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for·eign
(fôr′ĭn, fŏr′-)adj.
1.
a. Located away from one's native country: on business in a foreign city.
b. Of, characteristic of, or from a place or country other than the one being considered: a foreign custom.
c. Conducted or involved with other nations or governments; not domestic: foreign trade.
2. Situated in an abnormal or improper place in the body and typically introduced from outside: a foreign object in the eye.
3. Not natural; alien: Jealousy is foreign to her nature.
4. Not germane; irrelevant.
5. Subject to the jurisdiction of another political unit.
[Middle English forein, from Old French forain, from Late Latin forānus, on the outside, from Latin forās, outside; see dhwer- in Indo-European roots.]
for′eign·ness n.
Synonyms: foreign, alien, exotic, strange
These adjectives mean of, from, or characteristic of another place or part of the world: a foreign accent; alien customs; exotic birds; moved to a strange city.
These adjectives mean of, from, or characteristic of another place or part of the world: a foreign accent; alien customs; exotic birds; moved to a strange city.
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foreign
(ˈfɒrɪn)adj
1. of, involving, located in, or coming from another country, area, people, etc: a foreign resident.
2. dealing or concerned with another country, area, people, etc: a foreign office.
3. not pertinent or related: a matter foreign to the discussion.
4. not familiar; strange
5. in an abnormal place or position: foreign matter; foreign bodies.
6. (Law) law outside the jurisdiction of a particular state; alien
[C13: from Old French forain, from Vulgar Latin forānus (unattested) situated on the outside, from Latin foris outside]
ˈforeignly adv
ˈforeignness n
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for•eign
(ˈfɔr ɪn, ˈfɒr-)adj.
1. of, pertaining to, or derived from another country or nation: foreign cars.
2. of or pertaining to contact or dealings with other countries: foreign relations.
3. external to one's own country or nation: a foreign country.
4. carried on abroad, or with other countries: foreign trade.
5. belonging to or coming from another place.
6.
a. of or pertaining to law outside the local jurisdiction.
b. of or pertaining to the jurisdiction of another state, nation etc.
7. not belonging to the place or body where found: foreign matter in a chemical mixture.
8. not connected with the thing under consideration: That topic is foreign to our discussion.
9. alien in character; irrelevant or inappropriate.
10. strange; unfamiliar.
[1200–50; Middle English forein < Old French forain, forein << Latin forās outside]
for′eign•ness, n.
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| Adj. | 1. | foreign - of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own); "foreign trade"; "a foreign office" international - concerning or belonging to all or at least two or more nations; "international affairs"; "an international agreement"; "international waters" domestic - of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation; "domestic issues such as tax rate and highway construction" |
| 2. | foreign - relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world; "foreign nations"; "a foreign accent"; "on business in a foreign city" native - characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin; "the native North American sugar maple"; "many native artists studied abroad" | |
| 3. | foreign - not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something; "an economic theory alien to the spirit of capitalism"; "the mysticism so foreign to the French mind and temper"; "jealousy is foreign to her nature" extrinsic - not forming an essential part of a thing or arising or originating from the outside; "extrinsic evidence"; "an extrinsic feature of the new building"; "that style is something extrinsic to the subject"; "looking for extrinsic aid" | |
| 4. | foreign - not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source; "water free of extraneous matter"; "foreign particles in milk" adulterant, adulterating - making impure or corrupt by adding extraneous materials; "the adulterating effect of extraneous materials" |
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foreign
adjective
1. alien, overseas, exotic, unknown, outside, strange, imported, borrowed, remote, distant, external, unfamiliar, far off, outlandish, beyond your ken a foreign language
alien domestic, familiar, native, well-known, customary
alien domestic, familiar, native, well-known, customary
2. unassimilable, external, extraneous, outside rejected the transplanted organ as a foreign object
3. uncharacteristic, inappropriate, unrelated, incongruous, inapposite, irrelevant He fell into a gloomy mood that was usually so foreign to him.
4. unfamiliar, strange, unknown, alien, undiscovered, uncharted, unexplored, unplumbed The whole thing is foreign to us.
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foreign
adjective1. Of, from, or characteristic of another place or part of the world:
Archaic: outlandish.
2. Not part of the essential nature of a thing:
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Translations
أجْنَبيأَجْنَبِيّغَريب
cizícizozemskýzahraniční
fremmedudenlandskukendt
fremda
muukalainenulkomaalainenulkomainenvierasvierasmaalainen
stran
idegenkülföldi
erlendurframandi
外国の
외국의
nepažįstamas žmogusužsienietisužsieninisužsienio
ārlietu-ārzemju-neatbilstošssvešādssvešs
străin
zahraničný
tuj
utländsk
เกี่ยวกับต่างประเทศ
lạnước ngoàixa lạ
foreign
[ˈfɒrɪn]A. ADJ
1. (gen) [person, country, language] → extranjero; [import] → del extranjero; [debt] → exterior
this was her first foreign holiday → éstas eran sus primeras vacaciones en el extranjero
her job involves a lot of foreign travel → su trabajo supone que tiene que viajar a menudo por el extranjero
foreign news → noticias fpl internacionales
this was her first foreign holiday → éstas eran sus primeras vacaciones en el extranjero
her job involves a lot of foreign travel → su trabajo supone que tiene que viajar a menudo por el extranjero
foreign news → noticias fpl internacionales
2. (Pol) [minister, ministry] → de asuntos exteriores; [policy, relations] → exterior
3. (frm) (= extraneous) [object, substance] → extraño
B. CPD foreign affairs NPL → asuntos mpl exteriores
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs → Secretario/a m/f de Estado para Asuntos Exteriores
foreign affairs correspondent N → corresponsal mf de asuntos exteriores
foreign agent N → agente mf extranjero/a
foreign aid N (= aid to other countries) → ayuda f al extranjero, ayuda f internacional; (= aid from abroad) → ayuda f internacional
foreign body N (frm) → cuerpo m extraño (frm)
foreign correspondent N → corresponsal mf en el extranjero
foreign debt N → deuda f externa or exterior
foreign exchange N (= currency) → divisas fpl; (= reserves) → reservas fpl de divisas; (= market) → mercado m de divisas; (= system) → cambio m de divisas
tourism is Thailand's biggest earner of foreign exchange → el turismo es la principal fuente de divisas para Tailandia
on the foreign exchanges → en los mercados de divisas
foreign exchange dealer N → agente mf de cambio, operador(a) m/f cambiario/a or de cambio
foreign exchange market N → mercado m de divisas
foreign exchange reserves NPL → reservas fpl de divisas
foreign exchange trader N = foreign exchange dealer foreign exchange trading N → operaciones fpl de cambio (de divisas)
foreign investment N (from abroad) → inversión f extranjera; (in other countries) → inversión f en el extranjero
the Foreign Legion N → la legión extranjera
Foreign Minister N → Ministro/a m/f de Asuntos Exteriores
Foreign Ministry N → Ministerio m de Asuntos Exteriores
foreign national N → ciudadano/a m/f extranjero/a
the Foreign Office N (Brit) → el Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores
foreign policy N → política f exterior
Foreign Secretary N (Brit) → Ministro/a m/f de Asuntos Exteriores
foreign trade N → comercio m exterior
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs → Secretario/a m/f de Estado para Asuntos Exteriores
foreign affairs correspondent N → corresponsal mf de asuntos exteriores
foreign agent N → agente mf extranjero/a
foreign aid N (= aid to other countries) → ayuda f al extranjero, ayuda f internacional; (= aid from abroad) → ayuda f internacional
foreign body N (frm) → cuerpo m extraño (frm)
foreign correspondent N → corresponsal mf en el extranjero
foreign debt N → deuda f externa or exterior
foreign exchange N (= currency) → divisas fpl; (= reserves) → reservas fpl de divisas; (= market) → mercado m de divisas; (= system) → cambio m de divisas
tourism is Thailand's biggest earner of foreign exchange → el turismo es la principal fuente de divisas para Tailandia
on the foreign exchanges → en los mercados de divisas
foreign exchange dealer N → agente mf de cambio, operador(a) m/f cambiario/a or de cambio
foreign exchange market N → mercado m de divisas
foreign exchange reserves NPL → reservas fpl de divisas
foreign exchange trader N = foreign exchange dealer foreign exchange trading N → operaciones fpl de cambio (de divisas)
foreign investment N (from abroad) → inversión f extranjera; (in other countries) → inversión f en el extranjero
the Foreign Legion N → la legión extranjera
Foreign Minister N → Ministro/a m/f de Asuntos Exteriores
Foreign Ministry N → Ministerio m de Asuntos Exteriores
foreign national N → ciudadano/a m/f extranjero/a
the Foreign Office N (Brit) → el Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores
foreign policy N → política f exterior
Foreign Secretary N (Brit) → Ministro/a m/f de Asuntos Exteriores
foreign trade N → comercio m exterior
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foreign
[ˈfɒrɪn] adj [language] → étranger/ère; [person] → étranger/ère; [trade] → extérieur(e); [holiday] → à l'étranger
(= unfamiliar) foreign to → étranger/ère àforeign affairs npl → affaires fpl étrangèresforeign body n → corps m étrangerforeign correspondent n → correspondant(e) m/f à l'étrangerforeign currency n → devises fpl étrangèresforeign currency income n → apport m de devises étrangères
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foreign
adj
person, product → ausländisch; food, customs, appearance → fremdländisch; to be foreign (person) → Ausländer(in) m(f) → sein; a quarter of the population is foreign → ein Viertel der Bevölkerung sind Ausländer or kommt aus dem Ausland; foreign countries → das Ausland; he came from a foreign country → er kam aus dem Ausland; foreign travel → Auslandsreisen pl; she was on her first foreign trip → sie machte zum ersten Mal eine Auslandsreise; foreign debt → Auslandsverschuldung f; foreign investment → Auslandsinvestition f; foreign news → Auslandsnachrichten pl, → Nachrichten pl → aus dem Ausland
foreign
:foreign affairs
foreign agent
n (in espionage) → ausländischer Agent; (Comm etc) → Auslandsvertreter(in) m(f)
foreign aid
n → Entwicklungshilfe f
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
n (Brit) → Außenministerium nt
foreign-born
adj → im Ausland geboren
foreign correspondent
n → Auslandskorrespondent(in) m(f)
foreign currency
n → Devisen pl
foreign
:foreign exchange
n
(= system, trading) → Devisenmarkt m, → Devisenhandel m; (= location) → Devisenbörse f; on the foreigns → an den Devisenbörsen
(= stock exchange) → Auslandsbörse f
foreign experience
n → Auslandserfahrung f
foreign language
attr film → fremdsprachig; foreign assistant → Fremdsprachenassistent(in) m(f); foreign skills → Fremdsprachenkenntnisse pl
foreign legion
n → Fremdenlegion f
Foreign Minister
n → Außenminister(in) m(f)
foreign national
n → ausländische(r) Staatsangehörige(r) mf
Foreign Office
n (Brit) → Auswärtiges Amt
foreign policy
n (Pol) → Außenpolitik f
foreign relations
pl (Pol) → Auslandsbeziehungen pl
Foreign Secretary
n (Brit) → Außenminister(in) m(f)
foreign trade
n → Außenhandel m
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foreign
[ˈfɒrɪn] adja. (language, tourist) → straniero/a; (policy, trade) → estero/a
foreign investment → investimento all'estero
foreign investment → investimento all'estero
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foreign
(ˈforən) adjective1. belonging to a country other than one's own. a foreign passport.
2. (with to) not naturally part of. Anger was foreign to her nature.
ˈforeigner noun1. a person from another country.
2. an unfamiliar person.
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foreign
→ أَجْنَبِيّ cizí fremmed fremd ξένος extranjero ulkomaalainen étranger stran straniero 外国の 외국의 buitenlands fremmed zagraniczny estrangeiro иностранный utländsk เกี่ยวกับต่างประเทศ yabancı nước ngoài 外国的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
foreign
a. extranjero-a; extraño-a.
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- Is there a foreign exchange counter here? (US)
Is there a bureau de change here? (UK) - When is the foreign exchange counter open? (US)
When is the bureau de change open? (UK)
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foreign
adj extraño; — body cuerpo extraño; — proteins proteínas extrañasEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.