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foreign /ˡfɒrən/ adjective straniero;
‹trade› estero;
(not belonging) estraneo;
he is ~ è uno straniero
‹trade› estero;
(not belonging) estraneo;
he is ~ è uno straniero
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| Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali | |||||||||
| foreign | adj | (from another country) | straniero, estero agg | ||||||
| Is this wine foreign or is it from here? | |||||||||
| Questo vino è straniero o è di qui? | |||||||||
| Additional Translations | |||||||||
| foreign | adj | (of international trade) | estero agg | ||||||
| Foreign trade increases year after year. | |||||||||
| Il commercio estero cresce di anno in anno. | |||||||||
| foreign | adj | (of international diplomacy) | estero agg | ||||||
| The President spends much of his time on foreign relations. | |||||||||
| Il presidente si occupa per gran parte del suo tempo di relazioni estere. | |||||||||
| foreign | adj | (located outside a place) | straniero, estero agg | ||||||
| all'estero avv | |||||||||
| She lives in a foreign country. | |||||||||
| Vive in un paese straniero. | |||||||||
| Vive all'estero. | |||||||||
| foreign | adj | (from other persons, things) | estraneo agg | ||||||
| A foreign body got into the liquid. | |||||||||
| Nel liquido è entrato un corpo estraneo. | |||||||||
| foreign | adj | (not belonging) | estraneo agg | ||||||
| This plant species is foreign to this area. | |||||||||
| Questa specie vegetale è estranea a quest'area. | |||||||||
| foreign | adj | (unfamiliar, strange) | estraneo agg | ||||||
| Eating insects is just so foreign to us. | |||||||||
| La pratica di mangiare insetti ci è estranea. | |||||||||
| foreign | adj | (idea) | estraneo agg | ||||||
| Macroeconomics is a foreign concept to most people. | |||||||||
| La macroeconomia è un concetto estraneo alla maggior parte della gente. | |||||||||
| Suggest improvements for "foreign" above. | |||||||||
| Report an error | |||||||||
| Compound Forms/Forme composte | |||||||||
| foreign accent | n | (pronunciation of non-native language) | accento straniero nm | ||||||
| When learning a new language, you will likely have a foreign accent. | |||||||||
| Per alcuni è difficile perdere l'accento straniero anche dopo anni di residenza nel paese. | |||||||||
| foreign affairs | npl | (politics: international relations) | affari esteri nmpl | ||||||
| The professor was a prominent foreign affairs expert and had advised several presidents on international matters. | |||||||||
| foreign aid | n | (assistance given to another nation) | aiuti all'estero nmpl | ||||||
| Many poor countries rely on foreign aid to provide their people with even the most basic services. | |||||||||
| Ogni paese industrializzato ha il proprio programma di aiuti all'estero. | |||||||||
| foreign body | n | (object lodged where it does not belong) | corpo estraneo nm | ||||||
| When they x-rayed him they saw a foreign body in his lung. | |||||||||
| Nella radiografia si vede chiaramente la presenza di un corpo estraneo. | |||||||||
| foreign correspondent | n | (journalist reporting from abroad) | corrispondente estero nm | ||||||
| The government has forbidden foreign correspondents from reporting on the demonstrations. | |||||||||
| Molti giornalisti famosi hanno fatto la gavetta come corrispondente estero. | |||||||||
| foreign currency | n | (money used in another country) | valuta estera, valuta straniera nf | ||||||
| The euro is a foreign currency in the United States, and the dollar is a foreign currency in France. | |||||||||
| In Denmark, Sweden and the UK the Euro is still foreign currency. | |||||||||
| L'euro è valuta estera negli Stati uniti, e il dollaro è valuta straniera in Francia. | |||||||||
| finanza | divisa estera nf | ||||||||
| Le transazioni bancarie in divisa estera verranno indicate come tali nell'estratto conto. | |||||||||
| moneta straniera nf | |||||||||
| In Danimarca, Svezia e Regno Unito l'euro è sempre moneta straniera. | |||||||||
| foreign exchange | cambio estero | ||||||||
| foreign exchange broker | finanza | cambista nm | |||||||
| foreign exchange dealer | finanza | intermediario internazionale nm | |||||||
| foreign legion | legione straniera | ||||||||
| foreign loan | prestito internazionale | ||||||||
| foreign-made | adj | (manufactured abroad) | di produzione estera, prodotto all'estero agg | ||||||
| Note: hyphen used when term is adj before a noun | |||||||||
| Why buy a foreign-made product when you can get a domestic one cheaper? | |||||||||
| Perché comprare un'auto di produzione estera quando ne puoi comprare una nazionale più economica? | |||||||||
| foreign minister | n | (government official responsible for international affairs) | ministro degli affari esteri, ministro degli esteri nm | ||||||
| The equivalent of the Secretary of State in the United States is known as the Foreign Minister in many other countries. | |||||||||
| Foreign ministers from over fifty countries attended the summit on global warming. | |||||||||
| Il ministro degli esteri si occupa delle relazioni con gli altri paesi. | |||||||||
| foreign ministry | n | (government agency for international affairs) | Ministero degli Affari Esteri, Ministero degli Esteri nm | ||||||
| She studied several languages in college, hoping to some day work for the foreign ministry. | |||||||||
| Ha studiato molte lingue all'università, sperando un giorno di poter lavorare al Ministero degli Affari Esteri. | |||||||||
| foreign mission | missione all'estero | ||||||||
| foreign money | n | (currency of another country) | valuta straniera nf | ||||||
| Foreign money is money they use in other countries. | |||||||||
| La polizia sequestrò un valigetta di banconote in valuta straniera. | |||||||||
| foreign office | n | (government agency for international affairs) | ministero degli affari esteri, ministero degli esteri nm | ||||||
| The foreign office looks out for our country's interest in foreign countries. | |||||||||
| Il ministero degli esteri ha la responsabilità delle relazioni con gli altri stati. | |||||||||
| foreign policy | n | (government's approach to international affairs) | politica estera nf | ||||||
| Some argue that the relative poverty of Latin America is a direct consequence of US foreign policy in that region. | |||||||||
| Alcuni sostengono che la povertà dell'America Latina sia una diretta conseguenza della politica estera degli Stati Uniti per quella regione. | |||||||||
| foreign secretary | ministro degli esteri | ||||||||
| foreign securities | finanza | titoli esteri nmpl | |||||||
| foreign service | Affari Esteri nm | ||||||||
| foreign service officer | funzionario degli Affari Esteri nm | ||||||||
| foreign trade | commercio estero nm | ||||||||
| foreign-aid | aiuti all'estero nmpl | ||||||||
| foreign-born | nato all'estero | ||||||||
| foreign-flag | bandiera straniera nf | ||||||||
| foreign-language dictionary | dizionario di lingua straniera | ||||||||
| foreign-language study | n | (learning of other languages) | lingue straniere nfpl | ||||||
| That university is well known for the diversity of programmes they offer in foreign-language study. | |||||||||
| Quell'università è rinomata per la varietà di corsi che offre nella laurea in lingue straniere. | |||||||||
| foreign-made | fatto all'estero adj | ||||||||
| foreign-owned | a capitale straniero adj | ||||||||
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English as a foreign language
foreign bills of credit
Foreign Citizen – Wedding in Italy
foreign death tax
foreign editor
foreign interloper
foreign language rights
Foreign Legacy
Foreign offence
Gender of foreign words in Italian
I am a person who likes to watch foreign films
interest from foreign investments
John plays soccer, Tom plays the guitar, Lauren is studying foreign languages and Jen is studying art history.
level of knowledge of foreign languages
Moving to a foreign country presents several obstacles...
net foreign asset position
not easy to master a foreign language
Plural of foreign words
Service in the foreign languages
The diminishing learning of foreign languages in English schools
the Italian foreign minister was quoted as saying
They couldn't care less about foreign students
This proves what I'm really worth to the foreign market
tugging at their unfamiliar jackets, and straightening foreign ties
We are lost in this foreign country that isn't ours
we will be happy to bear the hotel for two nights for our foreign guests
X is a foreign trade firm, specialised in organic food
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