strangely

[US]/ˈstreɪnd ʒlɪ/
[UK]/'strendʒli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. på en mærkelig eller uvanlig måte; på en måte som er overraskende eller svært å forstå

Example Sentences

The air was strangely still and silent.

Luften var merkelig stille og taus.

Poets are those strangely prehensile men.

Poeter er de som er mærkelig prehensile menn.

his children found him strangely distant.

hans barn fant ham merkelig avstående.

I felt strangely subdued as I drove home.

Jeg følte meg rart dempet da jeg kjørte hjem.

Strangely enough,I said the same thing to my wife only yesterday.

Merkelig nok sa jeg det samme til min kone bare i går.

I felt strangely subdued when it was all over.

Jeg følte meg rart dempet da det var over.

his strangely shaped feet gave him away.

hans merkelig formede føtter gav ham bort.

strangely incurious about the causes of the political upheaval surrounding her.

merkelig nok ukuriøs om årsakene til det politiske opprøret rundt henne.

His eyes rolled strangely at me.

Hans øyne rullet merkelig mot meg.

She found his voice strangely comforting .

Hun fant stemmen hans merkelig trøstende.

His eyes were strangely compelling.

Hans øyne var merkelig overbevisende.

Even his children found him strangely distant and impersonal.

Selv hans barna fant ham merkelig avstandt og upersonlig.

For a person who has known them so long you are strangely oblivious to their faults.

For en person som har kjent dem så lenge, er du merkelig uvitende om deres feil.

His colourful and confident way of dressing is strangely at odds with his shy personality.

Hans fargerike og sikre måte å kle seg på er merkelig i strid med hans bøffelaktige personlighet.

Real-world Examples

And then Ben Price acted rather strangely.

Og så handlet Ben Price rett og slett merkelig.

Source: VOA Special March 2019 Collection

Some people walking by look at the man strangely.

Noen som gikk forbi så på mannen merkelig.

Source: Global Slow English

Dr Mortimer looked at us strangely for a moment.

Dr. Mortimer så på oss merkelig i et øyeblikk.

Source: The Hound of the Baskervilles

He was moving his head strangely.

Han beveget hodet sitt merkelig.

Source: Beijing Normal University New Curriculum Reform Junior High School English Ninth Grade Full Volume

The mother goat behaved very strangely.

Hønetten oppførte seg veldig merkelig.

Source: American Elementary School English 4

Yeah, I thought so, too, but she's acting very strangely.

Ja, jeg tenkte det samme, men hun oppfører seg veldig merkelig.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 7

And yet he looked at her strangely in a tender fashion.

Og likevel så han på henne merkelig på en kjærleksom måte.

Source: Madame Bovary (Part Two)

A tall, grey-haired, pleasant-looking gentleman entered a few minutes later, laughing rather strangely to himself.

En høy, gråhåret, fornøyd utseende herre kom inn noen minutter senere, og lo litt merkelig til seg selv.

Source: Selected Works of David Copperfield

Okay, am I invisible? I'm feeling strangely invisible.

Okay, er jeg usynlig? Jeg føler meg merkelig usynlig.

Source: Grey's Anatomy Season 2

And then strangely, I got quite disappointed.

Og så merkelig, ble jeg veldig skuffet.

Source: Exciting moments of Harry Potter

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