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strange

strange

Meaning of strange

unusual or hard to understand

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British English/streɪndʒ/
American English/streɪndʒ/
Russian transcription[ˈstrannɨj]
strange
strange - странный
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strange with Russian translation

strange usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Это странный звук.

That's a strange noise.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Он странно на меня посмотрел.

He gave me a strange look.

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strange belongs to the topic "Top 2500". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

strangeстранный
choppedрубленый
cookedприготовленный
frozenзамороженный
rawсырой
saltyсолёный
slicedнарезанный ломтиками

strange synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between strange / weird / odd / unusual / curious / peculiar

🇬🇧English
strange

base word: unusual or hard to understand

A1Very Often

It's strange that he didn't call.

Странно, что он не позвонил.

🇬🇧English

more informal and stronger: very strange, odd in a noticeable way

A1Very Often

He has a weird laugh.

У него странный смех.

🇬🇧English

slightly softer: strange, not quite normal or expected

A1Often

That's an odd question.

Это странный вопрос.

🇬🇧English

more neutral and formal: not usual or common

A1Very Often

This is an unusual case.

Это необычный случай.

🇬🇧English

can mean strange or inquisitive; here: strange in an interesting way

A1Often

It was a curious choice of words.

Это был странный выбор слов.

P
🇬🇧English
peculiar

more literary/formal: strange, distinctive, unusual

A1Often

She has a peculiar way of speaking.

У неё странный способ говорить.

E
🇬🇧English
eccentric

mainly about people: quirky, unconventional, behaving in an unusual way

A1Rarely

He's an eccentric artist.

Он эксцентричный художник.

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How to pronounce strange and what this word means

strange translation: странный. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce strange

/streɪndʒ/

strange translation

странный

strange examples

That's a strange noise.

strange transcription

/streɪndʒ/, /streɪndʒ/

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strange meaning: what does it mean?

unusual or hard to understand

strange pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

strange is pronounced as /streɪndʒ/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

strange definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

That's a strange noise. Translation: Это странный звук.

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