strange

étrange, bizarre

Différent de ce qu'on attend, parfois de façon surprenante ou inquiétante.

En anglais simple : Different from what you expect, sometimes in a surprising or worrying way.

• I heard a strange noise.
• Her story seemed strange to me.
• Is it strange that I prefer cold soup?

Comment l'utiliser : It is strange that… (It is strange that nobody answered the phone.); find something strange (I found his sudden silence strange.)

Synonymes : odd, unusual, weird

Contraires : normal, ordinary

Expressions courantes : strange noise, strange feeling, seem strange

inconnu, étranger

Que l'on ne connaît pas ou que l'on n'a jamais rencontré auparavant.

En anglais simple : Not known to you or not experienced by you before.

• I woke in a strange room.
• The child hid from the strange man.
• Moving to a strange country can be difficult.

Synonymes : unfamiliar, unknown

Contraires : familiar

Expressions courantes : strange place, strange faces, strange surroundings