/bi.zaʁ/
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Translation
strange, weird, bizarre
Word origin
Borrowed from Italian bizzarro ('angry, irascible', later 'odd'). A derivation from Basque bizar ('beard') is sometimes proposed but is now generally doubted.
- Origin
- Italian
- Root
- bizzarro
- English cognates
- bizarre
Examples
C' , l' .
It is strange, I have not seen him all day.
comportement .
She has been behaving strangely for a few days.
cave.
That strange noise is coming from the cellar.
personnage .
What a strange character in this novel.
' .
I find it strange that he is not replying to my messages.
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