alien

extraterrestre, alienígena

Ser vivo procedente de otro planeta o de algún lugar fuera de la Tierra.

En inglés sencillo: A living creature from another planet or somewhere beyond Earth.

• The alien came from another planet.
• In the film, aliens land near a school.
• Would you be afraid to meet an alien?

Sinónimos: extraterrestrial

Expresiones frecuentes: friendly alien, alien invasion, alien from space, alien life

extranjero

Persona que vive en un país del que no tiene la ciudadanía.

En inglés sencillo: A person living in a country whose citizenship they do not have.

• The form describes him as a resident alien.
• Aliens must meet the stated visa requirements.
• The law distinguishes citizens from aliens.

Sinónimos: foreign national, noncitizen

Antónimos: citizen

Expresiones frecuentes: resident alien, registered alien, alien registration

forastero, extraño

Persona, animal, planta o cosa que viene de fuera de un grupo o una zona.

En inglés sencillo: A person, animal, plant, or thing that comes from outside a particular group or area.

• The newcomer was treated as an alien.
• This plant is an alien in the local forest.
• Even after years there, she felt like an alien among the villagers.

Sinónimos: outsider, stranger

Antónimos: native

Expresiones frecuentes: alien among us, alien in something

ajeno, extraño

Muy poco familiar o completamente distinto de lo que alguien conoce o acepta.

En inglés sencillo: Very strange or unfamiliar, or completely different from what someone knows or accepts.

• Everything in the city felt alien.
• Such behaviour is alien to our values.
• The customs seemed completely alien to the visitors.

Cómo se usa: alien to someone/something (The idea of retirement was alien to him.)

Sinónimos: unfamiliar, strange, foreign

Antónimos: familiar

Expresiones frecuentes: alien to someone, alien to something, alien environment

extranjero, foráneo

Que procede de otro país o pertenece a ese país o a su gente.

En inglés sencillo: From or belonging to another country or its people.

• The sailors arrived on alien shores.
• The law restricted ownership of alien property.
• During the war, some foreign residents were classified as alien enemies.

Sinónimos: foreign

Antónimos: native, domestic

Expresiones frecuentes: alien shores, alien property, alien enemies