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[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.
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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.
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners sometimes confuse 'odd' with 'even' when talking about numbers; context should make clear if the meaning is about strangeness or mathematics.
Anlam
Unusual or unexpected
Eşdizimler
odd behavior
|odd feeling
|odd situation
|odd coincidence
Eş anlamlılar
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.)
Zıt anlamlılar
normal (Describes something usual and expected.)
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ordinary (Indicates something common and unremarkable.)
Konular
daily life
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
Tanım
Not normal or usual; strange in a way you notice.
Different from what is normal or expected, often in a way that attracts attention.
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[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.
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Three is an odd number.
A három páratlan szám.
Nine is odd.
A kilenc páratlan.
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners may confuse 'odd' meaning 'strange' with 'odd' meaning 'not divisible by two'. Context and subject matter help clarify.
Anlam
Not divisible by two
Eş anlamlılar
non-even (Technical term meaning not even; rarely used in everyday speech.)
Zıt anlamlılar
even (A number divisible by two without a remainder.)
Konular
mathematics
|education
Tanım
A number that cannot be divided by two without a remainder.
(Of a whole number) not able to be divided evenly by two.
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[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.
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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.
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners may think 'odd' here means strange, but in this context it refers to an approximate quantity slightly above the stated number.
Eşdizimler
twenty-odd years
|fifty-odd miles
Eş anlamlılar
plus (Used after a number to mean slightly more, but less common in this specific usage.)
Konular
daily life
|core_vocabulary
Tanım
A little more than a round number.
Slightly more than a particular number, but not enough to reach the next whole unit.
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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.
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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.
Anlam
Not part of a matching set
Eşdizimler
odd sock
|odd glove
Eş anlamlılar
unmatched (Directly describes something lacking its pair or set.)
Zıt anlamlılar
matching (Belonging to or forming part of a pair or set.)
Konular
daily life
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Tanım
Not having its matching thing; single or left over.
Not part of a pair or set; unmatched.