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mysterious

mysterious

Meaning of mysterious

English

difficult to understand or explain

Русский

Трудный для понимания или объяснения, вызывающий вопросы.

mysterious

Pronunciation

British English
/mɪˈstɪəriəs/
American English
/mɪˈstɪriəs/

mysterious with Russian translation

Сочетания и примеры со словом mysterious

Типичные сочетания сгруппированы по смыслу. Зелёные слова можно открыть отдельно, чтобы продолжить изучение.

6 сочетаний

Загадочные события

Mysterious events
mysterious circumstances
загадочные обстоятельства

The jewels vanished under mysterious circumstances last winter.

Прошлой зимой драгоценности исчезли при загадочных обстоятельствах.

a mysterious disappearance
загадочное исчезновение

A mysterious disappearance left the family searching for answers.

Загадочное исчезновение заставило семью искать ответы.

  • a mysterious illnessзагадочная болезнь

Таинственные люди

Mysterious people
a mysterious stranger
таинственный незнакомец

A mysterious stranger left a parcel at our gate.

Таинственный незнакомец оставил посылку у наших ворот.

a mysterious smile
загадочная улыбка

She gave me a mysterious smile and closed the drawer.

Она одарила меня загадочной улыбкой и закрыла ящик.

  • be mysterious aboutнапускать таинственности насчёт

mysterious usage examples

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

There was a mysterious noise in the attic.

На чердаке был таинственный шум.

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

His message seemed mysterious to everyone.

Его сообщение всем показалось таинственным.

mysterious synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between mysterious, puzzling, enigmatic, cryptic, obscure, and strange

P
🇬🇧English
puzzling

confusing and hard to understand; less sense of secret

B2often

ENThe disappearance is still puzzling to investigators.

E
🇬🇧English
enigmatic

mysterious and hard to read; literary

C1rare word

ENShe gave me an enigmatic smile.

Advanced: broader words

C
🇬🇧English
cryptic

deliberately unclear, like a code

C1often

ENHis reply was short and cryptic.

O
🇬🇧English
obscure

unclear or not well known

B2often

ENThe law is written in obscure language.

S
🇬🇧English
strange

unusual; not necessarily mysterious

B2very often

ENHe had a strange expression on his face.

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Questions about this word

What does mysterious mean?

difficult to understand or explain

How do you pronounce mysterious?

mysterious is pronounced [mɪˈstɪəriəs].

How is mysterious used in a sentence?

На чердаке был таинственный шум. Translation: There was a mysterious noise in the attic.

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