foreign

for·eign  (fôrn, fr-)

adj.

1. Located away from one's native country: on business in a foreign city.

2. Of, characteristic of, or from a place or country other than the one being considered: a foreign custom.

3. Conducted or involved with other nations or governments; not domestic: foreign trade.

4. Situated in an abnormal or improper place in the body and typically introduced from outside: a foreign object in the eye.

5. Not natural; alien: Jealousy is foreign to her nature.

6. Not germane; irrelevant.

7. Subject to the jurisdiction of another political unit.

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[Middle English forein, from Old French forain, from Late Latin fornus, on the outside, from Latin fors, outside; see dhwer- in Indo-European roots.]

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foreign·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.

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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

[from Old French forain, from Vulgar Latin forānus (unattested) situated on the outside, from Latin foris outside]

foreignly  adv

foreignness  n

Thesaurus

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" strange 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" alien 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" extraneous 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

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.

Translations

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

2. (Pol) [minister, ministry] → de asuntos exteriores; [policy, relations] → exterior

3. (frm) (= extraneous) [object, substance] → extraño

4.
foreign to

4.1. (= uncharacteristic of) → ajeno a, impropio de
such behaviour was foreign to his nature → este comportamiento era ajeno a or impropio de su carácter

4.2. (= unfamiliar to) → ajeno a
it's an idea which is completely foreign to them → es una idea que les resulta totalmente ajena

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

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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 à
foreign affairs npl → affaires fpl étrangères
foreign body n → corps m étranger
foreign correspondent n → correspondant(e) m/f à l'étranger
foreign currency n → devises fpl étrangères
foreign 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

(= alien) → Fremd-; foreign matter → Fremdstoffe pl; foreign body or object → Fremdkörper m; to be foreign to somebody → jdm fremd sein; behaviour that was foreign to his nature → ein Verhalten, das seiner Natur fremd war

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foreign:

foreign affairs

pl → Außenpolitik f; spokesman on foreign → außenpolitischer Sprecher

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

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foreign:

foreign exchange

n

(= currency) → Devisen pl; foreign reserves → Devisenreserven pl

(= 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

n → Fremdsprache f; it was like a foreign to me (fig) → das waren böhmische Dörfer für mich (inf)

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] adj

a. (language, tourist) → straniero/a; (policy, trade) → estero/a
foreign investment → investimento all'estero

b. (not natural) → estraneo/a
deceit is foreign to his nature → ingannare non è nel suo carattere

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foreign [ˈfɒrɪn] adj

a. (language, tourist) → straniero/a; (policy, trade) → estero/a
foreign investment → investimento all'estero

b. (not natural) → estraneo/a
deceit is foreign to his nature → ingannare non è nel suo carattere

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foreign

adj foreign [ˈforən]

1 belonging to a country other than one's own a foreign passport. buitelands أجْنَبي чуждестранен cizozemský udenlandsk ausländisch ξένος extranjero välismaine خارجی vierasmaalainen étranger זָר विदेशी inozeman, stran külföldi asing erlendur straniero 外国の 외국의 užsieninis, užsienio ārzemju-; svešzemju-; ārlietu- asing buitenlands utenlandsk, fremmed(-), utenlands- zagraniczny, cudzoziemski estrangeiro străin иностранный;заграничный zahraničný tuj inostran utländsk เกี่ยวกับต่างประเทศ yabancı, ecnebi 外國的 іноземний; нетутешній غیر ملکی nước ngoài 外国的

2 (withto) not naturally part of Anger was foreign to her nature. vreemd غَريب неприсъщ cizí fremmed; ukendt fremd ξένος, αφύσικος ajeno a võõras بیگانه؛ خارجی vieras étranger (à) זָר ל- आदत से बाहर stran, neuobičajen vmitől távol álló asing framandi estraneo 異質の 생소한 svetimas svešs; svešāds; neatbilstošs asing vreemd fremmed for, som ligger fjernt fra obcy estranho străin (de) чуждый cudzí tuj stran främmande för ไม่ใช่ธรรมชาติของ yabancı, aykırı 非...所原有的 невідомий نا مانوس xa lạ với ai/cái gì 非...所原有的

n foreigner

1 a person from another country. buitelander شَخْص أجْنَبي чужденец cizinec udlænding der/die Ausländer(in) αλλοδαπός, ξένος extranjero välismaalane آدم خارجی ulkomaalainen étranger/-ère נָכרִי विदेशी inozemac, stranac külföldi orang asing útlendingur straniero 外国人 외국인 užsienietis ārzemnieks pendatang asing buitenlander utlending cudzoziemiec estrangeiro străin иностранец cudzinec, -ka tujec stranac utlänning คนต่างชาติ yabancı 外國人 іноземець; чужинець غیر ملکی người nước ngoài 外国人

2 an unfamiliar person. vreemde شَخْص غَريب непознат cizinec fremmed der/die Fremde άγνωστος extraño võõras, muulane آدم غریبه vieras étranger/-ère זָר अजनबी nepoznanik, stranac idegen (ember) orang yang tak dikenali ókunnugur maður estraneo よそ者 이방인 nepažįstamas žmogus svešinieks orang yang tidak dikenali vreemdeling fremmed obcy estranho străin незнакомец cudzinec, -ka neznanec nepoznata osoba främling คนแปลกหน้า yabancı 陌生人 стороння людина غیر مانوس người ngoài; người lạ 陌生人

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foreign → أجنبي cizý 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