extraño
Del latín 'extraneus', que significa 'externo, ajeno'.
NOUN
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[/eksˈtɾaɲo/es-ES]
stranger
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foreigner
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unknown
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outsider
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concept sentence
untranslatable
(No direct equivalent concept in ENGLISH)
Antonyms
familiar
A person who is unknown or unfamiliar, often implying they are not from the local area or group. It can refer to a stranger or a foreigner/outsider.
| plural |
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| extraños |
- No hables con extraños. — Don't talk to strangers.
- Un extraño llamó a la puerta en mitad de la noche. — A stranger knocked on the door in the middle of the night.
- Para los lugareños, era un extraño en esta tierra. — To the locals, he was a foreigner in this land.
ADJ
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[/eksˈtɾaɲo/es-ES]
Describing something that is strange, unusual, or difficult to understand; odd or peculiar.
| feminine | plural |
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| extraña | extraños |
- El sabor de esta fruta es muy extraño, nunca había probado algo así. — The taste of this fruit is very strange; I've never tasted anything like it.
- Me siento extraño en este lugar; no conozco a nadie. — I feel strange in this place; I don't know anyone.
- Es una situación extraña que requiere mucha paciencia. — It's a strange situation that requires a lot of patience.
ADV
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[/eksˈtɾaɲo/es-ES]
In a strange, unusual, or unexpected manner; strangely or anomalously.
- Se comportó de forma extraña durante toda la reunión. — He behaved strangely throughout the meeting.
- Extrañamente, no llovió en todo el verano, a pesar de los pronósticos. — Strangely, it didn't rain all summer, despite the forecasts.