Παρασκευή 17 Μαΐου 2013

WORD OF THE DAY -UNUSUAL

Thesaurus-Synonyms -  UNUSUAL

'unusual' adjective not as you would normally expect: It’s unusual for him to be late. * ασυνήθης, ασυνήθιστος abnormal unusual, often in a way that seems worrying or dangerous: Surely that kind of behaviour is abnormal for a child of her age.
* αφύσικος, ανώμαλος: αντικανονικός, διεστραμμένος

[extraordinary] very unusual and usually very good: I’ve had an extraordinary stroke of luck. * εξαιρετικός, εκπληκτικός: ασυνήθης, ασυνήθιστος: μτφ. εντυπωσιακός

[funny] rather unusual or strange: I’ve got a funny feeling I’ve seen that man before. * παράδοξος, αλλόκοτος, δυσεξήγητος: ιδιόρρυθμος, εκκεντρικός

[out of the ordinary] unusual, especially unusual enough to be worth mentioning or commenting on: Nothing out of the ordinary happened. * ασυνήθιστος, σε βαθμό που χρήζει σχολιασμού ή αναφοράς

[remarkable] unusual and usually impressive: a remarkable achievement. * αξιοπρόσεκτος, αξιοσημείωτος: εντυπωσιακός, «ξεχωριστός»

[surprising] causing you to be surprised: It’s surprising how much you can get done in an hour if you really set your mind to it.
* εκπληκτικός: αιφνιδιαστικός, αναπάντεχος, απροσδόκητος

[uncommon] not found very often, or happening rarely: Red squirrels are very uncommon nowadays in most parts of England.
* ασυνήθης, ασυνήθιστος, που συναντάται ή συμβαίνει σπάνια

[unorthodox] not what most people would have or use or would assume to be correct: It’s an unorthodox method of opening a can, but it seems to be quite effective. * ανορθόδοξος, έξω από τα συνηθισμένα ή τα παραδεδεγμένα

taken from the BETSIS ELT DICTIONARY & THESAURUS

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