foreign

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.

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

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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.

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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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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.

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foreign

adjective

1. Of, from, or characteristic of another place or part of the world:

alien, exotic, strange.

Archaic: outlandish.

2. Not part of the essential nature of a thing:

alien, extraneous, extrinsic.

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Translations

أجْنَبيأَجْنَبِيّغَريب

cizícizozemskýzahraniční

fremmedudenlandskukendt

ausländischfremdAusland

ξένος

fremda

extranjeroextrañoexteriorforáneoforastero

muukalainenulkomaalainenulkomainenvierasvierasmaalainen

étrangerétrangère

stran

idegenkülföldi

erlendurframandi

stranieroestraneoesteroestraneaMinistero degli Esteri

外国の

외국의

nepažįstamas žmogusužsienietisužsieninisužsienio

ārlietu-ārzemju-neatbilstošssvešādssvešs

allochtoonbuitenlandsvreemd

fremmedutenlandsksom ligger fjernt frautenlands-

zagraniczny

estrangeiroestranho

străin

иностранныйчуждыйинородный

zahraničný

tuj

utländsk

เกี่ยวกับต่างประเทศ

yabancıaykırıecnebi

lạnước ngoàixa lạ

外国的非...所原有的

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 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

(= 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

(ˈforən) adjective

1. belonging to a country other than one's own. a foreign passport. buitelands أجْنَبي чуждестранен estrangeiro cizozemský ausländisch udenlandsk ξένοςextranjero välismaine خارجی vierasmaalainen étrangerזר विदेशी inozeman, stran külföldi asing erlendur straniero 外国の 외국의 užsieninis, užsienio ārzemju-; svešzemju-; ārlietu- asing buitenlandsutenlandsk, fremmed, utenlands-zagraniczny, cudzoziemski دباندينى، خارجى، ورچنى، پردى، دبل وطن estrangeiro străin иностранный;заграничный zahraničný tuj inostran utländsk เกี่ยวกับต่างประเทศ yabancı, ecnebi 外國的 іноземний; нетутешній غیر ملکی nước ngoài 外国的

2. (with to) not naturally part of. Anger was foreign to her nature. vreemd غَريب неприсъщ estranho cizí fremd fremmed; ukendt ξένος, αφύσικος ajeno a võõras بیگانه؛ خارجی vieras étranger זָר ל- आदत से बाहर stran, neuobičajen vmitől távol álló asing framandi estraneo 異質の 생소한 svetimas svešs; svešāds; neatbilstošs asing vreemdfremmed for, som ligger fjernt fraobcy خارجى 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

ˈforeigner noun

1. a person from another country. buitelander شَخْص أجْنَبي чужденец estrangeiro cizinec der/die Ausländer(in) udlænding αλλοδαπός, ξένοςextranjero välismaalane آدم خارجی ulkomaalainen étranger/-ère נכרי विदेशी inozemac, stranac külföldi orang asing útlendingur straniero 外国人 외국인 užsienietis ārzemnieks pendatang asing buitenlanderutlendingcudzoziemiec خارجى، دباندينى، پردى، دبل وطن سړى 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 estranho cizinec der/die Fremde fremmed άγνωστοςextraño võõras, muulane آدم غریبه vieras étranger/-ère זר अजनबी nepoznanik, stranac idegen (ember) orang yang tak dikenali ókunnugur maður estraneo よそ者 이방인 nepažįstamas žmogus svešinieks orang yang tidak dikenali vreemdelingfremmedobcy بیگانه 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

→ 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

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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) → هَلْ يوجَدُ مَكْتَبُ تَغْييرُ عُمْلَاتٍ هُنَا؟ → Je tu někde směnárna? → Er der et vekselkontor her? → Gibt es hier eine Wechselstube? → Υπάρχει ανταλλακτήριο συναλλάγματος εδώ γύρω; → ¿Hay una oficina de cambio aquí? → Onko täällä rahanvaihtopistettä? → Il y a un bureau de change ici ? → Ima li ovdje mjenjačnica? → C'è un ufficio di cambio qui? → ここに外貨両替所はありますか？ → 여기에 환전소가 있나요? → Is er hier een wisselkantoor? → Er det et vekslingskontor her? → Czy jest tu kantor wymiany walut? → Tem alguma casa de câmbio aqui? → Здесь есть пункт обмена валюты? → Finns det ett växlingskontor här? → ที่นี่มีสำนักงานแลกเงินไหม? → Burada döviz bürosu var mı? → Ở đây có quầy đổi tiền không? → 这儿有外汇兑换处吗？
• When is the foreign exchange counter open? (US)
  When is the bureau de change open? (UK) → متى يَفْتَحُ مَكْتَبُ تَغْييرُ الْعُمْلَاتِ ؟ → Kdy mají otevřeno ve směnárně? → Hvad er vekselkontorets åbningstider? → Wann ist die Wechselstube geöffnet? → Πότε είναι ανοικτό το ανταλλακτήριο συναλλάγματος; → ¿A qué hora abre la oficina de cambio? → Milloin rahanvaihtopiste on avoinna? → À quelle heure ouvre le bureau de change ? → Kada je mjenjačnica otvorena? → Quando apre l'ufficio di cambio? → その外貨両替所はいつ開きますか？ → 환전소는 언제 여나요? → Wanneer is het wisselkantoor open? → Når åpner vekslingskontoret? → Od której kantor wymiany walut jest czynny? → Quando a casa de câmbio está aberta? → Когда работает пункт обмена валюты? → När är växlingskontoret öppet? → สำนักงานแลกเงินจะเปิดเมื่อไร? → Döviz bürosu ne zaman açılıyor? → Khi nào thì quầy đổi tiền mở cửa? → 外汇兑换处几点开门？

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foreign

adj extraño; — body cuerpo extraño; — proteins proteínas extrañas

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