estranhar
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From estranho (“strange”) + -ar or inherited from Late Latin extrāneāre, from Latin extrāneus. Compare Spanish extrañar, Galician and Asturian estrañar, Catalan estranyar.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
estranhar (first-person singular present estranho, first-person singular preterite estranhei, past participle estranhado)
- to think that something is unusual or weird, to be surprised
- Não é de estranhar.
- This is not unusual.
- Eu não me estranharia.
- I would not be surprised.
- Estranhei muito o seu comportamento.
- I found your behaviour very strange.
- (usually referring to babies or animals) to not recognize
- Meu cachorro me estranhou porque eu cortei o cabelo e fiz a barba.
- My dog didn't recognize me because I cut my hair and shaved my beard.
- to feel uncomfortable
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of estranhar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.