extraordinary

extraordinary
adjective
(exceptional) außergewöhnlich; (unusual, peculiar) ungewöhnlich [Gabe]; merkwürdig [Zeichen, Benehmen, Angewohnheit]; außerordentlich [Verdienste, Einfluss]; (additional) außerordentlich [Versammlung]

how extraordinary! — wie seltsam!

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[ik'stro:dənəri]
adjective
(surprising; unusual: What an extraordinary thing to say!; She wears the most extraordinary clothes.) außergewöhnlich
- academic.ru/25973/extraordinarily">extraordinarily
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extraor·di·nary
[ɪkˈstrɔ:dənəri, AM -ˈstrɔ:rdəneri]
adj
1. (remarkable) außerordentlich, außergewöhnlich; (unusual) ungewöhnlich
an \extraordinary feat eine herausragende Leistung
an \extraordinary success ein erstaunlicher Erfolg
2. (strange) merkwürdig, seltsam; (approv) erstaunlich
an \extraordinary coincidence ein merkwürdiges Zusammentreffen
3. (additional) außerordentlich
\extraordinary resolution außerordentlicher Beschluss
\extraordinary expenditure no pl außerordentliche Aufwendungen pl
\extraordinary item FIN Sonderposten m
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[Ik'strɔːdnrɪ]
adj
1) (= exceptional) person, career, quality außergewöhnlich; success, courage, skill außerordentlich; (= unusual, strange) behaviour, appearance, dress, action, speech merkwürdig, eigenartig; tale, adventure seltsam; (= amazing) insults, violence erstaunlich

there's nothing extraordinary about that — daran ist nichts Ungewöhnliches

it's extraordinary to think that ... — es ist (schon) eigenartig, wenn man denkt, dass ...

what an extraordinary thing to say! — wie kann man nur so etwas sagen!

it's extraordinary how much he resembles his brother — es ist erstaunlich, wie sehr er seinem Bruder ähnelt

2) (Brit form = special) measure, party, congress außerordentlich

extraordinary meeting — Sondersitzung f

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extraordinary [-rı; US -ˌeriː] adj
1. außerordentlich, -gewöhnlich
2. ungewöhnlich, seltsam, merkwürdig
3. besonder(er, e, es)
4. WIRTSCH, POL etc außerordentlich, Sonder… (auch von Beamten):
extraordinary powers;
extraordinary meeting; → ambassador 1
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adjective
(exceptional) außergewöhnlich; (unusual, peculiar) ungewöhnlich [Gabe]; merkwürdig [Zeichen, Benehmen, Angewohnheit]; außerordentlich [Verdienste, Einfluss]; (additional) außerordentlich [Versammlung]

how extraordinary! — wie seltsam!

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adj.
außergewöhnlich adj.
merkwürdig adj.
ungewöhnlich adj. n.
außerordentlich adj.
seltsam adj.

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