Nomen

das Rare

something rare, a rarity

Er sammelt Rares und Kurioses.

He collects rare and curious things.

Das ist wirklich etwas Rares.

That is really something rare.

etwas Rares ((sth. rare)) is hard to find. (with indefinite pronoun) something rare Something rare is hard to find.

Synonyms: Seltenheit (rarity), Kuriosität (curiosity)

A nominalised form of the adjective 'rar' (rare), from Latin 'rarus'.

It looks and sounds almost identical to the English word 'rare'. 'Rares' is simply 'rare things'.

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