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2 Translation results for stranger in Spanish

noun | adjective

stranger noun

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strangers
desconocido, -da; extraño, -ña

Example sentences of
stranger noun

  • •Children are taught not to talk to strangers.
  • •He is a complete stranger to me.
  • •“Excuse me. Do you know where the library is?” “I'm sorry. I'm a stranger here myself.”
  • •I'm a stranger to the area.
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¿Qué significa ser no stranger to algo?
  • Si alguien es no stranger to algo, eso significa que el o ella ya conoce eso y le es muy familiar. Por ejemplo: I'm sure she'll be a good employee, she is no stranger to hard work (ella trabajó duro en el pasado y logró sus metas). This country is no stranger to corruption, but the latest affair triggered unusually strong protests (aunque el país está acostumbrado a la corrupción, la reacción del último escándalo fue particularmente fuerte).

strange adjective

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extraño, raro; desconocido, nuevo

Example sentences of
strange adjective

  • •Does his behavior seem strange to you?
  • •Truth is sometimes stranger than fiction.
  • •That is one of the strangest creatures I have ever seen.
  • •He gave me a strange look.
  • •Strange as it may seem, I don't like walking barefoot on the grass.
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  • •It's strange that nobody told me about this before.
  • •That's strange. He was here a minute ago.
  • •The strange thing is that nobody saw him enter or leave the building.
  • •Children are taught not to talk to strange people.
  • •The language was strange to me.
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Synonyms of
strange adjective

singular, unique, peculiar, eccentric, erratic, odd, curious, queer, quaint, outlandish, unusual, unfamiliar

Detailed synonyms for strange adjective

Strange, singular, unique, peculiar, eccentric, erratic, odd, curious, queer, quaint, outlandish, unusual significan que se desvía o varía de lo ordinario, usual o lo esperado.
  • Strange recalca falta de familiaridad y puede aplicarse a lo foráneo, lo anormal, lo inexplicable o lo nuevo <heard a strange noise>.
    antonyms: familiar
  • Singular connota individualidad o una rareza desconcertante <his ideas were always singular and highly imaginativer>.
  • Unique indica el carecer de iguales o de un paralelo conocido <a career unique in the history of science>.
  • Peculiar indica un carácter marcadamente distintivo <the problems peculiar to such neighborhoods>.
  • Eccentric connota una divergencia de lo usual o normal, particularmente en el comportamiento <she became increasingly eccentric as she aged>.
  • Erratic recalca una desviación o un alejamiento caprichoso o impredecible de lo normal o lo esperado <disturbed by his friend's erratic behavior>.
  • Odd, curious se aplican a una desviación, posiblemente fantástica, de lo regular o lo esperado <she has an odd sense of humor> <she had received a curious letter from someone calling himself "Your Friend">.
  • Queer connota una rareza sospechosa, y a veces siniestra <a queer feeling about the place came over him>.
  • Quaint connota una rareza chapada a la antigua pero agradable <a quaint little village in the mountains>.
  • Outlandish se aplica a lo que es grosero, extraño o brutal <many of the local customs and superstitions seemed outlandish to her>.
  • Unusual en un término neutral que significa raro <an unusual amount of rain for February>.
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Reverse translation for stranger

desconocido  - stranger 
extraño  - stranger 
extraño  - strange, odd, foreign 
raro  - odd, strange, peculiar, unusual, rare, exceptional 
desconocido  - unknown, unfamiliar 
nuevo  - new 
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