Feb 5, 2010 18:37
14 yrs ago
English term

alien

English to French Other General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
"I woke up in the middle of the night. It was all dark and alien."
Comment traduire "alien" ici ? Merci !
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Feb 5, 2010 18:37: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"

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Non-PRO (2): SJLD, Sara M

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Proposed translations

3 hrs
Selected

inquiétant

Cad qui cause de l'inquiétude, un malaise par son caractère inhabituel, étrange, non familier.
Si on ne fait pas le saut de la cause à l'effet, "insolite" pourrait convenir, ce terme ne faisant que le constat de la surprise causée par une situation, un objet qui sont étranges parce que non familiers.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Merci !"
5 mins

incongru/ étrange/ bizarre

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Note added at 6 mins (2010-02-05 18:43:57 GMT)
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alien
a.)
Wholly different in nature; foreign; adverse; inconsistent (with); incongruous...
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6 mins

étrange

étrange
Peer comment(s):

agree Guy Lontsi
18 hrs
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8 mins

impénétrable

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27 mins

désorientant / déroutant / perturbant

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1 hr

inhabituel

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14 hrs

inhospitalier

Je sais qu'"inhospitalier" se dit "inhospitable", mais c'est le sentiment que j'ai cru ressentir chez quelqu'un qui se réveille en pleine nuit, et se sent mal à l'aise. Il faudrait plus de contexte. Ce n'est qu'une hypothèse de ma part.
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