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fremd — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • alien noun A being from another planet.
  • extraneous adj Not relevant or necessary to the matter at hand; irrelevant.
  • foreign adj Belonging to or coming from a country other than one's own.
  • inconsistent adj Not staying the same over time; unpredictable or unreliable.
  • strange adjective Unusual, odd, or surprising, and not what you would expect.
  • uncouth adjective Lacking good manners; crude or unrefined in behavior.

Senses

fremd is used for these senses in English:

  • alien Not belonging to the same country, land, or government, or to the citizens or subjects thereof; foreign.
  • alien Very unfamiliar, strange, or removed.
  • foreign Located outside a country or place, especially one's own.
  • inconsistent Not compatible (with another thing); incompatible, discrepant, at odds.
  • strange Unfamiliar, not yet part of one's experience.
  • strange (obsolete) Belonging to another country; foreign.
  • uncouth (archaic) Unfamiliar, strange, foreign.

alien — full definition

  1. noun A being from another planet.
  2. noun A foreign citizen living in a country where they do not hold citizenship.
  3. adj Very strange or unfamiliar.
  4. verb (formal, law) To transfer ownership of property to someone else.

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