raro
bizarre ; queer ; rare ; unusual ; eccentric ; odd ; uncommon ; untoward ; weird ; awry ; funny ; outlandish ; freaky ; uncanny ; cranky ; kinky ; flaky [flakey] ; freakish ; quirky ; strange .
Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.
Several years later, his talk with a friend turns to the queer ways in which a people resist innovations, even of vital interest.
In practice critical abstracts are rare, and certainly do not usually feature in published secondary services.
If the book has an unusual shape then both the height and the width of the book will be given.
School classrooms are sometimes extraordinarily badly designed with poor acoustics, ineffective blackout facilities, and notoriously eccentric electrical outlets.
There is little modulation, whole steps of division being short-circuited and an odd assembly of terms being frequently found: e.g.: LAW see also JURY, JUDGES.
Early woodcut initials, coats of arms, etc., were sometimes made from wood cut across the grain, but the use of end-grain blocks remained uncommon until the later eighteenth century.
Perhaps, he questioned himself, this is the way every principal operates, and there is nothing untoward in it.
This paper surveys some of the more weird World Wide Web sites.
Could she not have detected that something in his behavior was awry?.
The article 'What's that funny noise? Videogames in the library' explains how videogames have attracted many young irregular library users who may, in time, extend their attention to other library facilities.
This book discusses some of the most outlandish myths and fantastic realities of medical history.
This film is really just a series of throwaway skits that the director and scriptwriter attempt to lard with parody and freaky fantasy.
Surrealism is an art concerned not with love and liberation but with the uncanny, the compulsion to repeat, and the drive toward death.
For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.
However, those desiring something off-the-wall, borderline kinky, and just plain mad might appreciate the novel.
Children who were in some way different were excused from family responsibilities in childhood because they were, for example, 'spoiled,' a 'problem child,' or 'flaky'.
1816 was one of several years during the 1810s in which numerous crops failed during freakish summer cold snaps after volcanic eruptions that reduced incoming sunlight.
'Why are barns frequently painted red?' - These are the curious, slightly bizarre and somewhat quirky kinds of questions librarians deal with = 'Why are barns frequently painted red?' - These are the curious, slightly bizarre and somewhat quirky kinds of questions librarians deal with.
The style of recording instructions for references differs from that in Sears', and can at first seem strange, but instructions are clear.
aunque parezca raro
strangely enough
oddly enough
strange though it may seem
strange as it may seem
although it may seem strange
funnily enough
funnily
Strangely enough, despite the fact that he was buddies with Henry Kissinger at Harvard, he is registered as a member of the Democratic Party.
Oddly enough, this failure turns into a success by preserving idealism from solipsism.
Strange though it may seem, he wrote all but one before 1900.
Strange as it may seem, no amount of learning can cure stupidity, and formal education positively fortifies it.
Although it may seem strange, this new trend is just as much a part of the expression of this era as the rebellions of yesteryear.
Funnily enough, it's an accusation that can be levelled at many TV shows.
Funnily, it is the temperature that goes down first and the CO2 which goes down a few thousand years later.
bicho raro [Generalmente referido a una persona que dedica la mayor parte de su tiempo a la tecnología y que en consecuencia carece de las habilidades sociales necesarias para relacionarse con los demás]
rare bird
odd bird
odd fish
freak of nature
rare breed
weirdo
nerdy [nerdier -comp., nerdiest -sup.]
geek
nerd
geeky [geekier -comp., geekiest -sup.]
flake
freak
Variously described as information consultant, resource person, intelligence officer, communication scientist, etc, they are still rare birds.
This type of service is an odd bird in an IT (Information Technology) company.
The biographer controls the innumerable aspects of Buchan's life in an exemplary manner, without losing sight of the fact that Buchan was 'a very odd fish indeed'.
Despite statistics showing their phenomenal growth and use, on-line data bases in US libraries are still somewhat a freak of nature.
At the same time, all her friends are sports freaks, and they're a rare breed.
The novel often has an unjustified negative image as a book only loved by weirdos and social outcasts.
I've always considered myself something of a nerd, even back when being nerdy wasn't cool - nowadays, everyone thinks they're a nerd.
The book has the title 'The geek's guide to Internet business success'.
A stereotypical image of a teenage nerd emerged in the drawings of secondary students but not in elementary children's drawings.
At the heart of the novel is a geeky high-school student who lives in Preston, Idaho.
It's not altogether its fault because the critics have been so far more or less characterized as freaks and flakes who are not to be taken seriously.
It's not altogether its fault because the critics have been so far more or less characterized as freaks and flakes who are not to be taken seriously.
colección de libros raros
rare book collection
In the early part of the 20th century donations were received from William K. Bixby which led to the foundation of the rare book collection.
comportarse de forma rara
behave + strangely
The interior lights and central locking are behaving strangely again.
de aspecto raro
queer-looking
odd-looking
The pangolin is a queer-looking, scaly animal that survives by eating ants and other insects.
Of the scores of dolphin species, here are the most peculiar and odd-looking ones.
de forma rara
oddly
funnily
Elaine poked at the ribs sticking up so oddly above the otherwise flattened skeleton.
That's why I am trying to find an area where people don't look funnily upon others who are not like them.
de manera rara
oddly
funnily
Elaine poked at the ribs sticking up so oddly above the otherwise flattened skeleton.
That's why I am trying to find an area where people don't look funnily upon others who are not like them.
demasiado raro
all too rare
The author argues that young adult involvement in choices about their library services is all too rare and sets out the reasons for this state of affairs.
de modo raro
funnily
That's why I am trying to find an area where people don't look funnily upon others who are not like them.
de una manera rara
strangely
Visible indexes, strangely, are normally used for catalogues.
de un modo raro
freakishly
The novel is a cheery social satire about geeky middle-aged men and their freakishly attractive, younger spouses.
edición rara
rare edition
The annals of bibliography afford many examples of the delirious extent to which book-fancying can go, when the legitimate delight in a book is transferred to a rare edition of a manuscript.
en casos raros
in rare cases
The irate patron stance is characterised by very erect posture, an angry facial expression, sustained eye contact, dilated pupils, emphatic head nods, and in rare cases, clenched fists.
enfermedad rara
rare disease
There was a new pharmaceutical policy enacted in 1983 known as the Orphan Drug Act designed to increase the availability of so-called 'orphan drugs' used to treat rare diseases.
en raras ocasiones
in rare cases
The irate patron stance is characterised by very erect posture, an angry facial expression, sustained eye contact, dilated pupils, emphatic head nods, and in rare cases, clenched fists.
en raros casos
in rare cases
The irate patron stance is characterised by very erect posture, an angry facial expression, sustained eye contact, dilated pupils, emphatic head nods, and in rare cases, clenched fists.
especie rara
rare breed
rare species
At the same time, all her friends are sports freaks, and they're a rare breed.
A variety of organisations have established lists of endangered, threatened, or rare species of wildlife that fall within their purview.
haber algo raro con
there + be + something fishy going on with
I had a mechanic chap take a gander earlier on and he said it's possible the pedal itself is kaput, as in there's something fishy going on with the mechanics of it.
Ley de los Medicamentos Raros, la
Orphan Drug Act, the
There was a new pharmaceutical policy enacted in 1983 known as the Orphan Drug Act designed to increase the availability of so-called 'orphan drugs' used to treat rare diseases.
libro raro
rare book
Rare books, certain large size books, e.g. atlases and collections of photographs, expensive books, out of print and irreplaceable works can all come into the category of 'reference books'.
marca rara
rare make
This is a catalog of rare old violins, violas and violoncellos; also bows of rare makes.
muy rara vez
all too seldom
once in a blue moon
Taylor and Johnson's figure of 11.3 per cent of users being there 'on behalf of someone else' raises a point which is all too seldom discussed as a feature of the public library service.
Among the essays he presents we find a explanation of the phrase 'once in a blue moon'.
parecer raro
sound + odd
sound + weird
These decisions may sound odd, like the assumption of an 'unreliable' network, but history has proven that most of them were reasonably correct.
It sounds weird but in my short no-way-out street there are two wheelchairs parked permanently.
por muy raro que parezca
strangely enough
oddly enough
strange though it may seem
strange as it may seem
although it may seem strange
Strangely enough, despite the fact that he was buddies with Henry Kissinger at Harvard, he is registered as a member of the Democratic Party.
Oddly enough, this failure turns into a success by preserving idealism from solipsism.
Strange though it may seem, he wrote all but one before 1900.
Strange as it may seem, no amount of learning can cure stupidity, and formal education positively fortifies it.
Although it may seem strange, this new trend is just as much a part of the expression of this era as the rebellions of yesteryear.
¡qué raro!
how strange!
The causes of this interest are naturally extremely various and differ from one man to another; it may be the typical (and we say 'How true!') or the abnormal (and we say 'How strange!').
rara vez
infrequently
rarely
seldom
uncommonly
on rare occasions
Taking into account both indexing and searching effort a KWIC index is most appropriate for an index that will be studied only infrequently.
An unsought term is one which a user would rarely, if ever, think of consulting in the A/Z index when formulating his request for information about a particular subject.
It can be indexed by the all access-point files in the system catalog, but it is seldom necessary to have more than name, title, and subject indexes.
At all periods, but uncommonly before the eighteenth century, the lines of type might be 'leaded', thin strips of typemetal, reglet, or card being slipped in between each one.
If either spouse on rare occasions out of frustration or anger slams a door or speaks angry words is it fair to label he or she as an abuser?.
sala de libros raros
rare book room
The use of clear armoured glass walls gives excellent visual supervision in the Rare Book Room and in the Manuscript and Local History Reading Room.
salvo raras excepciones
with rare exceptions
With rare exceptions, law firms prosper during good and bad economic times.
ser algo muy raro
be a rare occurrence
be a rare sight
Scientists once thought that deep-sea volcanic vents were a rare occurrence.
A full-sized spare wheel is an increasingly rare sight in the boot of today's car.
sonar raro
sound + weird
sound + odd
It sounds weird but in my short no-way-out street there are two wheelchairs parked permanently.
These decisions may sound odd, like the assumption of an 'unreliable' network, but history has proven that most of them were reasonably correct.
tener un aspecto raro
look + odd
I'm no great-looker myself so I don't mind living somewhere where people look odd.
