odd in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for odd in the English»Spanish Dictionary

odd <odder oddest> [Am ɑd, Brit ɒd] ADJ

1. odd (strange):

odd idea/person/behavior

raro

odd idea/person/behavior

extraño

the odd thing is that …

lo raro or lo curioso es que …

he's the oddest of men

es el hombre más raro del mundo

how odd that there's no one here to meet us

qué raro que no haya venido nadie a buscarnos

it was odd of her not to say anything

fue raro que no dijera nada

that's (very) odd: there's no milk left

qué raro or qué cosa más rara: no queda leche

how very odd that he should write to me now

qué raro que me haya escrito ahora

2. odd (occasional, random) no comp:

she smokes the odd cigarette

se fuma algún or alguno que otro cigarrillo

except for the odd fisherman …

a excepción de algún or alguno que otro pescador …

he's done odd jobs for us

nos ha hecho algunos trabajitos

3.1. odd no comp (unmatched, single):

odd sock/glove

desparejado

odd sock/glove

sin pareja

the odd one or the odd man out

la excepción

I was the odd woman or the odd one out

yo era la excepción

to be left the odd one or the odd man out

quedar fuera

to be left the odd one or the odd man out

quedar excluido

3.2. odd no comp MATH:

odd number

impar

4.1. odd no comp (being left over, spare):

have you got the odd 3p?

¿tienes tres peniques sueltos or los tres peniques?

if you've got the odd moment to spare

si tienes algún momento libre

I have a few odd bits of fabric left over

me han sobrado unos retazos

I have a few odd bits of fabric left over

me han sobrado unos retales Spain

4.2. odd no comp (approximately) inf:

it cost me 30 pounds odd or 30-odd pounds

me costó 30 y tantas libras or 30 y pico libras inf

she must be 80 odd by now

debe tener 80 y tantos años or 80 y pico (de) años inf

odd-looking [Am ˈɑdlʊkɪŋ, Brit ˈɒdˌlʊkɪŋ] ADJ

odd-looking person/animal

de aspecto raro

odd-looking person/animal

de aspecto peculiar

odd-looking object

raro

odd-looking object

peculiar

odd-jobber [ˌɑdˈdʒɑbər] N Brit

odd-jobber → odd-job man

See also odd-job man

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

odd-job man

hombre que hace pequeños trabajos o arreglos

odd-sounding [ˈɒdˌsaʊndɪŋ] ADJ

1. odd-sounding:

odd-sounding voice/music

de sonido peculiar

odd-sounding word/name

que suena raro

2. odd-sounding recipe/combination:

odd-sounding

que parece raro

odd lot N

1. odd lot (at auction):

odd lot

lote m suelto

2. odd lot (of shares):

odd lot

paquete m pequeño (de menos de cien acciones)

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

odd-job man

hombre que hace pequeños trabajos o arreglos

Translations for odd in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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veintitantos (veintitantas)

twenty-odd

veintipocos (veintipocas)

twenty-odd

impar

odd

non

odd

números nones

odd numbers

odd in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for odd in the English»Spanish Dictionary

odd [ɒd, Am ɑ:d] ADJ

1. odd (strange):

odd

extraño, -a

an odd person/thing

una persona/cosa rara

how (very) odd!

¡qué raro!

it is odd that ...

es raro que +subj

to look odd

tener un aspecto extraño

2. odd (not even):

odd number

impar

3. odd (approximately):

30 odd people

30 y pico personas

he is about 50 odd

tiene unos 50 y tantos años

4. odd (occasional):

odd

ocasional

at odd times

algunas veces

she does the odd teaching job

da alguna que otra clase

5. odd (unmatched):

odd glove, sock

suelto, -a

6. odd (left over):

odd

sobrante

I've got a few odd hours

tengo algunas horas libres

to be the odd one out

quedar excluido

odd-jobber [ɒdˈdʒɒbəʳ, Am ɑ:dˈdʒɑ:bɚ] N

odd-jobber

persona que hace trabajos o arreglos ocasionales

odd-job man [ˌɒdˈdʒɒbmæn, Am ˈɑ:ddʒɑ:b-] N

odd-job man

hombre m que hace pequeñas reparaciones

Translations for odd in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

veintitantos

twenty-odd

raro (-a) (extraño)

odd

impar

odd

impar

odd number

non

odd

non

odd number

de non

odd

estar [o quedar] de non inf

to be the odd one out

extravagante

odd

chapuza

odd job

bizarro (-a)

odd

odd Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

an odd fish

un tipo raro

he is about 50 odd

tiene unos 50 y tantos años

she does the odd teaching job

da alguna que otra clase

I've got a few odd hours

tengo algunas horas libres

to be the odd one out

quedar excluido

an odd fellow

un tipo raro

to be a queer fish/an odd bird

ser como para echarle/darle de comer aparte fig inf

he's a queer fish/an odd bird

a ese hay que echarle/darle de comer aparte fig inf

to be the odd one out

estar [o quedar] de non inf

to be the odd man out

ser tercero

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Comments NB: 3 more losses than wins; odd number of draws; 9 more goals conceded than scored.

en.wikipedia.org

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

www.gq-magazine.co.uk

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

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

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

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In order for the wavefunction to describe fermions, n must be an odd integer.

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Generally the two-digit odd numbered highways run north-south with a few exceptions; and even-numbered two-digit state highways run east-west with a few exceptions.

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How do you boil down 600-odd ideas for improving a dwindling strip of shops?

www.sheppnews.com.au

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

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