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