Extraño (en. Strange)

[eks'tɾaɲo]

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

A person who is not known or who comes from another place.

I saw a stranger in the park who didn't seem to be from the area.

Vi a un extraño en el parque que no parecía de la zona.

adjective

That is rare or uncommon.

It is a strange phenomenon that cannot be explained.

Es un fenómeno extraño que no se explica.

That causes surprise or unease for being different.

His behavior was so strange that everyone looked at him with curiosity.

Su comportamiento era tan extraño que todos lo miraban con curiosidad.

From Latin 'extraneus', meaning 'external' or 'alien'.

to be a stranger

to be a person or thing that does not belong to a known group.

ser un extraño

to feel strange

to feel out of place or alien in an environment.

sentirse extraño

to see something strange

to observe something that causes curiosity or surprise.

ver algo extraño

to miss

To miss someone or something.

extrañar

surprised

Feeling of surprise or unease due to something unexpected.

extrañado

Something out of the ordinary.

That movie was very strange; I didn't know what to expect.

Esa película fue muy extraña, no sabía qué esperar.

A weird or eccentric person.

He is a stranger; he always wears different clothes.

Él es un extraño, siempre lleva ropa diferente.