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estranhar.

to think that something is unusual or weird, to be surprised

9 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

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  1. to think that something is unusual or weird, to be surprised

    Eu não estranharia.
    Estranhei muito o seu comportamento.
  2. to not recognize

    usually
    Meu cachorro me estranhou porque eu cortei o cabelo e fiz a barba.
  3. to feel uncomfortable

  4. to misrespect, to diss someone

    slang
    Tu tá me estranhando, mano?
Where this word comes from

From estranho (“strange/stranger”) + -ar. Alternatively, inherited from Late Latin extrāneāre, from Latin extrāneus. Compare Spanish extrañar, Galician and Asturian estrañar, Catalan estranyar.

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