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alien

UK
/ˈeɪ.li.ən/
US
/ˈeɪ.li.ən/

Translations

aliennoun
aliens
pl
UK
/ˈeɪ.li.ən/
US
/ˈeɪ.li.ən/
The science-fiction novel describes an invasion by hostile aliens.
Le roman de science-fiction décrit une invasion par des extraterrestres hostiles.
Under the new immigration rules, every alien had to carry an identity card.
Selon les nouvelles règles d’immigration, chaque étranger devait porter une carte d’identité.
Additional translations
espèce exotiqueSens écologique : organisme introduit hors de son milieu naturel.
alienadjective
more alien
Comp.
most alien
Super.
UK
/ˈeɪ.li.ən/
US
/ˈeɪ.li.ən/
étranger àS’emploie surtout avec la tournure « être étranger à ».
The concept was alien to her, and she struggled to understand it.
Le concept lui était étranger, et elle avait du mal à le comprendre.
The movie featured alien creatures with advanced technology.
Le film mettait en scène des créatures extraterrestres dotées d’une technologie avancée.
The alien customs of the distant land fascinated the travelers.
Les coutumes étrangères de ce pays lointain fascinaient les voyageurs.
Additional translations
exotiqueSens écologique : non indigène, introduit depuis l’extérieur.
Synonyms
foreign
exotic
dissimilar
strange
unfamiliar
Antonyms
familiar
native
alienverb
aliened
Past Simple
aliened
Past Participle
aliening
Gerund
Rare, chiefly legal: to transfer (property or rights) to another person.
aliénerDroit : céder ou transférer un bien, un titre ou un droit.
The landowner aliened half of the estate to his nephew by deed.
Le propriétaire a aliéné la moitié du domaine à son neveu par acte.

Definitions

aliennoun
A person who is not a citizen of the country in which they are living; a foreigner.
Under the new immigration rules, every alien had to carry an identity card.
A being from another planet or world; an extraterrestrial.
The science-fiction novel describes an invasion by hostile aliens.
An organism that has been introduced to an area where it does not naturally occur; a non-native species.
Zebra mussels are notorious aliens in many North American waterways.
alienadjective
Belonging to a foreign country or nation.
The alien customs of the distant land fascinated the travelers.
Unfamiliar and disturbing or distasteful.
The concept was alien to her, and she struggled to understand it.
Relating to beings from another world.
The movie featured alien creatures with advanced technology.
Ecology: Not native to the place or environment in which it is found; introduced from elsewhere.
Alien plant species often outcompete the native flora.
alienverb
To transfer or surrender (property, title, or rights) to another; to convey.
The landowner aliened half of the estate to his nephew by deed.
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