spanisch vorkommen

German

Etymology

From the time when Charles V was reigning over Germany and the German populace came into contact with Spanish customs and fashion, which were outlandish to them.

Pronunciation

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Verb

spanisch vorkommen (class 4 strong, third-person singular present kommt spanisch vor, past tense kam spanisch vor, past participle spanisch vorgekommen, past subjunctive käme spanisch vor, auxiliary sein)

  1. (idiomatic) to seem strange, outlandish, suspicious [with dative ‘to someone’]
    Das kommt mir spanisch vor!This seems strange to me!

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