foreign

ˈfɔrən
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Translation of foreign into German

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Adjective

1.

location

located outside one's own country or place
  • She loves traveling to foreign countries.Sie liebt es, in fremde Länder zu reisen.
2.

unfamiliar

not familiar or strange to someone
  • The concept was foreign to him.Das Konzept war ihm fremd.
3.

international

relating to international relations or affairs
  • She works in the foreign service.Sie arbeitet im auswärtigen Dienst.
4.

unnatural

TECH.
not naturally belonging to a system or organism
TECH.
fremd körperfremd unnatürlich
  • The body rejected the foreign object.Der Körper stieß den fremden Gegenstand ab.
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Expressions with foreign: examples in English and translations in German

ausländischer Fraß
fremdes Zeug
He refused to eat what he called foreign muck.
Fremdsprache
She struggled to learn the foreign tongue.
fremdes Land
ausländischer Staat
They discussed policies affecting foreign countries.
Fremdwährung
ausländische Währung
He exchanged his dollars for foreign currency before his trip.
Fremdsprache
She studied French as a foreign language in school.
Fremdwährung
She exchanged her dollars for foreign money at the airport.

Synonyms and analogies of foreign in English

Examples of foreign in a sentence

  • She enjoys learning foreign languages.
  • The customs of the village felt foreign to us.
  • At first, the software's commands seemed foreign.
  • He specializes in foreign policy analysis.
  • Foreign investments have increased significantly this year.
  • The immune system attacks foreign cells aggressively.

Translations of "foreign" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adjective
ausländischadj.

The local startup has clear home turf advantage over foreign competitors entering here.

Das lokale Start-up besitzt deutlichen Heimvorteil gegenüber ausländischen Wettbewerbern hier.

ausländischeadj.

The king always received foreign dignitaries in the grand manner at court.

Der König empfing ausländische Würdenträger stets mit großem Pomp am Hof.

fremdadj.

Tourists should pay heed to local customs when visiting foreign countries.

Touristen sollten bei Besuchen in fremden Ländern die örtlichen Bräuche beachten.

Außen-adj.

But the reality is that foreign and domestic are fused together by globalisation.

Fakt ist aber, dass die Globalisierung Außen- und Innenpolitik verschmelzen lässt.

fremdeadj.

As a young soldier of fortune, he crossed oceans to fight foreign wars.

Als junger Soldat des Glücks überquerte er Ozeane, um fremde Kriege zu kämpfen.

internationaleadj.

The foreign aid aimed at addressing the underdevelopment of the nation received mixed reactions.

Die internationale Hilfe zur Bekämpfung der Unterentwicklung des Landes wurde unterschiedlich aufgenommen.

fremdsprachigeadj.

Captioning is used to help us all understand foreign language films.

Untertitel helfen uns allen dabei, fremdsprachige Filme zu verstehen.

Fremd-adj.

Even this process does not employ any foreign or artificial products.

Auch bei diesem Vorgang werden keine Fremd- oder künstliche Stoffe verwendet.

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Other translations for foreign:

  • Auslands-adj.
  • fremdländischadj.
  • fremdsprachlichadj.
  • artfremdadj.
  • anderssprachigadj.

foreign: Examples and translations in context

A foreign intelligence agency might be pulling the strings behind these protests.

Ein ausländischer Geheimdienst könnte hinter diesen Protesten die Fäden ziehen.

Interfering with the election could wake a sleeping giant of foreign intervention.

Eine Einmischung in die Wahl könnte einen schlafenden Riesen ausländischer Intervention wecken.

Including regional recipes in the article adds delightful local color for foreign readers.

Regionale Rezepte im Artikel einzubinden, verleiht ausländischen Lesern reizvolles Lokalkolorit.

The firm's memorandum stressed caveat emptor when dealing with unfamiliar foreign suppliers.

Das Memorandum der Firma betonte caveat emptor im Umgang mit unbekannten ausländischen Lieferanten.

The merger with a foreign competitor sounded the death knell for local management.

Die Fusion mit einem ausländischen Konkurrenten versetzte dem lokalen Management den Todesstoß.

He tends to butcher the pronunciation of foreign names during presentations at work.

Bei Präsentationen auf der Arbeit verhunzt er oft die Aussprache ausländischer Namen.

For many migrants, finding recognition for foreign qualifications is an uphill struggle.

Für viele Migranten ist die Anerkennung ausländischer Abschlüsse ein mühsamer Kampf.

The documentary passes over in silence the role of foreign investors entirely.

Die Dokumentation geht die Rolle der ausländischen Investoren vollständig mit Schweigen über.

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