lạ mặt
Definition
- Adjective:
- Unfamiliar / Unknown: Describes a person, face, or entity that is not known or recognized by someone; someone you have not met or seen before.
- Strange: Refers to something or someone that seems foreign or not part of one's usual environment or experience.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Cô ấy là người lạ mặt trong làng. (She is a stranger in the village.)
- Anh ta có một khuôn mặt lạ mặt đối với tôi. (He has a face that is unfamiliar to me.)
- Những tập quán lạ mặt. (Strange customs.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used in the fixed phrase "người lạ mặt", which directly translates to "stranger" or "unknown person."
- Không nên mở cửa cho người lạ mặt. (You should not open the door for strangers.)
Variants and Related Words
- Lạ (adj): strange, unfamiliar. A more general term.
- Âm thanh lạ. (A strange sound.)
- Mặt lạ (n): a mask; literally a "strange face."
- Anh ấy đeo mặt lạ. (He is wearing a mask.)
Synonyms
- Unfamiliar: Not known or recognized.
- Unknown: Not known or identified.
- Stranger: A person whom one does not know.
Related Idioms
- Lạ nước lạ cái: An idiom describing the feeling of being in a completely new and unfamiliar place or situation, often leading to disorientation or shyness.
- Lần đầu đi xa, nó lạ nước lạ cái. (Going far away for the first time, he felt like a fish out of water.)
adj
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strange, foreign
