29.4.4. gy. B1B2 (példák)

peculiar adjective /pɪˈkjuː.li.ər/ furcsa, különös

She has the most peculiar ideas.

What a peculiar smell!

It's peculiar that they didn't tell us they were going away.

The video on road accidents made me feel rather peculiar.

rare adjective /reər/ 1 ritka, szokatlan (eset, lehetőség, betegség, stb.)

a rare disease/species

a rare occasion/opportunity

It's very rare to see these birds in winter.

special adjective /ˈspeʃ.əl/ 2 speciális, különleges (szokásostól eltérő, egyedi/konkrét célra szolgáló)

You need to use a special kind of paint.

Some of the children have special educational needs.

Full details of the election results will be published in a special edition of tomorrow's newspaper.

Firefighters use special breathing equipment in smoky buildings.

specific adjective /spəˈsɪf.ɪk/ 1 konkrét, meghatározott

English for specific purposes

The disease seems to be specific to certain types of plant.

Is there anything specific you want from the shops?

unnatural adjective /ʌnˈnætʃ.ər.əl/ szokatlan; természetellenes

an unnatural silence

unnatural conditions

weird adjective /wɪəd/ furcsa, szokatlan

Her boyfriend's a bit weird but she's all right.

That's weird - I thought I'd left my keys on the table but they're not there.

There is nothing to rival the weird and wonderful things that come out on the streets at carnival time.

curiously adverb /ˈkjʊə.ri.əs.li/ 2 furcsa módon

Curiously, there didn't seem to be a bank in the town.

strangely adverb /ˈstreɪndʒ.li/ szokatlanul, különös módon

She was strangely calm.

Strangely enough, I'm not feeling very hungry.

Phrases and idioms:

in particular különösen, különösképpen; főleg

What in particular did you like about the last apartment that we saw?

Are you looking for anything in particular?

unusually big/strong/good,etc. szokatlanul nagy/erős/jó/stb.

unusually warm weather