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странный

strange

Meaning of странный

unusual or hard to understand

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RU[ˈstrannɨj]
strange
странный - strange
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странный with English translation

странный usage examples

🇬🇧EN🇷🇺RU

That's a strange noise.

Это странный звук.

🇬🇧EN🇷🇺RU

He gave me a strange look.

Он странно на меня посмотрел.

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странный belongs to the topic "Top 2500". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

странныйstrange
рубленыйchopped
приготовленныйcooked
замороженныйfrozen
сыройraw
солёныйsalty
сладкийsweet

странный synonyms

Related words worth learning together

чужой
Means “someone else’s,” “not one’s own,” or “unfamiliar”; it is not just “strange.”
необычный
Shows that something differs from the usual, but it does not sound bad or scary.
нелепый
Means “ridiculous, silly, absurd”; stronger and more negative than “strange.”
чудной
A colloquial word meaning “strange, but sometimes cute or amusing.” It can sound softer than “strange.”
причудливый
Means “fancy, oddly shaped, imaginative”; often used about shape, pattern, or style.
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Ч
🇷🇺ru
чужой

Means “someone else’s,” “not one’s own,” or “unfamiliar”; it is not just “strange.”

A1Often
🇷🇺ru

Shows that something differs from the usual, but it does not sound bad or scary.

A1Very Often
Н
🇷🇺ru
нелепый

Means “ridiculous, silly, absurd”; stronger and more negative than “strange.”

A1Often
Ч
🇷🇺ru
чудной

A colloquial word meaning “strange, but sometimes cute or amusing.” It can sound softer than “strange.”

A1Often
П
🇷🇺ru
причудливый

Means “fancy, oddly shaped, imaginative”; often used about shape, pattern, or style.

A1Rarely
З
🇷🇺ru
загадочный

Means “mysterious, unclear, interesting”; often not just strange, but hidden or hard to explain.

A1Often
Д
🇷🇺ru
диковинный

A literary word for something very unusual or rare, surprising by its appearance or features.

A1Rarely

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How to pronounce странный and what this word means

странный means strange. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce странный

[ˈstrannɨj]

странный translation

strange

странный examples

That's a strange noise.

странный transcription

[ˈstrannɨj]

Questions about this word

странный meaning: what does it mean?

необычный, трудный для понимания

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странный is pronounced as [ˈstrannɨj]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

странный definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

That's a strange noise. Translation: Это странный звук.

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