English-Dutch translations for extraneous

• bijkomende
• extra
• vreemde
  Helaas, zoals zo vaak het geval is in dit Parlement, zijn er ook vreemde en weinig behulpzame formuleringen. Unfortunately, as is so often the case in this Parliament, there are also extraneous and unhelpful wordings.

Definition of extraneous

• Not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing; without or beyond a thing; foreign
• Not essential or intrinsic

Examples

• to separate gold from extraneous matter
• Extraneous substances were found on my cup of water.

Related words

• extranet
• extraneousness
• extraneity