rare

Significado

Adj

1. Very uncommon; scarce.
2. Thin; of low density.
3. (slang) Good; enjoyable.

Noun

A scarce or uncommon item.

Verb

1. To rear, rise up, start backwards.
2. To rear, bring up, raise.

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ɹɛə(ɹ)/

Etimologia

From Middle English rare, from Old French rare, rere (“rare, uncommon”), from Latin rārus (“loose, spaced apart, thin, infrequent”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁- (“friable, thin”). Replaced native Middle English gesen (“rare, scarce”) (from Old English gǣsne), Middle English seld (“rare, uncommon”) (from Old English selden), and Middle English seldscene (“rare, rarely seen, infrequent”) (from Old English seldsēne).

Frases

However , the cat is very rare now even in the national park .

No entanto, o gato é muito raro agora, mesmo no parque nacional.