foreign affairs in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for foreign affairs in the English»Spanish Dictionary

foreign affairs N npl

foreign affairs

relaciones fpl exteriores

foreign affairs

asuntos mpl exteriores Spain

Translations for foreign affairs in the Spanish»English Dictionary

asuntos exteriores

foreign affairs

relaciones exteriores

foreign affairs pl

asuntos exteriores

foreign affairs

Translations for foreign affairs in the English»Spanish Dictionary

affair [Am əˈfɛr, Brit əˈfɛː] N

1.1. affair (case):

affair

caso m

affair

affaire m

the Watergate affair

el caso or affaire Watergate

1.2. affair (event):

the wedding was a small, family affair

la boda se celebró en la intimidad

it was a very formal affair

fue una ocasión muy ceremoniosa

the last outing was a very different affair

la última excursión fue muy diferente

affair of honor liter

cuestión f de honor

1.3. affair (business, concern):

affair

asunto m

changing nationality is a complicated affair

el cambio de nacionalidad es un asunto complicado

that's my/your affair!

¡eso es asunto mío/tuyo!

what I do in my own time is my affair

lo que haga con mi tiempo libre es asunto mío

1.4. affair <affairs, pl > (matters):

affair

asuntos mpl

to put one's affairs in order

poner sus (or mis etc.) asuntos en orden

a man of affairs

un hombre de negocios

home/internal affairs

asuntos interiores/internos

it's a poor state of affairs if I can't even buy myself …

pues sí que están bien las cosas si ni siquiera me puedo comprar … iron

what's the current state of affairs in the real estate market?

¿cómo está la situación en el mercado inmobiliario?

2. affair (liaison):

affair

affaire m

affair

aventura f (amorosa)

affair

lío m inf

she's having an affair

tiene un amante

he had an affair with her years ago

tuvo un affaire con ella hace muchos años

he had an affair with her years ago

tuvo un lío con ella hace muchos años inf

they're having an affair

tienen relaciones

they're having an affair

tienen un lío inf

3. affair (thing) inf:

her dress was a very elaborate affair

su vestido era un modelo super complicado inf

it was one of those new laser affairs

fue una de esas cuestiones de láser que hay ahora inf

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 affairs in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for foreign affairs in the English»Spanish Dictionary

foreign affairs N pl

foreign affairs

asuntos m pl exteriores

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Ministerio m de Asuntos Exteriores

Translations for foreign affairs in the English»Spanish Dictionary

affair [əˈfeəʳ, Am -ˈfer] N

1. affair (matter):

affair

asunto m

affairs of state

asuntos de estado

financial affairs

asuntos financieros

to meddle in sb's affairs

meterse en los asuntos de alguien

it's his own affair

eso es asunto suyo

2. affair:

affair (controversial situation)

episodio m controvertido

affair (scandal)

escándalo m

3. affair (sexual relationship):

affair

aventura f (amorosa)

to have an affair (with sb)

tener una aventura (con alguien)

4. affair (event, occasion):

affair

acontecimiento m

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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

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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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There he was spokesman for foreign affairs and defence.

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