quirking

[US]/kwɜːk/
[UK]/kwɜːrk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. spesiell egenskap; plutselig vending; unnskyldning.

Phrases & Collocations

personal quirk

personlig skikke

quirky behavior

uventet oppførsel

quirky personality

uventet personlighet

Example Sentences

a quirk of fate.

en uvanlig skikkelig skjebne.

his quirks and quiddities.

hans skikkelser og små egenskaper.

wry humour put a slight quirk in his mouth.

skarp humor gav en liten skjevhet i munnen hans.

All men have their own quirks and twists.

Alle menn har sine egne skikkelser og vridninger.

One of his quirks is that he refuses to travel by train.

En av hans skikkelser er at han avviser å reise med tog.

a strange quirk of fate had led her to working for Nathan.

en mærkelig skikkelig skjebne hadde ført henne til å jobbe for Nathan.

Real-world Examples

Even his initial stirrings of domesticity had some quirks.

Selv hans opprinnelige domestiske forhold hadde noen spesialiteter.

Source: Steve Jobs Biography

This quirk is called the sunk cost fallacy.

Denne spesialiteten kalles sunk cost fallacy.

Source: Crash Course: Business in the Workplace

Every Lagrange point in our solar system has its quirks.

Hver Lagrange-punkt i vårt solsystem har sine spesialiteter.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

This quirk allows some useful comparisons.

Denne spesialiteten tillater noen nyttige sammenligninger.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

I've already started to notice some quirks in some of the finer details.

Jeg har allerede begynt å merke noen spesialiteter i noen av de finere detaljene.

Source: Sherlock Holmes: The Basic Deduction Method Season 2

But it was too much I could fight back against my mother's quirks.

Men det var for mye jeg kunne kjempe mot min mors spesialiteter.

Source: 1000 episodes of English stories (continuously updated)

I'd have to put up with all of their quirks.

Jeg måtte leve med alle deres spesialiteter.

Source: Authentic American English Listening Podcast (Slow)

Science fiction writer Isaac Asimov described this natural quirk as 'the most unlikely coincidence imaginable.'

Science fiction-forfatteren Isaac Asimov beskrev denne naturlige spesialiteten som 'den mest uprobable sammenfallen som kan forestilles'.

Source: BBC Ideas Selection (Bilingual)

We hope you enjoyed today's insights into your brain and its weird quirks.

Vi håper du likte dagens innsikter i hjernen din og dens nakne spesialiteter.

Source: Simple Psychology

Call it a quirk, a trend, or an epidemic? Vocal fry is everywhere.

Kall det en spesialitet, en trend eller en epidemi? Vocal fry er overalt.

Source: Listen to a little bit of fresh news every day.

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