extra

English

Etymology

Abbreviation of extraordinary. See also extra-

Pronunciation

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Adjective

extra (not comparable)

Beyond what is due, usual, expected, or necessary; extraneous; additional; supernumerary.
extra work; extra pay
(dated) Extraordinarily good; superior.

Derived terms

extraness

Translations

Beyond what is due, usual, expected, or necessary; additional; supernumerary

Bulgarian: допълнителен (bg) (dopǎlnitelen), извънреден (bg) (izvǎnreden)
Czech: navíc (cs), extra (cs)
Danish: ekstra (da)
Estonian: liigne (et)
Finnish: ylimääräinen (fi), lisä- (fi), ekstra- (fi)

Italian: extra (it)
Japanese: 余分な (よぶんな, yobunna)
Scottish Gaelic: a bharrachd (gd)
Spanish: exceso (es)
Swahili: ziada (sw)

Extraordinarily good; superior; as extra work, extra pay

Estonian: lisa- (et)
Finnish: ylimääräinen (fi), lisä- (fi)

Swahili: ziada (sw)

Adverb

extra (not comparable)

(informal) To an extraordinary degree.
That day he ran to school extra fast.

Translations

to an extraordinary degree

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Bulgarian: особено (bg) (osobeno)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 額外 (cmn), 额外 (cmn) (èwài), 超級 (cmn), 超级 (cmn) (chāojí)
Dutch: extra (nl)
Finnish: erityisen (fi)
French: particulièrement (fr)

German: besonders (de)
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Italian: eccezionalmente (it), straordinariamente (it)
Japanese: 余分に (ja) (よぶんに, yobun-ni)
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Portuguese: extremamente (pt)
Russian: особенно (ru) (osóbenno), особо (ru) (osóbo)
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Noun

extra (plural extras)

(cricket) A run scored without the ball having hit the striker's bat - a wide, bye, leg bye or no ball; in Australia referred to as a sundry
an extra edition of a newspaper, which is printed outside of the normal printing cycle
extra, extra, read all about it!
A supernumerary or walk-on in a film or play

Derived terms

wuxtry

Translations

(cricket) wide, bye, leg bye or no ball

extra edition of a newspaper

Bulgarian: извънредно издание (bg) (izvǎnredno izdanie) n
Finnish: lisänumero (fi)
French: hors-série (fr) m

Japanese: 号外 (ごうがい, gōgai)
Swahili: ziada (sw)
Turkish: ilave (tr)

person in a play or movie with a minimal part — see walk-on

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Norwegian: ekstra
Spanish: exceso

Derived terms

extra credit

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Dutch

Adjective

extra (not comparable)

extra
(Limburg) on purpose

German

Adverb

extra

(colloquial) on purpose
Das hab ich doch nicht extra gemacht!
I didn't do that on purpose!
(colloquial) aside, apart, seperately
Können Sie mir die Fritten und die Wurst extra abpacken?
Could you wrap the fries and the sausage separately?
(colloquial) especially, particularly
Vorsicht! Der Tee ist extra heiß!
Be careful! The tea is extra hot!