stranger
To estrange; to alienateTo estrange; to alienate.
» The dog barks at all strangers.
Der Hund bellt alle fremden Leute an. — Sudajaengi
Собака лает на всех незнакомцев. — shanghainese
Собака лает на всех чужих. — Ooneykcall
Собака гавкає на всіх незнайомців. — ChickenKiev
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1 senses(obsolete)To estrange; to alienate.
Examples
242 sentencesThe dog barks at all strangers.
Собака гавкає на всіх незнайомців. — ChickenKiev
ruСобака лает на всех незнакомцев. — shanghainese
deDer Hund bellt alle fremden Leute an. — Sudajaengi
I'm used to talking to strangers.
Я звик розмовляти з незнайомцями. — deniko
Tom likes to talk to strangers.
Тому подобається розмовляти з незнайомцями. — deniko
We're not strangers.
Ми не незнайомці. — deniko
ruМы не чужаки. — odexed
deWir sind keine Fremden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Don't trust strangers.
Не довіряй незнайомцям. — deniko
Origin
From Middle English straunger, from Old French estrangier (“foreign, alien”), from estrangFrom Middle English straunger, from Old French estrangier (“foreign, alien”), from estrange, from Latin extraneus (“foreign, external”) (whence also English estrange), from extra (“outside of”). Cognate with French étranger (“foreigner, stranger”) and Spanish extranjero (“foreigner”). Displaced native Old English fremde (literally “strange or unfamiliar person”).
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Forms
strangers, strangering, strangered, strangered| Base form | stranger · to stranger |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | strangers |
| Present participle | strangering |
| Past simple | strangered |
| Past participle | strangered |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle