A2🔤 Letters R & S
Italian word
straniero
foreigner, foreign
Looks like
strange
unusual, odd, unfamiliar
⚠️ The trap
'Straniero' means a foreigner (person from another country), not something strange or odd. For strange use 'strano'. Calling something 'straniero' when you mean 'strange/odd' would confuse Italians.
To say "unusual, odd, unfamiliar" in Italian:
strano (for strange)
"straniero" in English means:
foreigner, foreign
Example
"In questa città ci sono molti stranieri."
"There are many foreigners in this city."
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