uncanny

[US]/ʌnˈkæni/
[UK]/ʌnˈkæni/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. assustador; bizarro; misterioso
Word Forms
Superlativouncanniest
Comparativouncannier

Phrases & Collocations

uncanny feeling

sensação estranha

uncanny resemblance

semelhança estranha

uncanny coincidence

coincidência estranha

Example Sentences

an uncanny ability to foresee the future

uma habilidade estranha de prever o futuro

An uncanny light seemed to be coming from the castle.

Uma luz estranha parecia vir do castelo.

an uncanny feeling that she was being watched.

uma sensação estranha de que ela estava sendo observada.

It was your uncanny likeness to my sister that made me stare at you.

Foi a sua semelhança estranha com a minha irmã que me fez encarar você.

THE uncanny resemblance between Cormac McCarthy's recent novel, “The Road”, and Jim Crace's new book, “The Pesthouse”, does not mean Mr Crace is an imitator.

A semelhança estranha entre o romance recente de Cormac McCarthy, “The Road”, e o novo livro de Jim Crace, “The Pesthouse”, não significa que o Sr. Crace seja um imitador.

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