odd

strano, insolito

Diverso da ciò che ci si aspetta o si considera normale.

In inglese semplice: Different from what you expect or consider normal.

• That is an odd noise.
• He gave me an odd look.
• Isn't it odd that both clocks stopped?

Come si usa: it is odd that… (It is odd that nobody answered.)

Sinonimi: strange, unusual, peculiar

Contrari: normal, usual

Espressioni comuni: odd smell, odd behaviour, seem odd, odd feeling

dispari

Si dice di un numero intero non divisibile per due senza resto, come tre o cinque.

In inglese semplice: A whole number that cannot be divided into two equal whole numbers, such as three or five.

• Three is an odd number.
• Write your name on the odd pages.
• Are all these numbers odd?

Contrari: even

Espressioni comuni: odd number, odd numbers, odd pages, odd integer

occasionale, saltuario

Che accade o compare ogni tanto, ma non spesso.

In inglese semplice: Happening or appearing sometimes, but not often.

• I enjoy the odd beer.
• We get the odd visitor in winter.
• She does the odd job for her neighbours.

Come si usa: the odd + singular noun (I still make the odd spelling mistake.)

Sinonimi: occasional, infrequent

Contrari: frequent, regular

Espressioni comuni: the odd drink, the odd mistake, the odd occasion

spaiato

Privo dell’elemento corrispondente o diverso dagli altri elementi di una coppia o di un insieme.

In inglese semplice: Without a matching partner, or different from the other things in a pair or set.

• I found an odd sock.
• He wore odd shoes by mistake.
• Keep the odd gloves until we find their partners.

Sinonimi: unmatched, mismatched

Contrari: matching, paired

Espressioni comuni: odd sock, odd socks, odd glove, odd shoes

e passa, e qualcosa

Si usa dopo un numero per indicare una quantità leggermente maggiore.

In inglese semplice: Used after a number to mean a little more than that number.

• There were twenty-odd guests.
• She has lived here for thirty-odd years.
• The repairs cost a hundred-odd pounds.

Come si usa: number + odd + plural noun (We invited forty-odd people.)

Espressioni comuni: twenty odd people, fifty odd students, thirty odd years

avanzo, pezzo spaiato

Oggetto in più che non appartiene a un insieme completo; il termine si usa di solito al plurale.

In inglese semplice: An extra item that does not belong to a complete set, usually mentioned in the plural.

• Keep the odds in this box.
• He sold complete sets and a few odds.
• These odds might help you finish your card collection.

Sinonimi: leftover, extra

Espressioni comuni: an odd, a few odds, sell the odds

numero dispari

Numero intero non divisibile per due senza resto, come uno, tre o cinque.

In inglese semplice: A whole number such as one, three, or five, which cannot be divided evenly by two.

• Put the odds in this column.
• The list contains three odds and two evens.
• She separated the odds from the evens.

Sinonimi: odd number

Contrari: even

Espressioni comuni: an odd, odds and evens, count the odds