foreign

foreign
1. a иностранный, чужеземный; заграничный, зарубежный

foreign language — иностранный язык

foreign customs — чужеземные обычаи

foreign money liability — обязательство в иностранной валюте

foreign literature bookshop — магазин иностранной литературы

foreign bribery — дача взятки иностранному должностному лицу

account held in foreign exchange — счет в иностранной валюте

person of foreign descent — лицо иностранного происхождения

2. a внешний, иностранный

foreign minister — министр иностранных дел

foreign trade — внешняя торговля

foreign news — зарубежные новости; сообщения из-за границы

foreign military base — иностранная военная база

active foreign policy — активная внешняя политика

foreign department — министерство иностранных дел

the Foreign Office — министерство иностранных дел

Bank for Foreign Trade — Банк для внешней торговли

3. a незнакомый; чужой

the name was foreign to me — это имя было мне незнакомо

on foreign soil — на чужой земле

foreign format — чужой формат

4. a чуждый, несоответствующий

foreign to the purpose — не отвечающий данной цели

5. a спец. чужеродный, инородный; привнесённый, посторонний

foreign substance — примесь

foreign particle — инородная частица

foreign particles — инородные частицы

foreign substrate — инородная подложка

foreign solid — посторонние механические примеси

foreign object damage — повреждение посторонним предметом

Синонимический ряд:
1. extraneous (adj.) accidental; extraneous; extrinsic; heterogeneous; inassimilable; incidental; not pertinent; not related; out of place; uncharacteristic; unusual
2. from another country (adj.) alien; different; exotic; from abroad; from another country; immigrant; imported; outlandish; strange; unfamiliar; unknown
3. irrelevant (adj.) immaterial; impertinent; inapplicable; inapposite; irrelative; irrelevant
Антонимический ряд:
native; ordinary

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  • Foreign — For eign, a. [OE. forein, F. forain, LL. foraneus, fr. L. foras, foris, out of doors, abroad, without; akin to fores doors, and E. door. See {Door}, and cf. {Foreclose}, {Forfeit}, {Forest}, {Forum}.] 1. Outside; extraneous; separated; alien; as …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • foreign — for·eign adj: not being within the jurisdiction of a political unit (as a state); esp: being from or in a state other than the one in which a matter is being considered a foreign company doing business in South Carolina a foreign executor… …   Law dictionary

  • Foreign — may refer to:*Foreign corporation, a corporation that can do business outside its jurisdiction *Foreign key, a constraint in a relational database *Foreign language, a language not spoken by the people of a certain place *Foreign policy, how a… …   Wikipedia

  • foreign — [fôr′in, fär′in] adj. [ME forein < OFr forein, forain < LL foranus, foreign, orig., external < L foras, out of doors, orig. acc. pl. of OL fora, DOOR] 1. situated outside one s own country, province, locality, etc. [foreign lands] 2. of …   English World dictionary

  • foreign — UK US /ˈfɒrɪn/ adjective ► in or from a country that is not your own: a foreign brand/company/firm »The company represents some foreign brands as their agents or distributors. foreign capital/debt/investment »The country needs to attract foreign… …   Financial and business terms

  • foreign — ► ADJECTIVE 1) of, from, in, or characteristic of a country or language other than one s own. 2) dealing with or relating to other countries. 3) coming or introduced from outside. 4) (foreign to) strange and unfamiliar to. 5) (foreign to) not… …   English terms dictionary

  • foreign — (adj.) mid 13c., ferren, foreyne out of doors, from O.Fr. forain strange, foreign; outer, external, outdoor; remote, out of the way (12c.), from M.L. foranus on the outside, exterior, from L. foris outside, lit. out of doors, related to for1s… …   Etymology dictionary

  • foreign — [adj1] from another country, experience adopted, alien, alienated, antipodal, barbarian, barbaric, borrowed, derived, different, distant, estranged, exiled, exotic, expatriate, external, extralocal, extraneous, extrinsic, far, faraway, far… …   New thesaurus

  • foreign — alien, extraneous, *extrinsic Analogous words: external, outside, Cuter: Unconsonant, inconsistent, incongruous, incompatible: *repugnant, repellent, obnoxious, distasteful: adventitious, *accidental Antonyms: germane Contrasted words: *relevant …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • foreign — Belonging to another nation or country; belonging or attached to another jurisdiction; made, done, or rendered in another state or jurisdiction; subject to another jurisdiction; operating or solvable in another territory; extrinsic; outside;… …   Black's law dictionary

  • foreign — Belonging to another nation or country; belonging or attached to another jurisdiction; made, done, or rendered in another state or jurisdiction; subject to another jurisdiction; operating or solvable in another territory; extrinsic; outside;… …   Black's law dictionary


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