extrañoa extraña
adjective
hacer un extraño: el balón hizo un extraño the ball took a bad bounce; el caballo hizo un extraño the horse shied
extraño
extraño(
ehks
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trah
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nyoh
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of person it refers to (e.g. el doctor, la doctora).
3. (unknown person)
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g. el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
4. (sudden movement)
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
El elefante hizo un extraño cuando vio el ratón.The elephant shied when he saw a mouse.
El avión hizo un extraño al despegar.The plane made a strange movement while taking off.
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extrañoadjectiveNoun
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
1. (raro)
a. strange
es extraño que no hayan llegado yait's strange o odd they haven't arrived yet
me resulta extraño oírte hablar asíI find it strange o odd to hear you talk like that
2. (ajeno)
a. detached, uninvolved
3. (medicine)
a. foreign
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
4. (general)
a. stranger
5. (movimiento brusco)
a.
el vehículo hizo un extrañothe vehicle went out of control for a second
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