unusual

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

Translation

adj. ya kina ya kipindi; si ya kipindi; si kichanganyiki.

Phrases & Collocations

unusual weather

moyo mpya

Example Sentences

they made an unusual duo.

wamkanywa kwa mdundo mbaya.

a man of unusual talent.

mwanamke ambaye amekuwa na mafanikio mbaya.

a novel of unusual power.

riwaya ya nguvu ya kawaida.

it was unusual for Dennis to be late.

hakuna mafanikio kwa Dennis kufika mbele.

It is unusual to see snow in this region.

hakuna mafanikio kusikia mafua hapa.

He discovered an unusual meteorite.

Aligundua mwezi usio kawaida.

Symptoms are unusual paleness and tiredness.

Mipangi yana pumziko ya mchovu na kusudi.

an unusual degree of dissonance for such choral styles.

mchongoyo mrefu kwa usawa huu wa mizani ya mizani.

Rufus, an unusual cognomen;

Rufus, jina linaloonesha mafanikio mbaya;

highly sensitive to any unusual sound in the machine

moyo mwingi kwa mafanikio mbaya ya sifa ya kichuma

has an unusual philosophy of life.

anapaswa mchakato mwingine wa mafundisho ya ualimaji.

an unusual reading of the old manuscript.

mambo ya mafanikio mbaya ya mshororo mpya.

This cake has an unusual flavor.

mashororo haya hana mafanikio mbaya.

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

kuna mafanikio mbaya kwa mafanikio ya mshororo kwa mchele ya kitabu.

the constitutional prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment

kupinga dhidi ya adhabu zisizo na huruma na zisizo za kawaida katika katiba

a good jump shooter having an unusual form.

mchezaji mwingilizi mkuu ambaye anapaswa kwa njia ya kutosha.

a most unusual astronomer inasmuch as he was deaf mute.

mashindano mwenye mshindi mwingi kwa sababu alikuwa mwenye mshindi mwingi.

noting his mother's unusual gaiety.

kutambua mafanikio mbaya ya mchele ya mke.

anything unusual made her snappy and nervous.

kila mchakato uliofungua alikosema na kujitupa.

Real-world Examples

There was nothing very unusual about Pompeii.

Pompeii had nothing very unusual about it.

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

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

Takrifa ya M si kipasho, inaonya AP.

Source: This month VOA Special English

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

Hii ni kipasho, hata katika muda mwingine mwenyewe kipasho ambao tunapokua.

Source: NPR News August 2018 Compilation

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

Kwa hiyo, mlikano ni kipenzi kubwa sana na kwa majumla kipasho kubwa sana.

Source: Learn English by following hot topics.

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

Hakuna kipasho kubwa hapa hadi tunapokua kwa mizani na sasa unapata mshwari.

Source: CNN 10 Student English April 2019 Collection

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

Ndiyo, ninafikiri inaondoka kwa kufanya kipasho zaidi.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 4

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

Alikuwa amepewa maisha ya kipasho sana. Na alikuwa amepewa makaratasi ya kipasho sana.

Source: Global Slow English

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

Mwitia mmoja alionysha huu mshwari kipasho zaidi kuliko mpira wa mizigo wanaonipa mshwari.

Source: VOA Special September 2022 Collection

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

Huna mshwari mmoja mwingine mpya ambao tunapokea kwa mshwari leo.

Source: Children's Learning Classroom

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

Mwitia wa michezo wa MIT anionysha kipasho, mshwari na kipasho, lakini kwa mwisho mazuri.

Source: CNN Listening Collection August 2021

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