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10 Language-to-English DictionariesRelative-Stranger
/ˈrɛlətɪv ˈstreɪndʒər/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who is related to another but with whom there is little or no personal acquaintance.
"At the family reunion, I met a relative-stranger who I had never seen before." - 2
A family member who is not part of one's immediate social circle.
"She referred to her cousin as a relative-stranger, as they had only met a few times in their lives."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'relative-stranger' is a compound word formed from 'relative', derived from the Latin 'relativus', meaning 'related by blood or marriage', and 'stranger', from the Latin 'extraneus', meaning 'foreign' or 'not known'. The combination reflects the concept of someone who is known to be related but is not familiar or close in personal terms.
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parent éloigné
Transliteration: pɑʁɑ̃ e.le.ʒɑ̃
"Lors de la réunion de famille, j'ai rencontré un parent éloigné que je n'avais jamais vu auparavant."
entfernter Verwandter
Transliteration: ɛntˈfɛʁntɐ fɛʁˈvandɐ
"Auf dem Familientreffen traf ich einen entfernten Verwandten, den ich noch nie zuvor gesehen hatte."
parente lontano
Transliteration: paˈrɛnte lonˈtano
"Durante la riunione di famiglia, ho incontrato un parente lontano che non avevo mai visto prima."
pariente lejano
Transliteration: paˈɾjente leˈxano
"En la reunión familiar, conocí a un pariente lejano que nunca había visto antes."
parente distante
Transliteration: paˈɾẽtʃi dʒisˈtɐ̃tʃi
"Na reunião de família, conheci um parente distante que nunca tinha visto antes."
दूर का रिश्तेदार
Transliteration: dūr kā rishtedār
"परिवार की बैठक में, मैंने एक दूर का रिश्तेदार मिला जिसे मैंने पहले कभी नहीं देखा।"
远亲
Transliteration: yuǎn qīn
"在家庭聚会上，我遇到了一个我从未见过的远亲。"
먼 친척
Transliteration: meon chincheok
"가족 모임에서 나는 한 번도 본 적이 없는 먼 친척을 만났다."
遠い親戚
Transliteration: tooi shinseki
"家族の集まりで、私は一度も会ったことのない遠い親戚に会いました。"
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