abroad

a·broad  (-brôd)

adv. & adj.

1. Out of one's own country.

2. In a foreign country or countries.

3. Away from one's home.

4. In circulation; at large.

5. Covering a large area; widely: "An epidemic is abroad in America" (Richard M. Smith).

6. Not on target; in error.

n.

A foreign country or countries in which to live or travel: "Do you like abroad or hate it?" (John le Carré).

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[Middle English abrod : a-, in, on; see a-² + brod, broad; see broad.]

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abroad [əˈbrɔːd]

adv

to or in a foreign country or countries

adj (postpositive)

1. (of news, rumours, etc.) in general circulation; current

2. out in the open

3. over a wide area

4. Archaic in error

[from a-² + broad]

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	abroad - in a foreign country; "markets abroad"; "overseas markets" overseas foreign - of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own); "foreign trade"; "a foreign office"
Adv.	1.	abroad - to or in a foreign country; "they had never travelled abroad"
	2.	abroad - far away from home or one's usual surroundings; "looking afield for new lands to conquer"- R.A.Hall afield
	3.	abroad - in a place across an ocean           overseas

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abroad

adverb

1. overseas, out of the country, beyond the sea, in foreign lands About 65 per cent of our sales come from abroad.

2. about, everywhere, circulating, at large, here and there, current, all over, in circulation There is still a feeling abroad that this change must be recognised.

Quotations
"Abroad is unutterably bloody and foreigners are fiends" [Nancy Mitford The Pursuit of Love]

Proverbs
"Go abroad and you'll hear news of home"

Translations

abroad [əˈbrɔːd] ADV

1. (= in foreign country) → en el extranjero
to live abroad → vivir en el extranjero
to go abroad → ir al extranjero
he had to go abroad (fleeing) → tuvo que salir del país
when the minister is abroad → cuando el ministro está fuera del país
our army abroad → nuestro ejército en el extranjero
our debts abroad → nuestras deudas en el exterior
troops brought in from abroad → tropas traídas del extranjero

2. (frm) (= about) there is a rumour abroad that → corre el rumor de que ...
how did the news get abroad? → ¿cómo se divulgó la noticia?

3. (o.f.) (= outside) → fuera
there were not many abroad at that hour → había poca gente por las calles a aquella hora

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abroad [əˈbrɔːd] adv

(in a foreign country) → à l'étranger
to go abroad → partir à l'étranger

(= around) there is a rumour abroad that ... → le bruit court que ...
there is a feeling abroad that ... → on a le sentiment que ...

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abroad

adv

→ im Ausland; to go/be sent abroad → ins Ausland gehen/geschickt werden; from abroad → aus dem Ausland

(esp liter: = out of doors) → draußen; to venture abroad → sich nach draußen or ins Freie wagen; he was abroad very early → er war schon sehr früh unterwegs

there is a rumour (Brit) or rumor (US) abroad that … → ein Gerücht geht um or kursiert, dass …; to get abroad → an die Öffentlichkeit dringen ? publish

(liter: = far and wide) scatter → weit

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abroad [əˈbrɔːd] adv (in foreign parts) → all'estero
to go abroad → andare all'estero
there is a rumour abroad that ... (fig) (frm) → si sente dire in giro che..., circola la voce che...
how did the news get abroad? (fig) (frm) → come si è sparsa or diffusa la notizia?

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abroad

adv abroad [əˈbroːd]

1 in or to another country He lived abroad for many years. oorsee خَارِج البِلاد в чужбина v cizině, do ciziny udenlands; i udlandet im Ausland; ins Ausland στο εξωτερικό en el extranjero, fuera välismaal, välismaale خارج از کشور ulkomailla à l'étranger חוּץ לָאָרֶץ, חוּ”ל विदेश में u inozemstvu külföldön; külföldre di luar negeri erlendis all'estero 国外で 외국에, 해외에 užsienyje, į užsienį ārzemēs luar negari in, naar het buitenland utenlands za granicą/granicę no estrangeiro în stră­i­nă­tate за границей v zahraničí, do zahraničia v tujini u inostranstvu utomlands ในต่างประเทศ yurt dışına, yurt dışında 在國外 за кордоном غیر ممالک میں ở nước ngoài 在国外

2 current; going around There's a rumour abroad that she is leaving. in die omloop مُنْتَشِرْ، يَدُور носи се v oběhu i omløb; i cirkulation im Umlauf διάσπαρτος, διαδεδομένος que corre, en circulación liikvel رایج kiertää qui court נָפוֹץ प्रचलित širi se glasina az a hír járja beredar á kreiki in giro 広まって 널리 유포되어 visur, plačiai visur tersebar in omloop i omløp w obiegu por aí peste tot повсюду všade (ki) se širi naokolo i omlopp (svang) แพร่กระจาย ortalıkta, herkesin ağzında 正在流行，廣泛散播 всюди پھیلا ہونا lưu truyền rộng rãi 遍布地；流行地

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abroad → بالخارج do zahraničí til udlandet im Ausland στο εξωτερικό en el extranjero ulkomailla à l’étranger vani all’estero 海外に 해외에 in het buitenland utenlands za granicą no estrangeiro за границей utomlands ต่างประเทศ yurtdışı ở nước ngoài 在国外