Idegen
Idegen
Meaning:
foreign, alien (adj.), stranger (noun)
Pronunciation:
Memory hook:
IGEN, I like foreign cultures.
Example sentences:
“Ha lábnyomába lépsz egy idegennek látod azt, mit nem hittél, hogy nem hittél.” (The Hungarian line of Pocahontas’ line “But if you walk the footsteps of a stranger you’ll learn things you never knew, you never knew” from “Colours of the wind”.)
If you step in the footsteps of a stranger you’ll see what you’ll can’t believe you couldn’t believe.
[If foottrace-in step-you a stranger-of see-you that, what(acc.) not believed-you, that not-believed-you.]
Addig vagy idegen, amíg be nem mutatkozol.
You’re only a stranger as long as you don’t introduce yourself.
[As-long are-you stranger, until in not introduce-you.]
Related terms:
elidegenülés – alienation / estrangement
ismert – well-known
ismerős – acquaintance, familiar
helyi – local
külföldi – foreigner (nationality)
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