rare [rɛəʳ]
adjective
rarer (comparative)rarest (superlative)1 (uncommon, infrequent) [+item, book] raro; [+plant, animal] poco común; [+ability, opportunity] excepcional; [+case, occurrence] poco frecuente
it is rare to find that ... es raro encontrarse con que ...; it is rare for her to come es raro que venga
she had a rare beautybeauty tenía una belleza singular
with very rare exceptionsexceptions con muy raras excepciones
in a moment of rare generositygenerosity en un momento de inusitada generosidad
to grow rare(r)grow [+animals, plants] volverse menos común; [+visits] hacerse más raro
on the rare occasions when he spokeoccasions en las poquísimas ocasiones en las que hablaba
it is a rare sightsight es algo que no se ve frecuentemente
to have a rare old timetime (informal) (old-fashioned) pasárselo pipa; (informal)
"Position of "raro"" See culture box in entry strange.
