Polyglot Dictionary

fremd

/fʁɛmt/

adjective A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. foreign, strange, unfamiliar

    • Die Stadt war ihr völlig fremd.

      The city was completely unfamiliar to her.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

English

strange

strange is the English word for the same thing — both mean "foreign, strange."

Spanish

importado

Close — foreign relates to imported (importado).

English

exotic

fremd is the neutral word for foreign or unfamiliar, while exotic adds a connotation of being excitingly unusual.

Practice

1 What does fremd mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Stadt war ihr völlig ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches fremd?

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