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Definition of foreign language - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
non-native languagelanguage not native to the speaker
- She studied French as a foreign language in school.
2.
uncommon languagelanguage not commonly spoken in a region
- French is considered a foreign language in Japan.
Expressions with foreign language
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acquire skills in a new language
He wants to learn a foreign language before traveling abroad.
Terms with foreign language included in their meaning
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communication
communicate in a foreign language
education
native speaker assisting in foreign language teaching
language
foreign or unfamiliar language
abr: English as a foreign language
learning English for people whose first language is not English
cultural adoption
adoption of foreign elements into a local culture or language
language
method of teaching a foreign language by exclusive use of that language
linguistics
foreign word adopted into a language
linguistics
integrate a foreign word into a language
abr: French as a foreign language
learning French for people who are not native speakers
linguistics
adaptation of foreign words to the Italian language
abr: teaching English as a foreign language
teaching English to people who speak other languages
abr: Test of Chinese as a Foreign Language
test measuring Chinese language skills for non-native speakers
abr: Test of English as a Foreign Language
test measuring English skills for non-native speakers
native speech
use of local language instead of a foreign one
education
stage in learning a foreign language
Examples of foreign language in a sentence
The foreign language sounded beautiful to her ears. Learning a foreign language can open many doors. She struggled with the foreign language during her travels.
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- French:langue étrangère, ...
- German:Fremdsprache, ausländische Sprache, ...
- Italian:idioma straniero, lingua estera, ...
- Spanish:idioma extranjero, ...
- Portuguese:língua estrangeira, ...
- Chinese:外语, 外文, ...
- Japanese:外国語, 異国の言語, ...
- Arabic:لُغَة أَجْنَبِيَّة, لُغَة غَيْر مَحَلِّيَّة, ...
- Hebrew:שָׂפָה זָרָה, ...
- Russian:иностранный язык, неродной язык, ...
- Ukrainian:іноземна мова, ...
- Hindi:विदेशी भाषा, ...
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