/bi.zaʁ/
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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