funny → strange 6 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language English
lexeme funny
meaning 1 funny
meaning 2 strange, suspicious 1) funny business
1) подозрительное, не совсем чистое дело
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ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Polysemy
language French
lexeme drôle
meaning 1 funny histoires drôles
funny stories
direction —
meaning 2 strange, queer, odd drôle d'idée
a weird thought
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comment The meaning 'strange' occurs in the construction "drôle de + noun".
ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Polysemy
language German
lexeme komisch
meaning 1 funny
direction →
meaning 2 strange komischer Kauz
strange boy
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comment das scheint mir komisch zu sein — it looks comic to me; in dieser Kleidung sieht er komisch aus — He looks comic [strange] in this clothing; ich finde das komisch — I find it funny.
ACCEPTED Realization 4
type Polysemy
language Italian
lexeme 1 buffo
lexeme 2 странный, чудной
meaning 1 funny, amusing, comic una storiella buffa
funny story
meaning 2 strange che buffa gente
Strange people!
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ACCEPTED Realization 5
type Polysemy
language Komi
lexeme тешкодь
meaning 1 funny, amusing тешкодь звонка
a funny boy
meaning 2 peculiar сылы лои неуна тешкодь тайö
It seemed strange to him
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comment КомиРС 636
SUSPENDED Realization 6
type Polysemy
language Russian
lexeme смешной (smešnoj)
meaning 1 funny
direction →
meaning 2 strange, surprising Самое смешное, что он оказался прав.
The funniest thing is that he proved to be right.
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