rare in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for rare in the English»Spanish Dictionary

rare¹ <rarer [ˈrerər, ˈreərə(r)], rarest [ˈrerəst, ˈreərɪst]> [Am rɛr, Brit rɛː] ADJ

1.1. rare (uncommon):

rare

raro

rare

poco común

the bird is a rare sight in this country

el ave rara vez se ve en este país

with a few rare exceptions

salvo raras excepciones

it is rare for this to happen during the summer

es raro que esto suceda durante el verano

one of her rare television appearances

una de sus poco frecuentes actuaciones en televisión

1.2. rare (unusually good) liter:

rare talent/beauty

excepcional

rare talent/beauty

singular

1.3. rare (fine, uncommon) esp Brit inf:

we had a rare (old) time at the party

lo pasamos bomba en la fiesta inf

2. rare (rarefied):

rare atmosphere

enrarecido

rare² <rarer [ˈrerər, ˈreərə(r)], rarest [ˈrerəst, ˈreərɪst]> [Am rɛr, Brit rɛː] ADJ FOOD

rare steak

vuelta y vuelta

rare steak

poco hecho Spain

rare steak

a la inglesa Mex

medium rare ADJ FOOD

medium rare

poco hecho

medium rare

a la inglesa Mex

rare earth N

rare earth

tierra f rara

rare gas N

rare gas

gas m raro

Translations for rare in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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gas noble

rare gas

gas raro

rare gas

un bistec término medio Mex

a medium-rare steak

inusitado (inusitada)

rare

un paisaje de inusitada belleza

a landscape of rare o uncommon beauty

un filete a la inglesa Mex

a rare steak

rare in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for rare in the English»Spanish Dictionary

rare¹ [reəʳ, Am rer] ADJ

rare uncommon:

rare

raro, -a

rare² [reəʳ, Am rer] ADJ FOOD

rare

poco hecho, -a

medium-rare ADJ FOOD

medium-rare

poco hecho, -a

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to be of frequent/rare occurrence

ser/no ser frecuente

Translations for rare in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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raro (-a) (poco común)

rare

rare Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be of frequent/rare occurrence

ser/no ser frecuente

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Veils covering the face as well as the chador are rare.

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It was one of the very rare times his voice was heard on the program before 2008.

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It may sometimes be bright green, but this is rare.

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There are two subspecies of this plant, both very rare.

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It needs a good swell to break, and days above head high are rare.

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But new research has shown it to be rarer than it was believed.

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The park also has 27 species of rare plants or special interest.

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While working on rare earths, in 1879 he discovered scandium.

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The collections which are on display here, are very rare.

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Notes this short are very rare in printed music, but not unknown.

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