odd in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for odd in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.odd [Brit ɒd, Am ɑd] ADJ

1. odd (strange, unusual):

odd person, object, occurrence

strano

there is something odd about appearance, statement

c'è qualcosa di strano in

there is something odd about her

c'è qualcosa di strano in lei or ha qualcosa di strano

there is something, nothing odd about it

c'è qualcosa, non c'è niente di strano (in ciò)

it is odd that …

è strano che …

it is odd to see

è strano vedere

it is odd how people react

è strano come le persone reagiscono

it would be odd if they were to do

sarebbe strano se facessero

to be an odd couple

essere una strana coppia

that's odd

è strano

he's a bit odd (eccentric)

è un po' strano, strambo

2. odd (occasional):

I have the odd drink, pizza

mi capita di prendere qualcosa da bere, farmi una pizza di tanto in tanto

to write the odd article

scrivere un articolo di quando in quando

to pay sb the odd visit

andare a trovare qn ogni tanto

the landscape was bare except for the odd tree

il paesaggio era spoglio, a parte qualche albero (qua e là)

3. odd (not matching):

odd socks, gloves

spaiato, scompagnato

4. odd (miscellaneous):

there were some odd envelopes, bits of cloth left

c'erano ancora delle buste assortite, dei pezzetti di stoffa

a few odd coins

un po' di spiccioli

5. odd MATH:

odd number

dispari

6. odd (different):

spot the odd man or one out

trova l'intruso

to feel the odd one out

sentirsi fuori luogo, un pesce fuor d'acqua

II.-odd COMP (approximately)

he lost a thousand-odd dollars

ha perso mille dollari e rotti

there were fifty-odd people

c'erano circa cinquanta persone

twenty-odd years later

più di una ventina di anni dopo

III.odd [Brit ɒd, Am ɑd]

he's as odd as two left feet inf

è un tipo bizzarro, strambo

odd-looking [Brit ˈɒdˌlʊkɪŋ, Am ˈɑdlʊkɪŋ] ADJ

odd-looking

dall'aria strana

to be odd-looking

avere un aspetto bizzarro, strambo

odd lot [Am ˌɑd ˈlɑt] N

1. odd lot COMM (merchandise):

odd lot

scampoli mpl

odd lot

fondi mpl di magazzino

2. odd lot ECON (in stock market):

odd lot

spezzatura f

odd bod [ˈɒdbɒd] N Brit inf

odd bod

originale mf

odd job [Am ˈɑd ˈˌdʒɑb] N (for money)

odd job

lavoretto m

to do odd jobs around the house

fare lavoretti in casa

odd-come-shorts [ˈɒdkʌmˌʃɔːts] N npl

odd-come-shorts

cianfrusaglie f

odd-come-shorts

rimasugli m

odd-job man <pl odd-job men> [Brit ˌɒdˈdʒɒb man] N

odd-job man

uomo m tuttofare

Translations for odd in the Italian»English Dictionary

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scompagnato calzino, guanto

odd

strampalato

odd

persona -a

odd person

persona -a

odd person

strampalato (strampalata)

odd person

spezzatura

odd lot

odd in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for odd in the English»Italian Dictionary

odd [ɑ:d] ADJ

1. odd (strange):

odd

strano, -a

an odd person/thing

una persona/cosa strana

how (very) odd!

che strano!

it is odd that …

è strano che … +subj

to look odd

avere un aspetto strano

2. odd (not even):

odd number

dispari

3. odd (approximately):

30 odd people

poco più di 30 persone

4. odd (occasional):

odd

sporadico, -a

at odd times

alcune volte

she does the odd teaching job

occasionalmente insegna

5. odd (unmatched):

odd glove, sock

spaiato, -a

6. odd (left over):

odd

rimanente

to feel the odd one out

sentirsi escluso

odd-job man [ˈɑ:d·dʒɑ:b·mæn] N

odd-job man

tuttofare m inv

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

strange/odd goings-on

fatti m strani pl

an odd fellow

un tipo strano

an odd fish

un tipo strano

Translations for odd in the Italian»English Dictionary

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dispari

odd

stravagante

odd

scarpe -e

odd shoes

targhe -e

alternating license plates system of allowing only vehicles with either odd or even license plate numbers to travel on a particular day

odd Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

an odd person/thing

una persona/cosa strana

how (very) odd!

che strano!

it is odd that …

è strano che … +subj

to look odd

avere un aspetto strano

30 odd people

poco più di 30 persone

at odd times

alcune volte

she does the odd teaching job

occasionalmente insegna

to feel the odd one out

sentirsi escluso

an odd fish

un tipo strano

strange/odd goings-on

fatti m strani pl

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

There could also be an odd thundery downpour for inland areas, but these will be the exception rather than the rule.

blogs.channel4.com

It stands 6.4 ft tall, with an odd shape resembling a trombone.

en.wikipedia.org

The only odd thing about the watch is it doesn't use a touch screen, so you have to navigate with a touch pad underneath it.

www.theglobeandmail.com

Just the odd high-pitched hum, whizz or whirr.

www.gq-magazine.co.uk

It included 11 gates of which five have airbridges, which are the odd numbered gates, and nine baggage reclaim carousels.

en.wikipedia.org

The chambermaid can not tell, but did note another odd occurrence: somebody ran a bath at noon but everyone denies having done so.

en.wikipedia.org

Touching an odd device, he suddenly freezes, convulsing as if in contact with a high-voltage electrical current.

en.wikipedia.org

In this case, it requires an odd collision: being slow, it does not form a crater, but splats material onto one side.

www.telegraph.co.uk

The result was an odd, six-wheeled contraption which relied upon gasoline for locomotion and a coal-fired boiler for pumping water through hoses.

en.wikipedia.org

A new genetic map of nearly all living birds has shaken the avian evolutionary tree, scattering some species to new perches and adding odd flourishes to their tales.

www.latimes.com