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estraneo

foreign

adjective eh-STRAH-neh-oh Less Common
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Also means

stranger

Usage Note

Estraneo means 'foreign to, unrelated to' or 'a stranger' (uno sconosciuto/estraneo = 'a stranger'). As an adjective it often appears in essere estraneo a qualcosa ('to have nothing to do with something'). Do not confuse with straniero ('foreigner' in the sense of a non-Italian national).

Examples

"È estraneo ai fatti della vicenda."

Natural Translation

He is unrelated to the facts of the matter.

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