foreign affairs in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for foreign affairs in the English»French Dictionary

foreign affairs N npl

foreign affairs

affaires fpl étrangères

Translations for foreign affairs in the English»French Dictionary

foreign/religious affairs correspondent JOURN

spécialiste mf de politique internationale/des questions religieuses

foreign affairs

affaires étrangères

the shadow secretary for employment/foreign affairs

le porte-parole de l'opposition dans le domaine de l'emploi/des affaires étrangères

Minister for Foreign Affairs

ministre des Affaires étrangères

Translations for foreign affairs in the French»English Dictionary

relations extérieures POL

foreign affairs

affaires publiques/sociales/étrangères

public/social/foreign affairs

ministère des Affaires étrangères

ministry of Foreign Affairs

ministre des Affaires étrangères

minister of Foreign Affairs

nomination aux affaires étrangères (comme fonctionnaire)

appointment to the Foreign Affairs Office

Translations for foreign affairs in the English»French Dictionary

I.affair [Brit əˈfɛː, Am əˈfɛr] N

1. affair (event, incident, thing):

affair

affaire f

the Haltrey affair

l'affaire Haltrey

the wedding was a grand affair

le mariage a été une affaire prestigieuse

the dress/cake was an extraordinary affair

la robe/le gâteau était extraordinaire

2. affair (matter):

affair

affaire f

at first the conflict seemed a small affair

au début, le conflit ne paraissait pas grave

state of affairs

situation f

it's a sad state of affairs

c'est lamentable

3. affair:

affair (relationship)

liaison f (with avec)

affair (casual)

aventure f

a passionate affair

une liaison passionnée

4. affair (concern):

affair

affaire f

it's my affair

c'est mon affaire

II.affairs N npl

1. affairs:

affairs POL, JOURN

affaires fpl

foreign affairs

affaires étrangères

affairs of state

affaires d'état

they should not interfere in Egypt's (internal) affairs

ils ne devraient pas se mêler des affaires de l'Égypte

he deals with consumer affairs

il s'occupe de la protection du consommateur

foreign/religious affairs correspondent JOURN

spécialiste mf de politique internationale/des questions religieuses

2. affairs (business):

affairs

affaires fpl

to put one's affairs in order

mettre de l'ordre dans ses affaires

foreign [Brit ˈfɒrɪn, Am ˈfɔrən] ADJ

1. foreign:

foreign country, imports, company, investment

étranger/-ère

foreign trade, travel

à l'étranger

in foreign parts

à l'étranger

on the foreign market

sur le marché extérieur

2. foreign (alien, unknown):

foreign concept, idea

étranger/-ère (to à)

foreign affairs in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for foreign affairs in the English»French Dictionary

foreign affairs N pl

foreign affairs

Affaires fpl étrangères

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

ministère m des Affaires étrangères

Translations for foreign affairs in the French»English Dictionary

les Affaires étrangères

Foreign affairs

ministre des Affaires étrangères

Minister of Foreign Affairs Brit

ministère des affaires extérieures

Foreign affairs ministry

secrétaire d'État aux Affaires étrangères/à la Guerre

Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs/War

Translations for foreign affairs in the English»French Dictionary

affair [əˈfeəʳ, Am -ˈfer] N

1. affair (matter, business):

affair

affaire f

it's sb's own affair

cela ne regarde que qn

affairs of state

affaires d'état

to meddle in sb's affairs

se mêler des affaires de qn

it's an odd/sad state of affairs

c'est bizarre/lamentable

the Dreyfus affair

l'affaire Dreyfus

the whole affair was a disaster

ça a été un désastre

2. affair (sexual relationship):

affair

liaison f

3. affair (event, occasion):

it was a quiet/grand affair

ça a été discret/grandiose

foreign [ˈfɒrɪn, Am ˈfɔ:r-] ADJ

1. foreign (from another country):

foreign

étranger(-ère)

foreign exchange

change m

a foreign national

un ressortissant étranger

2. foreign (involving other countries):

foreign trade, policy

extérieur(e)

foreign travel, correspondent

à l'étranger

foreign relations

relations fpl avec l'étranger

3. foreign fig (not known):

foreign

étranger(-ère)

to be foreign to sb

être étranger à qn

to be foreign to one's nature

ne pas être dans la nature de qn

4. foreign (not belonging):

foreign body

étranger(-ère)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Other praetors had foreign affairs-related responsibilities, and often acted as governors of the provinces.

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Its members are interested in politics and government, foreign affairs, the law and education.

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Trusted officials from other agencies or outside the foreign affairs community often took the lead.

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There he was spokesman for foreign affairs and defence.

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He continued to serve at the party's central committee secretariat for foreign affairs after leaving the office.

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