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2 Translation results for stranger in Spanish
noun
| adjective
strangernoun
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.
Less
¿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).
strangeadjective
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.
More examples
•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.
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>.
