rara

/ˈraɾa/, [ˈra.ɾa]

rare, strange


Examples
  • La discreción es una virtud rara e importante.

    Discretion is a rare and important virtue.

  • Nuestro perro rara vez muerde.

    Our dog seldom bites.

  • Ella rara vez canta, pero yo creo que esta noche lo hará.

    She rarely sings, but I think she will tonight.

  • Tom rara vez va a la cama antes de medianoche.

    Tom hardly ever goes to bed before midnight.

  • La vacuna me dejó una marquita rara en el brazo.

    The vaccination left a funny little mark on my arm.

  • El carácter obligatorio de la escolaridad es rara vez analizado en la multitud de trabajos dedicados al estudio de las varias maneras de desarrollar en los niños el deseo de aprender.

    The mandatory character of schooling is rarely analyzed in the multitude of works dedicated to the study of the various ways to develop within children the desire to learn.

  • Rara vez nieva aquí en invierno.

    It seldom snows here in winter.

  • Él rara vez sale los domingos.

    Rarely does he go out on Sunday.

  • Algo que deberías saber sobre mí es que rara vez lloro.

    One thing you should know about me is that I seldom cry.

  • Nosotros rara vez tenemos nieve aquí.

    We seldom have snow here.

  • Comprendí lo rara que eran las personas felices.

    I realized how rare happy people were.

  • Yo muy rara vez hablo por teléfono.

    I rarely talk on the phone.

  • Él rara vez está en casa.

    He is seldom home.

  • El problema con él es que rara vez es puntual.

    The trouble with him is that he is seldom punctual.

  • Los niños comienzan amando a sus padres; tras un tiempo ellos los juzgan; rara vez, o nunca, les perdonan.

    Children begin by loving their parents; after a time they judge them; rarely, if ever, do they forgive them.

  • Ella se ve rara con esa ropa.

    She looks odd in those clothes.

  • Tom rara vez usa herramientas eléctricas.

    Tom seldom uses power tools.

  • Tom rara vez lee revistas.

    Tom rarely reads magazines.

  • Sucedió que él vio una mariposa rara.

    He happened to catch sight of a rare butterfly.

  • Aunque su casa queda cerca, yo rara vez la veo.

    Although her house is nearby, I seldom see her.


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