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foreign [Brit ˈfɒrɪn, Am ˈfɔrən] ADJ

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1. foreign:

foreign country, imports, company, investment

étranger/-ère

foreign trade, travel

in foreign parts

on the foreign market

sur le marché extérieur

2. foreign (alien, unknown):

foreign concept, idea

étranger/-ère (to à)

foreign body N

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foreign body

corps m étranger

foreign aid N

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foreign aid (received)

aide f étrangère

foreign aid (given)

aide f aux pays étrangers

foreign affairs N npl

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foreign affairs

affaires fpl étrangères

foreign service N

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foreign service

service m diplomatique

foreign-owned ADJ

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foreign-owned company:

foreign-owned

à capital étranger

foreign correspondent N

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foreign correspondent

correspondant/-e m/f à l'étranger

foreign ministry N

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foreign ministry

ministère m des Affaires étrangères

foreign national [ˌfɒrɪn ˈnɑʃn(ə)l] N

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foreign national

ressortissant/-e m/f étranger/-ère

foreign exchange N

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foreign exchange

Translations for foreign in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

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foreign [ˈfɔr·ɪn] ADJ

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1. foreign (from another country):

foreign

étranger(-ère)

foreign exchange

foreign citizen

ressortissant m étranger

2. foreign (involving other countries):

foreign trade, policy

foreign travel, correspondent

foreign relations

relations fpl avec l'étranger

3. foreign fig (not known):

foreign

étranger(-ère)

to be foreign to sb

être étranger à qn

4. foreign (not belonging):

foreign body

étranger(-ère)

foreign affairs N pl

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foreign affairs

Affaires fpl étrangères

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l'étranger

foreign countries

les Affaires étrangères

foreign affairs

(foreign) exchange

les ressortissants étrangers résidant en France

foreign nationals residing in France

politique extérieure

foreign policy

ministère des affaires extérieures

foreign affairs ministry

équivalence

recognition of a foreign degree

Légion étrangère

Foreign Legion

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

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

Starting from 1965 he was with the news magazine of the mirrors - first as economics, then he became a foreign editor. en.wikipedia.org

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

Imperfect substitutability of domestic and foreign products plays a key role in limiting -- often eliminating -- the incidence borne by domestic labor. thinkprogress.org

Because currencies tend to move in small increments, foreign exchange traders use leverage, or borrowing, to accentuate their profits. www.abc.net.au

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

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

The Andean people had been isolated for millennia and therefore had no reason to build up any sort of immunity against foreign diseases. en.wikipedia.org

To enable open market operations, a central bank must hold foreign exchange reserves (usually in the form of government bonds) and official gold reserves. en.wikipedia.org

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