el
common
/ekstrateˈrestɾe/
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Translation
alien, extraterrestrial
Word origin
From Latin extra ('outside, beyond') plus terrestris ('of the earth'), from terra ('earth'). The same roots give English 'extra' and 'terrestrial'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- extra terrestris
- English cognates
- extraterrestrial, terrestrial
Grammar
Gendercommon
Pluralextraterrestres
Examples
simpático.
The film is about a very friendly alien.
¿ ?
Do you believe aliens exist?
.
The boy drew a spaceship with a little green alien.
Muchas .
Many stories talk about extraterrestrial life on other planets.
¡, !
Look, it looks like a real alien!
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