foreign

foreign
foreign [{{t}}'fɒrən]
adjective
(a) (country, language, person, food) étranger; (aid, visit → to country) à l'étranger; (→ from country) de l'étranger; (products) de l'étranger; (trade) extérieur;
she looked foreign elle paraissait étrangère;
a foreign-sounding name un nom aux consonances étrangères;
students from foreign countries des étudiants venant de l'étranger;
relations with foreign countries les relations avec l'étranger;
foreign competition concurrence f étrangère;
foreign investment investissement m étranger;
foreign relations relations fpl avec l'étranger;
foreign travel voyages mpl à l'étranger
(b) (alien) étranger;
such thinking is foreign to them un tel raisonnement leur est étranger
►► {{}}Finance{{}} foreign account compte m étranger;
foreign affairs affaires fpl étrangères;
foreign agent (spy) agent m étranger; {{}}Commerce{{}} représentant(e) m,f à l'étranger;
{{}}Finance{{}} foreign bill effet m ou traite f sur l'extérieur;
{{}}Medicine{{}} foreign body corps m étranger;
the Foreign and Commonwealth Office le Foreign Office, le ministère britannique des Affaires étrangères;
the Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary = le ministre britannique des Affaires étrangères;
{{}}Press{{}} foreign correspondent correspondant(e) m,f à l'étranger;
{{}}Finance{{}} foreign currency devises fpl étrangères;
to buy foreign currency acheter des devises étrangères;
{{}}Finance{{}} foreign currency account compte m en devises étrangères;
{{}}Finance{{}} foreign currency assets avoirs mpl en devises étrangères;
{{}}Finance{{}} foreign currency earnings apport m de devises étrangères;
{{}}Finance{{}} foreign currency holding avoir m en devises étrangères;
{{}}Finance{{}} foreign currency loan prêt m en devises étrangères;
{{}}Finance{{}} foreign currency option option f de change;
{{}}Finance{{}} foreign currency reserves réserves fpl de change, réserves fpl en devises;
{{}}Finance{{}} foreign debt dette f extérieure;
{{}}Finance{{}} foreign exchange devises fpl étrangères;
{{}}Finance{{}} foreign exchange broker, foreign exchange dealer cambiste mf, courtier(ère) m,f en devises;
{{}}Finance{{}} foreign exchange gain gain m de change;
{{}}Finance{{}} foreign exchange loss perte f de change;
{{}}Finance{{}} foreign exchange market marché m des changes;
{{}}Finance{{}} foreign exchange option option f sur devises;
{{}}Finance{{}} foreign exchange rate cours m des devises;
{{}}Finance{{}} foreign exchange reserves réserves fpl de change, réserves fpl en devises;
{{}}Finance{{}} foreign exchange risk risque m de change;
{{}}Finance{{}} foreign exchange transfer transfert m de devises;
the Foreign Legion la Légion (étrangère);
foreign market marché m extérieur;
{{}}Medicine{{}} foreign matter corps m étranger;
{{}}Politics{{}} foreign minister ministre m des affaires étrangères;
the Foreign Office le Foreign Office, le ministère britannique des Affaires étrangères;
foreign policy politique f étrangère ou extérieure;
the Foreign Secretary = le ministre britannique des Affaires étrangères;
{{}}American{{}} foreign service service m diplomatique

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