space alien

speɪs ˈeɪliən

Definition of space alien - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

science

extraterrestrial being from outer space

The movie featured a space alien visiting Earth.

alien

extraterrestrial

metaphorical

person who seems foreign or strange

He felt like a space alien at the new school.

extraterrestrial

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Expressions with space

breathing space

short pause to rest, recover, or prepare for something

She needed breathing space before the next meeting.

space out

lose focus or become distracted

He tends to space out during long meetings.

space cadet

someone who is often distracted or not aware of their surroundings

He's such a space cadet, always forgetting where he parked his car..

crash space

temporary place to sleep

He offered his couch as crash space for the night.

give someone some space

allow someone to be alone or not bothered

She was upset, so I decided to give her some space.

acres of space

very large area or amount of space

The new office has acres of space for everyone to work comfortably.

Expressions with alien

alien species

imagined life form from another planet or star system

The movie showed an alien species visiting Earth for peaceful contact.

alien to

adj.

not familiar or usual

The customs were alien to her.

illegal alien

foreign person living in a country without legal permission

The government is cracking down on illegal aliens..

alien abduction

event where someone is reportedly taken by beings from another world

The documentary explored a famous alien abduction reported in the 1970s.

resident alien

non-citizen with legal permission to live in a country

She is a resident alien with a valid green card.

ego alien

adj.

describing thoughts not aligned with self-image

The intrusive thoughts were ego alien to her.

alien absconder

person ordered to leave a country but stays

The authorities are searching for the alien absconder.

dip one's pen in an alien inkwell

engage romantically with someone from a different group

He decided to dip his pen in an alien inkwell.

Terms with space alien included in their meaning

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OSETI

abbr.

abr: optical search for extraterrestrial intelligence

search for alien signals using light from space

Examples of space alien in a sentence

A space alien was depicted in the children's book.
She always felt like a space alien in social gatherings.
His eccentric style made him seem like a space alien to his peers.

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French:extraterrestre, alien, ...
German:Außerirdischer, ...
Italian:alieno spaziale, alieno, ...
Spanish:extraterrestre, ...
Portuguese:extraterrestre, ...
Chinese:外星人, 异类, ...
Japanese:宇宙人, 異星人, ...
Arabic:كائن فضائي, دَخيل, ...
Hebrew:חַיְזָר מֵהַחָלָל, חֵיְזֶר, ...
Russian:инопланетянин, ...
Ukrainian:інопланетянин, ...
Hindi:परग्रही, अंतरिक्ष एलियन, ...
Bengali:বহির্জাগতিক প্রাণী, মহাকাশ এলিয়েন, ...
Catalan:extraterrestre, estranger, ...
Czech:mimozemšťan, cizinec mezi ostatními, ...
Danish:rumvæsen, fremmed, ...
Dutch:ruimtewezen, buitenstaander, ...
Greek:εξωγήινος, ξένος, ...
Hungarian:űrlény, különc ember, ...
Khmer:មនុស្សក្រៅភព, មនុស្សដែលមើលទៅប្លែក ឬដូចជាមកពីកន្លែងផ្សេង, ...
Korean:우주 외계인, 이방인, ...
Persian:موجود فضایی, بیگانه, ...
Polish:kosmita, ...
Portuguese (BR):alienígena, ...
Romanian:extraterestru, străin, ...
Swedish:utomjording, ...
Thai:มนุษย์ต่างดาว, คนต่างด้าว, ...
Turkish:uzaylı, ...
Vietnamese:người ngoài hành tinh, ...

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