Meaning of fremmedord | Babel Free

Definitions

1. a loanword that has not been assimilated (orthographically, phonologically, inflectionally etc.), and is hence perceived as foreign
   neuter
2. a word denoting a concept claimed to be alien to someone
   broadly, neuter

Equivalents

Examples

“Spin er ikke et fremmedord for Løkke.”

Spin is not an alien concept to Løkke.

““Far” var allerede et fremmedord for Luna, “far” var ham der kom en gang om måneden når han alligevel var i nabolaget.”

"Father" was already a foreign notion to Lune, "father" was that guy who came once a month when he happened to be in the neighbourhood.

“Ifølge chefredaktør Carsten Juste var presseetik og selvcensur ikke et^([sic]) fremmedord for Jyllands-Posten: ...”

According to head editor Carsten Juste, press ethics and self-censorship were not an alien concept^([sic]) to Jyllands-Posten: ...

“Empati, som er grundpillen i den sociale intelligens, var i det store og hele et fremmedord for Glistrup, ...”

Empathy, which is the fundamental pillar of social intelligence, was, on the whole, a foreign concept to Glistrup, ...

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