| Level | B1 |
|---|---|
| Kind | adjective |
| Front | odd |
| IPA | /ɒd / adjective (odder; oddest) |
| Back | tuhaf; garip |
| Back 2 | odd (adjective) /ɒd / adjective (odder; oddest)
STRANGE
1
strange; unusual
tuhaf; garip
There's something odd about him.
It's a bit odd that she didn't phone to say
she couldn't come.
SYNONYM PECULIAR
2 (odd-)
[in compounds]
strange or unusual in
the way mentioned
garip
an odd-sounding name
NOT REGULAR
3 [only
before a noun]
not regular or fixed;
happening sometimes
düzensiz
He makes the odd mistake, but nothing very
serious.
VARIOUS
4 [only
before a noun]
that is left after
other similar things have been used
artık
He made the bookshelves out of a few odd
bits of wood.
NOT MATCHING
5 not
with the pair or set it belongs to; not matching
(çorap, terlik vb.) tek
You're wearing odd socks.
NUMBER
6 a
number that cannot be divided by two
(sayı) tek
One, three, five and seven are all odd numbers.
OPPOSITE EVEN1
APPROXIMATELY
7
(usually used after a number) a little more than
küsur
‘How old do you think he is?’ ‘Well, he
must be thirty-odd, I suppose.’
IDIOM
the
odd man/one out
one that is different
from all the others in a group
farklı
Her brothers and sisters were much older
than she was. She was always the odd one out.
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