foreign in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for foreign in the English»Spanish Dictionary

foreign [Am ˈfɔrən, Brit ˈfɒrɪn] ADJ

1.1. foreign custom/country/language:

foreign

extranjero

foreign labor

mano f de obra del exterior

he looks foreign

tiene pinta de extranjero

I hear you're off to foreign parts

me han dicho que te vas al extranjero

foreign-born

nacido en el extranjero

1.2. foreign policy/trade/relations/aid:

foreign

exterior

foreign debt

deuda f externa

2. foreign (alien):

to be foreign to sth/sb

ser ajeno a algo/alguien

that's foreign to her nature

eso es ajeno a su carácter

the idea was completely foreign to him

la idea le era completamente ajena

3. foreign MED:

foreign substance

extraño

a foreign body

un cuerpo extraño

foreign correspondent N

foreign correspondent

corresponsal extranjero m / corresponsal extranjera f

foreign currency N U or C

foreign currency

moneda f extranjera

foreign currency

divisas fpl

foreign debt N

foreign debt

deuda f externa

foreign debt

deuda f exterior

foreign aid N U

foreign aid

ayuda f económica al exterior

foreign aid

asistencia f económica al exterior

foreign aid

ayuda externa

foreign agent N

1. foreign agent MED:

foreign agent

agente m externo

2. foreign agent (representative):

foreign agent

representante mf en el extranjero

foreign body N

foreign body

cuerpo m extraño

foreign minister N

foreign minister

ministro m de relaciones exteriores / ministra f de relaciones exteriores

foreign minister

ministro m de asuntos exteriores / ministra f de asuntos exteriores Spain

foreign minister

secretario m de relaciones exteriores / secretaria f de relaciones exteriores Mex

foreign minister

canciller mf AmS

foreign exchange N U

foreign exchange

divisas fpl

foreign exchange dealer or broker

agente mf de cambio

foreign exchange dealer or broker

corredor m de cambio / corredora f de cambio

foreign exchange market

mercado m de divisas

foreign exchange reserves

reservas fpl de divisas

foreign national [ˌfɑrɪn ˈnɑʃn(ə)l, ˌfɒrɪn ˈnɑʃn(ə)l] N

foreign national

ciudadano extranjero m / ciudadana extranjera f

foreign in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for foreign in the English»Spanish Dictionary

foreign [ˈfɒrɪn, Am ˈfɔ:r-] ADJ

1. foreign (from another country):

foreign

extranjero, -a

foreign soil form

suelo m extranjero

2. foreign (involving other countries):

foreign

exterior

foreign relations

relaciones f pl exteriores

foreign trade

comercio m exterior

3. foreign:

foreign (unknown)

extraño, -a

foreign (uncharacteristic)

impropio, -a

to be foreign to sb

ser extraño para alguien

to be foreign to one's nature

no ser propio de la naturaleza de uno

4. foreign (not belonging):

foreign

ajeno, -a

a foreign body

un cuerpo extraño

foreign currency N

foreign currency

divisa f

foreign correspondent N

foreign correspondent

corresponsal mf en el extranjero

foreign minister N

foreign minister

ministro(-a) m (f) de Asuntos Exteriores

foreign minister

canciller mf LatAm

foreign policy N

foreign policy

política f exterior

foreign affairs N pl

foreign affairs

asuntos m pl exteriores

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Ministerio m de Asuntos Exteriores

foreign exchange N no pl

1. foreign exchange (system):

foreign exchange

cambio m de divisas

2. foreign exchange (currency):

foreign exchange

divisa f

Foreign Office N no pl Brit

Foreign Office

Ministerio m de Asuntos Exteriores

Foreign Secretary N Brit

Foreign Secretary

ministro(-a) m (f) de Asuntos Exteriores

Translations for foreign in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

extranjero (-a)

foreign

lengua extranjera

foreign language

foreign Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be foreign to sb

ser extraño para alguien

to be foreign to one's nature

no ser propio de la naturaleza de uno

a foreign body

un cuerpo extraño

foreign exchange

divisas f pl

to speak dialect/a foreign language

hablar dialecto/un idioma extranjero

foreign assignment

cargo m en el extranjero

foreign national

extranjero(-a) m (f)

foreign expert on Spanish history and culture

hispanista

I spent my childhood in foreign parts [or overseas]

pasé mi infancia en ultramar

to speak a foreign language fluently

hablar con fluidez un idioma extranjero

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

That meant foreign-controlled firms accounted for 20.3 per cent of corporate assets in 2008, down from 21.6 per cent in 2007.

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Once these obstacles were overcome, work proceeded apace a difficult task because the conversion was accomplished in a foreign yard with non-standard materials.

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Not foreign banks, whose private claims against debtor nations can not exceed its private contracts.

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Excluded from foreign trade, they acted mainly as local markets and centres of craftsmanship.

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The requesting foreign tax authority likewise is mandated to maintain confidentiality of the information received.

business.inquirer.net

Foreign exchange shortages inhibited mine maintenance, new exploration, and development investment.

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They envisaged a club where gentlemen who travelled abroad might meet and offer hospitality to distinguished foreign visitors.

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On the reverse side, the general populace was forbidden foreign travel.

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Several foreign banks are reportedly already interested in acquiring the permits.

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Thus, the normal college BEM students don't get to learn a foreign language.

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