd/
US/ˈɑd/
Skiemenys ir kirčiavimas
odd (1 skiemuo)
Stress on 1st syllable (odd)
Žodžio formos
Adjective
- Base: odd
- Comparative: odder
- Superlative: oddest
Žodžių šeima
Posakiai
against all odds
1/əɡˈɛnst ˈɔl ˈɑdz/
idiom
Despite great difficulties
When something happens even though it seemed impossible or very unlikely.
Pavyzdžiai
- Against all odds, they managed to finish the race.
- She succeeded against all odds to become a doctor.
at odd times
1/ˈæt ˈɑd tˈaɪmz/
fixed phrase
At irregular times
At times that are not regular or planned.
Pavyzdžiai
- She likes to go swimming at odd times, like very early in the morning.
- We meet at odd times during the year.
odds and ends
1/ˈɑdz ˈænd ˈɛndz/
idiom
Small miscellaneous items
Small things of different types that are not very valuable or important.
Pavyzdžiai
- The drawer is full of odds and ends like keys, coins, and paperclips.
- We sold a few odds and ends at the yard sale.
the odd one out
1/ðə ˈɑd wˈʌn ˈaʊt/
fixed phrase
Different from others in group
The person or thing that is different from the rest in a group.
Pavyzdžiai
- In this set of pictures, the cat is the odd one out because all the others are dogs.
- He always felt like the odd one out at parties.