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/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

Grammar

Examples

C' , l' .

It is strange, I have not seen him all day.

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She has been behaving strangely for a few days.

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That strange noise is coming from the cellar.

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What a strange character in this novel.

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I find it strange that he is not replying to my messages.

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This word is part of lesson 10.