A strong yes to both. English is a creolized language. This means that from the beginning English has been very good at making use of many different languages for things like vocabulary and grammar. It is very easy for English to incorporate words from different languages and roots and turning them into new English words. It gives English a great deal of flexibility and an unusual ability to grow and change that other languages don't have, or at least not to the same degree.
Not in English. Though it is used as an acronym and a rather odd personal proper noun.
"Strange" means something that is unfamiliar, unusual, or different from what is expected. It can also refer to something that is odd or peculiar.
The term "queer" in this context is used in its older sense of 'odd' or 'strange'. English is considered a queer language because of its unique blend of vocabulary, grammar rules, and pronunciation, influenced by various languages over time, making it irregular and unpredictable.
The word "curieux" comes from the French language. The equivalent word in English would be "curious". Curieux means either eager to learn or refers to something that is odd or weird.
German is the odd language. French, Italian, Spanish, and Romanian have their roots in Latin. German is a Germanic language, with next to no ties to Latin.
She likes the grass but not the lawn. She likes the trees but not the leaves. She likes daffodils but not flowers. She is odd but not peculiar!
impair for odd as in uneven or étrange for strange, odd, weird, peculiar
something odd or out of place
'Strange' and 'odd'.
The term "drole" translates into English as "funny". Therefore the term "video drole" refers to funny, or odd videos. The English word droll is similar and refers to something funny but a bit odd and peculiar as well.
an irritating habit or action.
It means something that is odd or out of place.
I think it could be odd.
Odd Peculiar
visible UXOs and wires, odd fumes from trunk, abandoned in a peculiar place
Synonyms for the word odd include strange, peculiar, queer, bizarre.
The correct spelling is peculiar (odd, strange).