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stranger ['streɪndʒə(r)](a) (unknown person) inconnu(e) m,f;∎ never talk to strangers ne parle jamais à des inconnus;∎ we are complete strangers nous ne nous sommes jamais rencontrés;∎ we were strangers until yesterday nous ne nous connaissons que depuis hier;∎ a perfect stranger un parfait inconnu;∎ they greeted each other for all the world like perfect strangers ils se sont salués comme de parfaits étrangers;∎ she has become a stranger to her own family elle est devenue une étrangère pour sa propre famille;∎ you've become quite a stranger round here on ne vous voit plus beaucoup par ici ou dans les parages;∎ don't be a stranger! donne des nouvelles!;∎ humorous hello stranger! tiens, un revenant!(b) (person from elsewhere) étranger(ère) m,f;∎ strangers to the town often get lost les étrangers se perdent souvent dans cette ville;∎ I'm a stranger here myself je ne suis pas d'ici non plus;∎ little stranger (newborn baby) nouveau-né(e) m,f;∎ I spy strangers! (in House of Commons) je demande le huis clos!∎ I am not exactly a stranger to jazz je ne suis pas complètement ignorant en matière de jazz;∎ he is no stranger to loneliness/misfortune il sait ce qu'est la solitude/le malheur;∎ no stranger to controversy, he… étant habitué aux polémiques, il…►► Strangers' Gallery = la tribune du public à la Chambre des communes et à la Chambre des lords
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