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Meanings of quirk in английском

каталонский
peculiaritat
испанский
excentricidad

A strange attitude or habit.

peculiaritat
Usage of quirk in английском
1
Gordon had stumbled onto his new survival plan by quirk and coincidence.
The Postman
2
A seasonal quirk could account for last month's less-than-expected increase in employment.
Reuters
3
What once set us apart, we hoped, would become a lovable quirk.
Wired
4
This is how I found out another quirk in my physical characteristics.
Stories: all-new tales
5
I also like simple, well-made stuff with a side order of quirk.
The Irish Times
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She met their astonished gaze with an ironic quirk of the eyebrow.
Book of lost threads
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In a quirk of genetic hopscotch, the traits have skipped a generation.
Those who save us
8
It was a quirk of her personality she'd learned to live with.
Rock my world
9
When does a habit, a quirk or an eccentricity become a custom?
The Irish Times
10
That, and he had another quirk that seemed safer to pick on.
Coyote dreams
11
The film's pervasive broad humor reeks of a desperate attempt at quirk.
The Guardian
12
His smile was slow, but brief, more a quirk of the lips.
Here comes trouble
13
That little quirk to his mouth faded, making his face very serious.
Four dukes and a devil
14
Ireland has a strange quirk to its access to information laws.
The Irish Times
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Another cool quirk: all the individuals collected in this new species were female.
Wired
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Royal rule in the 21st century is a quirk of history.
The Irish Times
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Translations for quirk
каталонский
peculiaritat
Quirk through the time
Quirk across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common