foreign agent in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for foreign agent in the English»Spanish Dictionary

foreign agent N

1. foreign agent MED:

foreign agent

agente m externo

2. foreign agent (representative):

foreign agent

representante mf en el extranjero

Translations for foreign agent in the English»Spanish Dictionary

agent [Am ˈeɪdʒənt, Brit ˈeɪdʒ(ə)nt] N

1.1. agent C (for person):

agent

agente mf

election agent (in UK)

representante mf electoral

1.2. agent C (for company):

agent (person)

agente mf

agent (person)

representante mf

agent (firm)

agencia f

1.3. agent C (government officer in US):

agent

agente mf

2. agent C (spy):

agent

agente mf

secret agent

agente secreto m / agente secreta f

3.1. agent C (person acting):

agent

agente mf

you're a free agent

eres libre or tienes total libertad (de hacer lo que quieras)

3.2. agent C (force):

agent form

agente m

its potential as an agent for change

su potencial como agente de cambio

4. agent C or U (substance):

agent

agente m

oxidizing agent

agente oxidante

bulking agent

esponjante m

raising agents

fermentos mpl y levaduras fpl

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 agent in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for foreign agent in the English»Spanish Dictionary

agent [ˈeɪdʒənt] N

agent

agente mf

secret agent

agente secreto

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 commented to her on how easily a traitor could get hold of the secret and how much a foreign agent would pay for it.

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His highland clothes invite suspicion that he is an anointer; that is, a foreign agent deliberately spreading plague in some way.

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