strange
Not normal; odd, unusual, surprising, out of the ordinary, often with a negative…Not normal; odd, unusual, surprising, out of the ordinary, often with a negative connotation.
» A strange feeling came over me.
Ein eigenartiges Gefühl übermannte mich.
Меня охватило странное чувство.
Мною опанувало дивне відчуття.
Meaning
10 sensesNot normal; odd, unusual, surprising, out of the ordinary, often with a negative connotation.
He thought it strange that his girlfriend wore shorts in the winter.
seltsam, sonderbar, komisch
стра́нныйstránnyj, чудно́йčudnój, необы́чныйneobýčnyj
ди́внийdývnyj
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
Unfamiliar, not yet part of one's experience.
I moved to a strange town when I was ten.
fremd
чужо́йčužój, незнако́мыйneznakómyj, чу́ждыйčúždyj
чужи́йčužýj, незнайо́мийneznajómyj
(slang)Outside of one's current relationship; unfamiliar.
(particle)Having the quantum mechanical property of strangeness.
seltsam
стра́нныйstránnyj
Of an attractor: having a fractal structure.
Not belonging to one.
(obsolete)Belonging to another country; foreign.
ausländisch, fremd
иностра́нныйinostránnyj, чужо́йčužój
інозе́мнийinozémnyj, чужи́йčužýj
(obsolete)Reserved; distant in deportment.
(obsolete)Backward; slow.
(obsolete)Not familiar; unaccustomed; inexperienced.
Examples
2412 sentencesA strange feeling came over me.
Мною опанувало дивне відчуття.
ruМеня охватило странное чувство.
deEin eigenartiges Gefühl übermannte mich.
This is a very strange letter.
То дуже дивний лист.
ruЭто очень странное письмо.
deDas ist ein sehr seltsamer Brief.
A stranger came into the building.
До будівлі зайшов незнайомець.
ruВ здание вошел незнакомец.
deEin Fremder betrat das Gebäude.
I saw a strange woman there.
Я бачив там дивну жінку.
ruЯ видел там странную женщину.
deIch sah dort eine seltsame Frau.
They saw a strange animal there.
Там вони бачили дивовижну тварину.
ruОни видели там странное животное.
deSie sahen dort ein seltsames Tier.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English straunge, strange, stronge, from Old French estrange, from Latin extrāFrom Middle English straunge, strange, stronge, from Old French estrange, from Latin extrāneus (“that which is on the outside”). Doublet of extraneous and estrange. Cognate with French étrange (“strange, foreign”) and Spanish extraño (“strange, foreign”). Largely displaced native fremd, selcouth, and uncouth, from Old English fremede, seldcūþ, and uncūþ.
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Forms
stranger, strangestSynonyms
114 synonymsAntonyms
11 antonymsWord family
29 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
12 patterns- is a strange
- a little strange
- something strange
- kind of strange
- a bit strange
- heard a strange
- strange noise
- strange things
- a strange noise
- a very strange
- had a strange
- little strange