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odd·i·ty
(ŏd′ĭ-tē)n. pl. odd·i·ties
1. One that is odd.
2. The state or quality of being odd; strangeness.
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oddity
(ˈɒdɪtɪ)n, pl -ties
1. an odd person or thing
2. an odd quality or characteristic
3. the condition of being odd
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odd•i•ty
(ˈɒd ɪ ti)n., pl. -ties.
1. an odd or remarkably unusual person, thing, or event.
2. an odd characteristic or trait; peculiarity.
3. the quality of being odd; strangeness or eccentricity.
[1705–15]
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Noun 1. oddity - eccentricity that is not easily explained
eccentricity - strange and unconventional behavior
2. oddity - a strange attitude or habit
strangeness, unfamiliarity - unusualness as a consequence of not being well known
3. oddity - something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting
object, physical object - a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects"
collectable, collectible - things considered to be worth collecting (not necessarily valuable or antique)
collector's item, piece de resistance, showpiece - the outstanding item (the prize piece or main exhibit) in a collection
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oddity
noun
1. misfit, eccentric, crank (informal), nut (slang), maverick, flake (slang, chiefly U.S.), oddball (informal), loose cannon, nonconformist, odd man out, wacko (slang), screwball (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), card (informal), fish out of water, square peg (in a round hole) (informal), odd fish (Brit. informal), odd bird (informal), rara avis, weirdo or weirdie (informal) He's a bit of an oddity, but quite harmless.
2. anomaly, exception, curiosity, abnormality, rarity, departure, deviation His book remains something of an oddity.
3. strangeness, abnormality, peculiarity, eccentricity, weirdness, singularity, incongruity, oddness, unconventionality, queerness, unnaturalness, bizarreness, freakishness, extraordinariness, outlandishness I was struck by the oddity of this question.
4. irregularity, phenomenon, anomaly, freak, abnormality, rarity, quirk, eccentricity, kink, peculiarity, idiosyncrasy, singularity, unorthodoxy, unconventionality the oddities of the Welsh legal system
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غَرابَه، شَخْص غَريب الأطْوار
særhed
furîufugl; furîuhlutur
antikanın tekituhaf kimse
oddity
[ˈɒdɪtɪ] N1. (= odd thing) → cosa f rara ; (= odd trait) → manía f
he has his oddities → tiene sus manías
he's a real oddity → es un tipo realmente raro
one of the oddities of the situation → uno de los aspectos raros de la situación
he has his oddities → tiene sus manías
he's a real oddity → es un tipo realmente raro
one of the oddities of the situation → uno de los aspectos raros de la situación
2. (= strangeness) → rareza f
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oddity
[ˈɒdɪti] n (= odd characteristic) → bizarrerie fodd-job man [ˌɒdˈdʒɒbmæn] n → homme m à tout faire odd jobs npl → travaux mpl divers odd-looking [ˈɒdlʊkɪŋ] adj [person, thing] → curieux/euse
They were an odd-looking couple → Ils formaient un couple curieux.
They were an odd-looking couple → Ils formaient un couple curieux.
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oddity
n
(= strangeness) (of person) → Wunderlichkeit f, → Absonderlichkeit f, → Eigenartigkeit f; (= strangeness: of thing) → Ausgefallenheit f
(= odd person) → komischer Kauz or Vogel ; (who doesn’t fit) → Kuriosität f; (= odd thing) → Kuriosität f
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odd
(od) adjective1. unusual; strange. He's wearing very odd clothes; a very odd young man. snaaks, koddig غَريب، غَيْر عادي странен estranho zvláštní, výstřední sonderbar usædvanlig; underlig παράξενος, ιδιόρρυθμος extraño, raro veider عجیب و غریب omituinen bizarre מוזר विषम čudan furcsa aneh undarlegur strano, bizzarro 変った 이상한 keistas, neįprastas savāds; dīvains pelik zonderling rar, pussig, merkelig dziwny عجيب وغريب estranho straniu странный, необычный zvláštny, výstredný nenavaden čudan underlig, besynnerlig แปลก tuhaf 古怪的 чудний, дивний عجيب kỳ quặc 古怪的
2. (of a number) that cannot be divided exactly by 2. 5 and 7 are odd (numbers). onewe مُفْرَد нечетен ímpar lichý ungerade ulige μονός, περιττός impar paaritu فرد pariton impair אִי-זוּגִי दो से नहीं विभाजित होने वाला अंक neparan páratlan gasal oddatala dispari 奇数の 홀수의 nelyginis nepāra- nombor ganjil oneven odde, ulike nieparzysty عدد طاق ímpar impar нечётный nepárny lih neparan udda, ojämn เลขคี่ ikiye bölünmez 奇數的 непарний طاق số lẻ 奇数的
3. not one of a pair, set etc. an odd shoe. onpaar فَرْدَة الحِذاء сам sem par jednotlivý, lichý einzeln umage παράταιρος, που δεν ανήκει σε ζευγάρι suelto, desparejado üksik لنگه pariton dépareillé לא תוֹאֵם जो जोड़ी में नहीं हो rasparen egyes, fél pár tidak punya pasangan ósamstæður scompagnato, spaiato 半んぱの 외짝의 netinkantis į porą, neporinis lieks, bez pāra tdk ada pasangannya niet bij elkaar horend ulike, umake pojedynczy د يوى پښى بوټ sem par desperecheat непарный jednotlivý brez para neparan udda, omaka ไม่มีคู่ tek 單隻的 непарний, розрізнений بے جوڑ cọc cạch 单只的
4. occasional; free. at odd moments. raar, sonderling فَراغ случаен vago volný gelegentlich lejlighedsvis; løs σκόρπιος, σποραδικός ocasional jõude- گهگاهی؛ متفرقه satunnainen perdu בודד कभी-कभार povremen, slobodan alkalmi; szabad bebas tilfallandi, stöku occasionale 時折の 이따금의, 임시의 atsitiktinis, laisvas brīvs; gadījuma- sekali-sekala nu en dan voorkomend som er til overs, ekstra wolny په يوه لحظه كښى vago de răgaz случайный voľný priložnosten povremen tillfällig, ledig เป็นครั้งคราว vakit buldukça, ara sıra olan 臨時的 випадковий غير مربوط rảnh rỗi 临时的
ˈoddity – plural ˈoddities – noun a strange person or thing. He's a bit of an oddity. rariteit, snaaksigheid غَرابَه، شَخْص غَريب الأطْوار чудак excêntrico výstřednost, podivnost seltsamer Kauz særhed σπάνιο φαινόμενο, περίεργος τύπος, σπάνιο αντικείμενο excéntrico veidrik شخص یا چیز عجیب و غریب kummajainen excentrique; bizarrerie מוזרות विषमता čudak furcsaság orang aneh furðufugl; furðuhlutur persona eccentrica 変りもの 괴상한 사람 keistuolis, keistenybë savādnieks; dīvainība yg pelik iets vreemds, raar iemand raring; sjeldenhet dziwak, osobliwość عجيب او غريب indivíduo excêntrico ciudăţenie; excentricitate странность; чудак zvláštnosť, výstrednosť čudak; čudna stvar čudak underlighet, original คนหรือสิ่งแปลกประหลาด tuhaf kimse, antikanın teki 怪人,古怪的事(物) дивак, чудак عجيب، غير معمولي sự kỳ quặc 怪人,古怪的事(物)
ˈoddly adverb strangely. He is behaving very oddly. snaaks, koddig بِصورَةٍ غَريبَه странно estranhamente podivně sonderbar underligt παράξενα de manera extraña iseäralikult بطور عجیب و غریب omituisesti bizarrement בְּאוֹפֶן מוּזָר अजीब तरह से čudno furcsán secara aneh undarlega stranamente 奇妙に 이상하게 keistai dīvaini ganjil vreemd merkelig, underlig osobliwie په عجيب او غريبه بڼه estranhamente ciudat странно; чудно zvláštne čudno čudno underligt, besynnerligt อย่างแปลกประหลาด tuhaf şekilde 古怪地 дивно عجيب انداز سے một cách kỳ cục 古怪地
ˈoddment noun a piece left over from something. an oddment of material. oorskiet ما يَتَبَقّى من البَضائِع остатък retalho zbytek, odpad der Rest rest απομεινάρι, ρετάλι retal, resto ülejääk باقیمانده jäännöspala fin de série, coupon שארית बहुव, अवशिष्ट वस्तुयें, बची-खुची चीज़ें, छोटी-मोटी चीज़ें, विभिन्न ostatak maradék sisa bútur, afgangur rimanenza 残り物 남은 물건 likutis pārpalikums lebihan restant rest resztka پاتى شوى retalho rest, rămăşiţă остаток zvyšok ostanki ostatak udda (enstaka) exemplar, restartikel เศษเล็ก ๆ น้อย ๆ artık; öte beri 零散物,碎屑 залишок زائد mẩu thừa còn lại 零散物,碎屑
odds noun plural1. chances; probability. The odds are that he will win. die waarskynlikste is dat, waarskynlik sal أرْجَحِيّه، إحْتِمالات вероятност probabilidades naděje, pravděpodobnost die Chance chance; sandsynlighed πιθανότητα, ενδεχόμενο probabilidades, posibilidades väljavaated احتمال todennäköisyys chances סִיכּויִים संभाव्यता, संयोग vjerojatnost valószínűség, esély, kilátások kemungkinan líkur probabilità 可能性 가망, 확률 galimybė, šansai izredzes; iespēja kemungkinan waarschijnlijkheid sjanser, odds, sannsynlighet szanse احتمال probabilidades şanse; probabilitate шансы; вероятность nádej verjetnost šanse chanser, utsikter โอกาสที่จะเป็นไปได้ olasılık, ihtimal 機會,可能性 шанси امکانات lợi thế 机会,可能性
2. a difference in strength, in favour of one side. They are fighting against heavy odds. teen die oormag stry فَرْق، تَفاوُت неравенство (des)vantagem přesila die Ungleichheit ulighed; skævhed διαφορά, ανισότητα ventaja ülekaal نابرابری؛ تفاوت mahdollisuudet avantage סִיכּוּיִים एक तरफ झुकी ताकत, सामर्थ्य nesrazmjer snaga különbség; egyenlőtlen küzdelem perbandingan yfirburðir vantaggio 勝ち目 (우열의) 차이 persvara, pirmenybė pārsvars; priekšrocība walaupun kemungkinannya tipis sekali overmacht ulikhet, forskjell przewaga نابرابرى (des)vantagem avantaj превосходство presila premoč težak protivnik odds ปริมาณที่ดีกว่า; ความเป็นต่อ zorluk 力量上的差距,不均,差別 нерівність, різниця فرق، مخالف حالات sự khác nhau 力量上的差距,不均,差别
odd jobs (usually small) jobs of various kinds, often done for other people. He's unemployed, but earns some money by doing odd jobs for old people. peuselwerkies, los werkies أعْمال وَقْتِيَّه أو إضافِيَّه временна работа biscates příležitostná práce Gelegenheitsjobs (pl.) tilfældigt arbejde θελήματα, δουλειές του ποδαριού trabajillos juhutööd پادویی؛ خرده کاری hanttihommat petits travaux, bricolage עֲבוֹדוֹת מזדַמנוֹת फुटकर काम uzgredni poslovi alkalmi munkák kerja serabutan íhlaupavinna lavori occasionali/saltuari 臨時の仕事 임시의 일 atsitiktiniai darbai gadījuma darbs kerja rencam allerhande karweitjes tilfeldig arbeid dorywcze prace په وړو كارونو بوخت، پادوى biscates munci/treburi de tot felul случайная работа príležitostné práce priložnostna dela honorarni posao ströjobb, småjobb งานจิปาถะ ufak tefek işler 雜工,臨時工 випадкова робота مختلف طرح کے کام công việc vặt 杂工,临时工
odd job man a person employed to do such jobs. handlanger, faktotum, hansie-my-kneg شَخْص يعْمَل في الأعْمال الوَقْتِيَّه временен работник biscateiro člověk pro všechno der/die Gelegenheitsarbeiter(in) altmuligmand άνθρωπος για θελήματα persona que vive haciendo trabajillos, hombre para todo juhutööline پادو؛ کسی که خرده کاری می کند sekatyömies homme à tout faire מִי שֶעוֹשֶׂה עֲבוֹדוֹת מזדַמנוֹת फुटकर काम करने वाला व्यक्ति čovjek koji obavlja uzgredne poslove alkalmi munkás pekerja serabutan maður sem vinnur íhlaupavinnu/tilfallandi störf (uomo tuttofare) 臨時雇い 임시 고용인 žmogus, besiverčiantis atsitiktiniais darbais gadījuma darba strādnieks orang yg membuat kerja rencam manusje-van-alles løsarbeider; altmuligmann osoba zatrudniana do drobnych prac پاى دو biscateiro zilier человек, выполняющии случаиную работу človek na všetko priložnostni delavec honorarno zaposlen tillfällighetsarbetare, ströjobbare คนทํางานเล็ก ๆ น้อย ๆ ufak tefek işler yapmak için tutulan kimse 雜工,臨時工 поденник مختلف طرح کے کام کرنے والا người làm việc vặt 杂工,临时工
be at odds to be quarrelling. He has been at odds with his brother for years. haaks wees على خِلاف скаран estar em guerra com být na kordy uneins sein mit på kant διαφωνώ, είμαι στα μαχαίρια estar reñido, estar peleado tülis olema با کسی اختلاف داشتن olla riidoissa être brouillé לִהיוֹת מְסוּכסַך झगड़ना biti u svađi hadilábon áll vkivel bertengkar vera ósammála, eiga í deilum við essere in dissidio/contrasto 〜と争って ...와 사이가 나쁘다 kivirčytis, rietis sastrīdēties; būt nesaskaņām ar berselisih faham overhoop liggen være på kant med kłócić się له چا سره اختلاف لرل estar em guerra com a fi certat быть в ссоре/не в ладах hnevať sa prepirati se biti u svađi osams ไม่เห็นด้วย kavgalı olmak, araları açık olmak 不和,爭吵 не ладити جوجھنا، جھگڑنا tranh cãi với ai 不和,争吵
make no odds to be unimportant. We haven't got much money, but that makes no odds. maak geen verskil, dit maak/is niks لا فَرْقَ، على حَدِّ سَواء، الأمْر سِيّان няма значение não ter importância nehrát žádnou roli nichts ausmachen være ligemeget δεν έχω σημασία lo mismo da, da lo mismo ükskõik olema مهم نبودن olla merkityksetön ne pas avoir d'importance לא חָשוּב महत्वहीन होना ne imati važnosti nem tesz semmit tidak penting skipta ekki máli (non avere importanza) 重要でない 별 차이가 없다 nesvarbu būt vienalga, nebūt svarīgi tdk ada bezanya er niet toe doen spille ingen rolle nie stanowić różnicy اهميت نه لرل não ter importância не иметь значения nehrať žiadnu rolu ne biti važno biti nebitan det spelar ingen roll, det gör varken till eller från ซึ่งไม่สําคัญ önemsiz olmak 無關緊要 не мати значення کوئي حرج نہ ہونا không quan trọng 没关系
oddly enough it is strange or remarkable (that). I saw John this morning. Oddly enough, I was just thinking I hadn't seen him for a long time. merkwaardig genoeg بصورةٍ غَريبَةٍ تَماما странно por estranho que pareça kupodivu seltsamerweise mærkeligt παραδόξως por extraño que parezca, curiosamente imelik küll عجیب است که؛ جالب اینکه ihme kyllä bizarrement לְמַרבֶּה הַפֶּלֶא अजीब, विचित्र čudno különös módon anehnya það vill svo undarlega til stranamente 奇妙にも 이상하게도 keista, įsivaizduok sau savādi; dīvainā kārtā yg peliknya vreemd genoeg merkelig nok dziwne, rzecz dziwna, wyobraź sobie جالبه por estranho que pareça ciudat как это ни странно napodiv začuda čudno konstigt nog อย่างแปลกประหลาด tuhaftır ki, işin garibi 奇特地 як це не дивно عجيب بات ہے کہ lạ lùng 奇特地
odd man out / odd one out1. a person or thing that is different from others. In this test, you have to decide which of these three objects is the odd one out. eienaardige, vreemde الشَّيء المُخْتَلِف различен elemento estranho odlišný unterschiedliche Sache det, som er anderledes παράταιρο στοιχείο ser distinto, excepción ülearune شخص یا چیز غیر معمول joukkoon kuulumaton exception יוֹצֵא דוֹפֶן अलग-थलग व्यक्ति različit kakukktojás; aki kilóg a sorból berbeda sem er öðruvísi estraneo 異種のもの 괴짜, 예외적인 것 skirtingas nuo kitų asmuo/daiktas, nepritapėlis neiederīgs; trešais liekais lain drpd yg lain er niet bij horend avviker, noe som skiller seg ut osoba/rzecz nie pasująca do reszty غير معمولى elemento estranho excepţie лишний; посторонний výnimka izjema uljez den som ska bort คน / สิ่งประหลาด diğerlerinden farklı olan şey/kimse 難和他人相處的人 третій лишній انوکھا، الگ تھلگ khác loại 难和他人相处的人
2. a person or thing that is left over when teams etc are made up. When they chose the two teams, I was the odd man out. die derdemannetjie الشَّخْص أو اللاعِب المَتْروك خارِج الفَريق излишен sobra nadpočetný der/die Überzählige det, som er tilovers αυτός που περισσεύει (στο σχηματισμό μιας ομάδας) el que sobra ülejäänud شخص حذف شده joukkoon kuulumaton (personne, chose) en surnombre הָיוֹצֵא מִן הַכּלַל अलग-थलग व्यक्ति višak, suvišna osoba felesleges ember tersisa stakur, sem er afgangs (escluso) はずれた人 따돌림받는 사람 atliekamas asmuo/daiktas, liekas lieks org yg tdk ada pasangan degeen die overschiet reserve, en som blir til overs osoba nadliczbowa حذف شوى كس suplente (om, lucru) în plus третий лишний navyše presežek; tisti, ki izpade višak den som blir över คน / สิ่งแปลกออกไป dışarıda kalan şey/kimse 剩下的一人 третій лишній بچا کھچا loại ra 剩下的一人
odds and ends small objects etc of different kinds. There were various odds and ends lying about on the table. stukkies en brokkies, ditjies en datjies, goetertjies فَضَلات، بَقايا، نَثَرات парченца bugigangas drobnosti der Krimskrams diverse småting μικροαντικείμενα cositas, cosas sueltas pisiasjad خرت و پرت pientavara objets divers דְבָרִים קְטָנִים बचा हुआ, अविशिष्ट वस्तुएं sitnice, tričarije apró-cseprő holmik barang tetek bengek smádót, samtíningur cianfrusaglie がらくた 잡동사니 mažmožiai, smulkmenos sīkumi; krāmi barang-barang kecil dan rencam rommeltjes småtterier, saker og ting drobiazgi خرت و پرت bugigangas mărunţişuri всякая всячина drobnosti drobnarije trice i kučine småsaker, smått och gott, prylar สิ่งของจิปาถะ ufak tefek şeyler 零零散散的小東西 рештки, залишки مختلف طرح کے سامان những mẫu thừa 零碎东西,杂七杂八的东西
what's the odds? it's not important; it doesn't matter. We didn't win the competition but what's the odds? wat maak dit saak?, watter verskil maak dit? ما الغَرابَه؟ ما الأهَمِّيَّه؟ لا يَهـُم няма значение que importa? co na tom? was macht das schon aus? og hva' så? τι πειράζει; ¿qué más da?, ¿qué importa? mis sellest چه اهمیتی دارد mitä väliä sillä on? qu'est-ce que ça fait? מָה הַסִיכּוּיִים महत्वहीन nije važno nem mindegy? tidak penting það skiptir ekki máli (cosa importa?) どうでもよい 알게 뭐야, 무슨 상관이야 argi tai svarbu? vai tas ir svarīgi?; kāda starpība? tak kisahlah het doet er niet toe hva gjør vel det? co z tego مهم نه ده que importa? ce şanse sunt? какое это имеет значение?, ну и что? čo na tom? pa kaj! nije važno ไม่สําคัญ Ne önemi var? 那有什麼關係? 不重要,無所謂 яка різниця? کيا حرج ہے؟ không quan trọng 那有什么关系?(指不重要,无所谓)
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