främling

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Swedish

Etymology

From German Fremdling.

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Noun

främling c

  1. a stranger (unfamiliar person (or plant or other thing by extension))
    Jag vet inte vem du är, så du är en främling
    I don't know who you are, so you are a stranger
    Jag har aldrig varit här förut. Här är man en främling.
    I have never been here before. Here you are a stranger.
    • 1983, Lasse Holm, Monica Forsberg (lyrics and music), “Främling [Stranger]”‎performed by Carola Häggkvist:
      Främling, vad döljer du för mig i dina mörka ögon? En svag nyans av ljus nånstans, men ändå en främling, så känner jag för dig. Jag ber dig, låt mig få veta! Vem vill du vara? Kan du förklara det för mig?
      Stranger, what are you hiding from me in your dark eyes? A faint tinge of light somewhere, but yet a stranger, that is how I feel for you. I beg you, let me know! Who do you want to be? Can you explain that to me?
    1. an alien, etc. (when sounding better as a translation)
  2. (figuratively) a stranger (someone who does not feel at home in a particular place)
    vara en främling i sitt eget land
    be a stranger in one's own country

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