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out·sid·er
(out-sī′dər)n.
1.
a. One who is excluded from or does not belong to a group, association, or set.
b. One who is isolated or detached from the activities or concerns of his or her own community.
2. A contestant given little chance of winning; a long shot.
out·si′der·ness n.
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outsider
(ˌaʊtˈsaɪdə)n
1. a person or thing excluded from or not a member of a set, group, etc
2. (Horse Racing) a contestant, esp a horse, thought unlikely to win in a race
3. Canadian (in the north) a person who does not live in the Arctic regions
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out•sid•er
(ˌaʊtˈsaɪ dər)n.
a person not part of a particular group.
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| Noun | 1. | outsider - someone who is excluded from or is not a member of a group transalpine - one living on or coming from the other side of the Alps from Italy |
| 2. | outsider - a contestant (human or animal) not considered to have a good chance to win contestant - a person who participates in competitions |
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outsider
noun stranger, incomer, visitor, foreigner, alien, newcomer, intruder, new arrival, unknown, interloper, odd one out, nonmember, newbie (slang), outlander We were made to feel like outsiders.
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outsider
nounThe American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
شَخْص أو حِصان قَليل الحَظ في الفَوْزشَخْص خارِج المَجْموعَه، مَنْبوذ
étrangertravailleur en marge
nem bennfentesnem esélyes
ólíklegur sigurvegariutanaîkomandi
nezasvätený/cudzí človekoutsider
outsider
[ˈaʊtˈsaɪdəʳ] N1. (= stranger) → forastero/a m/f, desconocido/a m/f (pej) → intruso/a m/f
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outsider
[ˌaʊtˈsaɪdər] n (in village, community) → étranger/ère m/f
(without links to company) → personne f recrutée à l'extérieur
Fiorina is the first true outsider to run the company → Fiorina est la première PDG de la société recrutée à l'extérieur.
Fiorina is the first true outsider to run the company → Fiorina est la première PDG de la société recrutée à l'extérieur.
(not involved in situation) → tiers m
He looks at the system as an outsider → Il considère le système d'un point de vue extérieur.
He looks at the system as an outsider → Il considère le système d'un point de vue extérieur.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
outsider
n → Außenseiter(in) m(f), → Outsider m
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outside
(ˈautsaid) noun the outer surface. The outside of the house was painted white.
(ˈautsaid) adjective1. of, on, or near the outer part of anything. the outside door.
2. not part of (a group, one's work etc). We shall need outside help; She has a lot of outside interests.
3. (of a chance etc) very small.
(autˈsaid) adverb1. out of, not in a building etc. He went outside; He stayed outside.
2. on the outside. The house looked beautiful outside.
(autˈsaid) preposition on the outer part or side of; not inside or within. He stood outside the house; He did that outside working hours.
outˈsider noun1. a person who is not part of a group etc.
2. (in a race etc) a runner who is not expected to win. The race was won by a complete outsider.
at the ˌoutˈside at the most. I shall be there for an hour at the outside.
outside in turned so that the inside and outside change places. You're wearing your jersey outside in.
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