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посторонний

outsider

Meaning of посторонний

excluded person

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RU[pəstɐˈronnʲɪj]
outsider
посторонний - outsider
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посторонний with English translation

посторонний usage examples

🇬🇧EN🇷🇺RU

At the school party, Tom was an outsider because he didn't know anyone.

На школьной вечеринке Том оказался посторонним, потому что он ни с кем не был знаком.

🇬🇧EN🇷🇺RU

They treated Jake as an outsider at the reunion, so he left early.

На встрече друзей с Джейком обращались как с посторонним, поэтому он ушёл раньше.

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посторонний belongs to the topic "Friends and Acquaintances". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

постороннийoutsider
семьяfamily
родителиparents
мамаmom
папаdad
ребёнокchild
детиchildren

посторонний synonyms

Related words worth learning together

чужой
belonging to another; perceived as alien or not one of us
аутсайдер
a person seen as unpopular or not part of the core group
незнакомец
a person you do not know personally; stranger
изгой
an outcast; someone socially rejected or expelled
чужак
a person not from this circle; perceived as an outsider
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Ч
🇷🇺ru
чужой

belonging to another; perceived as alien or not one of us

B1Very Often
А
🇷🇺ru
аутсайдер

a person seen as unpopular or not part of the core group

B1Often
🇷🇺ru

a person you do not know personally; stranger

B1Very Often
И
🇷🇺ru
изгой

an outcast; someone socially rejected or expelled

B1Rarely
Ч
🇷🇺ru
чужак

a person not from this circle; perceived as an outsider

B1Often
С
🇷🇺ru
сторонний

not involved; external to the matter

B1Often

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How to pronounce посторонний and what this word means

посторонний means outsider. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce посторонний

[pəstɐˈronnʲɪj]

посторонний translation

outsider

посторонний examples

At the school party, Tom was an outsider because he didn't know anyone.

посторонний transcription

[pəstɐˈronnʲɪj]

Questions about this word

посторонний meaning: what does it mean?

человек, не входящий в данную группу или круг

посторонний pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

посторонний is pronounced as [pəstɐˈronnʲɪj]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

посторонний definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

At the school party, Tom was an outsider because he didn't know anyone. Translation: На школьной вечеринке Том оказался посторонним, потому что он ни с кем не был знаком.

Is посторонний part of Friends and Acquaintances vocabulary?

Yes, посторонний (outsider) can be learned in the Friends and Acquaintances topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is посторонний part of Family and Relationships vocabulary?

Yes, посторонний (outsider) can be learned in the Family and Relationships topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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