unusual

[US]/ʌn'juːʒʊəl/
[UK]/ʌn'jʊʒʊəl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. utenom det vanlige; ikke typisk; uvanlig.

Phrases & Collocations

unusual weather

uvanlig vær

Example Sentences

they made an unusual duo.

de utgjorde en usedvanlig duo.

a man of unusual talent.

en mann med usedvanlig talent.

a novel of unusual power.

en roman med usedvanlig kraft.

it was unusual for Dennis to be late.

Det var usedvanlig at Dennis var sen.

It is unusual to see snow in this region.

Det er usedvanlig å se snø i denne regionen.

He discovered an unusual meteorite.

Han oppdaget en usedvanlig meteoritt.

Symptoms are unusual paleness and tiredness.

Symptomene er usedvanlig blekhet og slitenhet.

an unusual degree of dissonance for such choral styles.

en usedvanlig grad av dissonans for slike korstiler.

Rufus, an unusual cognomen;

Rufus, et usedvanlig kallenavn;

highly sensitive to any unusual sound in the machine

svært følsom for enhver usedvanlig lyd i maskinen

has an unusual philosophy of life.

har en usedvanlig livsfilosofi.

an unusual reading of the old manuscript.

en usedvanlig tolkning av det gamle manuskriptet.

This cake has an unusual flavor.

Denne kaken har en usedvanlig smak.

There's an unusual twist to the plot at the end of the book.

Det er en usedvanlig vri i plottet på slutten av boken.

the constitutional prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment

grunnlovsforbud mot grusom og usedvanlig straff

a good jump shooter having an unusual form.

en god skytter med en usedvanlig teknikk.

a most unusual astronomer inasmuch as he was deaf mute.

en usedvanlig astronom i den grad han var døvstum.

noting his mother's unusual gaiety.

merket morens usedvanlige godhet.

anything unusual made her snappy and nervous.

ethvert usedvanlig fenomen gjorde henne gretten og nervøs.

Real-world Examples

There was nothing very unusual about Pompeii.

Det var ingenting veldig uvanlig med Pompeii.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 2

M's experience is not unusual, the AP reports.

M's erfaring er ikke uvanlig, ifølge AP.

Source: This month VOA Special English

It is unusual, even in these unusual times that we live in.

Det er uvanlig, selv i disse rare tider vi lever i.

Source: NPR News August 2018 Compilation

So a miracle is a very big achievement and often something quite unusual.

Så et mirakel er en stor prestasjon og ofte noe ganske uvanlig.

Source: Learn English by following hot topics.

Nothing really unusual here until we zoom out and now you see the problem.

Ingenting spesielt uvanlig her før vi zoomer ut, og nå ser du problemet.

Source: CNN 10 Student English April 2019 Collection

Well, I was thinking it might be nice to do something more unusual.

Vel, jeg tenkte det kanskje kunne være hyggelig å gjøre noe mer uvanlig.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 4

He had lived a very unusual life. And he had some very unusual skills.

Han hadde levd et veldig uvanlig liv. Og han hadde noen veldig uvanlige ferdigheter.

Source: Global Slow English

One scientist called that incident even more unusual than the pilot whales getting stuck.

En forsker kalte den hendelsen enda mer uvanlig enn at pilotvalgene ble sittende fast.

Source: VOA Special September 2022 Collection

There's one more unusual pairing we're going to talk about today.

Det er en mer uvanlig kombinasjon vi skal snakke om i dag.

Source: Children's Learning Classroom

An MIT engineering professor calls it unusual and eerie and scary but ultimately beautiful.

En professor i ingeniørfag ved MIT kaller det uvanlig, uhyggelig og skummelt, men til syvende og sist vakkert.

Source: CNN Listening Collection August 2021

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