foreign ministry in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for foreign ministry in the English»Spanish Dictionary

foreign ministry N

foreign ministry

Ministerio m de Relacionesor de Asuntos Exteriores esp Spain

foreign ministry

Secretaría f de Relaciones Exteriores Hond Mex

Translations for foreign ministry in the English»Spanish Dictionary

ministry <pl ministries> [Am ˈmɪnəstri, Brit ˈmɪnɪstri] N

1.1. ministry REL (profession):

the ministry

la clerecía

the ministry (esp in the Catholic church)

el ministerio sacerdotal

the ministry (esp in the Catholic church)

el sacerdocio

to go into or enter the ministry

hacerse clérigo

to go into or enter the ministry (esp in the Catholic church)

hacerse sacerdote

1.2. ministry REL (period of service, activity):

ministry

ministerio m

2.1. ministry POL (department):

Ministry

ministerio m

Ministry

secretaría f Mex

Ministry of Agriculture (in UK)

Ministerio m de Agricultura

Ministry of Agriculture (in UK)

Secretaría f de Agricultura Mex

Ministry of Defence (in UK)

Ministerio de Defensa

Ministry of Defence (in UK)

Secretaría de Defensa Mex

2.2. ministry POL (period of office):

ministry

gestión f ministerial

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 ministry in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for foreign ministry in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Ministerio m de Asuntos Exteriores

Translations for foreign ministry in the Spanish»English Dictionary

cancillería

foreign ministry

Translations for foreign ministry in the English»Spanish Dictionary

ministry <-ies> [ˈmɪnɪstri] N

1. ministry POL:

ministry

ministerio m

2. ministry REL:

ministry

sacerdocio m

to enter the ministry (Catholic)

hacerse sacerdote

to enter the ministry (Protestant)

hacerse pastor

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

The foreign ministry reported that he had been receiving treatment over the past week for an undisclosed illness.

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He joined the Czechoslovak foreign ministry in 1988.

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From 1984 to 1992 he was the director of the legal department at the foreign ministry.

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He had asked the foreign ministry to focus more on trade deals instead of other geopolitical initiatives.

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