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overseas adv [ˌəʊvəˈsiːz] beyond the sea; abroad adj [ˈəʊvəˈsiːz] 1. of, to, in, from, or situated in countries beyond the sea 2. Also oversea [ˌəʊvəˈsiː] of or relating to passage over the sea n [ˌəʊvəˈsiːz] (functioning as singular) Informal a foreign country or foreign countries collectively overseas, international telegram n (Electronics & Computer Science / Telecommunications) Brit another name for cable [5] All locations, including Alaska and Hawaii, outside the continental United States. ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
overseas adjective foreign, international, export, worldwide, intercontinental overseas trade figures adverb abroad, out of the country, in foreign lands Her only relatives live overseas. Translations overseas [ˌəʊvəˈsiːz] A. ADV [be, live] → en el extranjero, allende el mar(liter) to go overseas → ir al extranjero to travel overseas → viajar por el extranjero visitors from overseas → visitas fpl del extranjero to be posted overseas → ser destinado al extranjero B. ADJ [student] → extranjero; [duty, trade] → exterior (Mil) [service] → en el extranjero, en ultramar overseas market → mercado m exterior a company with overseas interests → una empresa con intereses en el extranjero she was given an overseas posting/assignment → la destinaron al extranjero overseas adj (= beyond the sea) → in Übersee pred; country, market → überseeisch, in Übersee; telegram → nach/aus Übersee; our overseas office → unsere Zweigstelle in Übersee; an overseas visitor → ein Besucher m → aus Übersee (= abroad) → ausländisch, im Ausland; student, investment → ausländisch; in overseas countries → im Ausland; an overseas visitor → ein Besucher m → aus dem Ausland, ein ausländischer Besucher; overseas trip → Auslandsreise f; he won his first overseas cap this year → er hat dieses Jahr zum ersten Mal bei einem Auswärtsspiel in der Nationalmannschaft gespielt adv to be/work overseas → in Übersee/im Ausland sein/arbeiten; to go overseas → nach Übersee/ins Ausland gehen; to be sent overseas → nach Übersee/ins Ausland geschickt werden; from overseas → aus Übersee/dem Ausland overseas: overseas aid n → Entwicklungshilfe f Overseas Development n (Brit Pol) → ˜ Entwicklungshilfe f; Minister for overseas → ˜ Entwicklungshilfeminister(in) m(f); overseas Administration/Agency → ˜ Entwicklungshilfeministerium nt overseas trade n → Überseehandel m overseas [ˈəʊvəˈsiːz] 2. adj (countries) → d'oltremare; (foreign) → straniero/a; (trade, market) → estero/a overseas [ˈəʊvəˈsiːz] 2. adj (countries) → d'oltremare; (foreign) → straniero/a; (trade, market) → estero/a adj overseas [ˈəuvəsiːz] , ouvəˈsiːzadverb across the sea; abroad He went overseas; overseas trade. oorsee, oorsese ما وَراء البِحار отвъд морето za moře; zámořský oversøisk; oversøiskt; udenlands nach Übersee, Übersee-... στο εξωτερικό/υπερπόντιος üle mere, mere taha, välis- خارجی؛ ورا دریایی merentakainen d'outre-mer; outre-mer מְעֶבֶר לַיָם समुद्र पार prekomorski, inozemni tengeren túli, külföldi luar negeri handan hafsins; erlendis 海外の[] 바다 저편에, 해외로 į užjūrį, į užsienį; užjūrio, užsienio aizjūras-; ārzemju-; uz ārzemēm luar negeri overzees oversjøisk, utenriks-, utenlands za morze, zamorski além-mar pe/peste mare; (de) peste hotare заморский; заграничный;за морем; за границей za more; zámorský prekmorski; prek morja prekookeanski på (från, till) andra sidan havet, utomlands ข้ามทะเล denizaşırı 海外的 за морем; за кордоном سمندر پار thuộc về nước ngoài 海外的 overseas → عبر البحار v zámoří i udlandet in Übersee υπερπόντια en el extranjero ulkomailla outre-mer u inozemstvu all’estero 海外に 해외로 overzees utenlands za morze no estrangeiro заморский utomlands เกี่ยวกับต่างประเทศ denizaşırı ở nước ngoài 海外 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| There had been a remand, then assurances on the part of a harassed father, and the young man had gone out to bear the White Man's Burden overseas. England will never keep her trade overseas unless she is prepared to make sacrifices. The flags of all nations flew in her harbour, and at the climax, the yearly coming and going overseas numbered together upwards of two million human beings. |
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