rare
Very uncommon; scarceVery uncommon; scarce.
» This is a very rare case.
Das ist ein sehr seltener Fall.
Это очень редкий случай.
Це дуже рідкісний випадок.
Meaning
7 sensesVery uncommon; scarce.
Black pearls are very rare and therefore very valuable.
selten, rar
ре́дкийrédkij
рідки́йridkýj, рі́дкіснийrídkisnyj
Small in number (but not unusual); infrequent; sparse.
Thin; of low density.
verdünnt
разрежённыйrazrežónnyj
having low density
(UK, slang)Good; enjoyable.
(US, slang)Cool; excellent.
Particularly of meat, especially beefsteak: cooked very lightly, so the meat is still red.
blutig, englisch
непрожа́ренныйneprožárennyj, с кро́вьюs króvʹju, крова́выйkrovávyj
(of meat) cooked a short time; still red inside
(obsolete)Early.
Examples
425 sentencesThis is a very rare case.
Це дуже рідкісний випадок. — Ahha
ruЭто очень редкий случай. — al_ex_an_der
deDas ist ein sehr seltener Fall. — raggione
It's rare for me to get invited to parties.
Мене рідко запрошують на вечірки. — deniko
deIch werde selten auf Feiern eingeladen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I have a rare disease.
У мене рідкісна хвороба. — deniko
ruУ меня редкая болезнь. — odexed
deIch habe eine seltene Krankheit. — wolfgangth
Some people keep rare animals as pets.
Дехто тримає рідкісних тварин як домашніх улюбленців. — ChickenKiev
ruНекоторые держат до́ма диковинных животных. — soweli_Elepanto
deManche Leute haben seltene Tiere als Haustiere. — jakov
He happened to catch sight of a rare butterfly.
Йому випало угледіти рідкісного метелика. — ChickenKiev
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English rare, from Old French rare, rere (“rare, uncommon”), from Latin rārusFrom Middle English rare, from Old French rare, rere (“rare, uncommon”), from Latin rārus (“loose, spaced apart, thin, infrequent”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁- (“friable, thin”). Displaced native English geason (“rare, scarce”) (from Middle English gesen, from Old English gǣsne); and largely displaced Middle English seld (“rare, uncommon”) (from Old English selden) and Middle English seldscene (“rare, rarely seen, infrequent”) (from Old English seldsēne)
From a dialectal variant of rear, from Middle English rere, from Old English hrēr, hrēre (“not thoroughly cooked, underdone, lightly boiled”), from hrēran (“to move, shake, agitate”), from Proto-Germanic *hrōzijaną (“to stir”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱroHs- (“to mix, stir, cook”). Related to Old English hrōr (“stirring, busy, active, strong, brave”). More at rear.
Compare rather, rath.
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