queer

unusual or strange in a way that is difficult to understand or accept; odd, peculiar

extraño, raro, insólito

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Collocations queer ideas · a queer sense of humor

• His behavior was quite queer.

  Su comportamiento era bastante extraño.

relating to or used by gay men and women; homosexual

gay, homosexual

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Collocations queer community · a queer relationship

• She is proud to be part of the queer movement.

  Ella está orgullosa de formar parte del movimiento gay.

(slang) not genuine or real; fake, counterfeit

falso, fraudulento

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Collocations queer money · a queer document

• The police suspect the note is queer.

  La policía sospecha que la nota es falsa.

(slang) to dislike or hate someone very much; abhor, detest

odiar, aborrecer

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Collocations queer on somebody

• He queers on everyone who disagrees with him.

  Odia a todos quienes no están de acuerdo con él.

(slang) to confuse or puzzle someone; baffle, perplex

confundir, desconcertar

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Collocations queer somebody

• The question queered the jury.

  La pregunta confundió al jurado.

(slang) to ruin or spoil something; destroy, wreck

estropear, arruinar

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Collocations queer the chances

• His bad behavior queered his chances of getting a job.

  Su comportamiento arruinó sus posibilidades de conseguir un trabajo.

(slang) to drink alcohol; imbibe, consume

beber, tomar (bebida alcohólica)

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Collocations queer up a storm

• He queered all night long.

  Beber todo la noche.

(slang) to damage or harm something; impair, injure

dañar, perjudicar

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Collocations queer the health

• The accident queered his chances of winning.

  El accidente dañó sus posibilidades de ganar.