Foreign in spanish
pronunciation: eksteɹ̩ioʊɹ̩ part of speech: adjective
foreign (to)1 = extraño (a), ajeno (a).
Example: Foreign disc in CD-ROM player, correct the problem and press any key to continue.more:
» foreign body = cuerpo extraño.
Example: In eleven cases the foreign body was removed during the bronchoscopy.» foreign particle = partícula extraña.
Example: Evaporated atoms that collide with foreign particles may react with them; for instance, if aluminium is deposited in the presence of oxygen, it will form aluminium oxide.» foreign substance = sustancia desconocida, producto desconocido, líquido desconocido.
Example: Drinks, food, cigarettes, chewing gum or any other foreign substance should never be brought onto the dance floor.foreign2 = extranjero.
Example: Many libraries have special collections of foreign, unpublished or unusual materials which include items unlikely to be acquired by other libraries.more:
» foreign affairs = asuntos exteriores.
Example: This weekly tabloid newspaper covering domestic and foreign affairs, sport, culture, everyday matters and television programmes.» foreign agent = agente extranjero, espía.
Example: I am sure I am being spied upon by foreign agents.» foreign-born = nacido en el extranjero, de origen extranjero.
Example: This article focuses on foreign-born plaintiffs in civil litigation.» foreign country = país extranjero, país extraño.
Example: The article is entitled 'Political risk: sources that assess or advise on risks in foreign country business or investment'.» foreign currency = moneda extranjera.
Example: Although DOBIS/LIBIS must keep its accounts in a single currency, prices for documents may be entered in foreign currencies.» foreign currency market = mercado de moneda extranjera.
Example: Investing in the foreign currency market without acknowledging the importance of everyday events is certainly not a recipe for success.» foreign debt = deuda externa.
Example: The economic emergency, attributed to massive foreign debts and repayment schedules, has begun to threaten the very existence of libraries in some countries.» foreign exchange = cambio de moneda, cambio de divisas.
Example: This article defines financial information by looking at the information needs of 4 major divisions of the financial community: commodities; foreign exchange; capital markets; and securities and equities.» foreign exchange market, the = mercado de divisas, el; mercado de cambio de moneda, el.
Example: The foreign exchange market or forex is the largest marketplace in the world with turnover in excess of US $4 trillion per day.» foreign exchange rate = cambio de moneda.
Example: This article highlights the foreign exchange rate problem in library periodicals purchasing.» foreign investor = inversionista extranjero.
Example: This law allows the U.S. to impose sanctions against foreign investors in Cuba whose investments allegedly involve properties expropriated from Cubans who are now U.S. nationals.» foreign labour = mano de obra inmigrante, mano de obra extranjera.
Example: The rest of the crew will be replaced with foreign labour from Chile and The Philippines.» foreign land = tierra extranjera.
Example: Besides this was the first time she was travelling abroad and the prospect of seeing a foreign land seemed to fill her up with joy.» foreign language = lengua extranjera.
Example: An algorithmic procedure is put forward by which a foreign language equivalent is found for an input word or expression.» Foreign Legion, the = Legión Extranjera, la.
Example: Today, with a strength of approximately 8,000 men, the Foreign Legion is one of the French army's preferred units for overseas service.» foreign-made = hecho en el extranjero.
Example: His small foreign-made car strained with the added burden of an interior packed to capacity with personal belongings and a heavily laden U-Haul trailor attached to the rear.» foreign minister = ministro de asuntos exteriores.
Example: The website also includes a listing of all the prime ministers and foreign ministers for the countries that were members of the League of Nations from 1920-1946 = El sitio web también contiene un listado de todos los primeros ministros y ministros de asuntos exteriores de los países que fueron miembros de la Liga de Naciones entre 1920 y 1946.» foreign national = extranjero.
Example: All persons in the United States, including foreign nationals, have certain basic rights that must be respected.» foreign national = persona de nacionalidad extranjera, ciudadano de nacionalidad extranjera.
Example: All foreign nationals entering Guinea-Bissau are required to have a valid international travel document.» foreign occupation = ocupación extranjera.
Example: They should see to the social reintegration of children who are victims of foreign occupation, anti-personnel mines and sexual abuse.» Foreign Office, the = Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores, el. [Expresión generalmente acompañada del artículo]
Example: He was the head librarian at the British Foreign Office from 1810 to about 1856.» foreign-owned = en propiedad de extranjeros, en manos de extranjeros.
Example: This article discusses the dangers posed by a monopoly of government information by a handful of corporations and conglomerates many of which are foreign-owned.» foreign player = jugador extranjero.
Example: This article describes and explains the process of the importation of foreign players to the Israeli football league.» foreign policy = política exterior.
Example: Contemporary debates over the appropriate balance of unilateralism and multilateralism in U.S. foreign policy reflect disagreements about the practical effectiveness of these alternative options = Los debates actuales sobre el equilibrio adecuado entre el unilateralismo y el multilateralismo en la política exterior de los EEUU reflejan desacuerdos sobre la efectividad práctica de estas opciones alternativas.» foreign power = potencia extranjera.
Example: Machiavelli advised rulers facing unpopularity at home to consider picking a fight with some other nation, noting that a threat from some foreign power tends to unite people and help them to forget their differences.» foreign sounding = que suena extranjero.
Example: This applies to anyone of immigrant background who has a foreign sounding name and purposely uses an Anglicised form of their name.» foreign student = estudiante extranjero.
Example: Ethnic minorities, foreign students and males dropped out in larger proportions than other kinds of students.» foreign tongue = lengua extranjera.
Example: Schools often fail to equip children with anything other than a fragmented, phrase-book command of foreign tongues.» foreign tourist = turista extranjero.
Example: A man was drying out postcards in the sun to sell to the few foreign tourist wandering disconcertedly though the wreckage and rubble.» foreign trade = comercio exterior.
Example: This is a guide to selected sources in government publications for international banking, finance and foreign trade.» foreign travel = viaje al extranjero.
Example: The predominance of continental imprints suggests they were gathered by the donator's son during his studies in Cambridge and on his foreign travels.» foreign worker = trabajador extranjero.
Example: As long as a foreign worker has a work permit, the hiring process will be the same as hiring a U.S. citizen.» Ministry of Foreign Affairs = Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores.
Example: Contacts are also being developed with national archives and those of the ministries of foreign affairs, given that they hold a large number of complementary records relating to Community activities.» TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) = TOEFL (Examen de Inglés como Segunda Lengua). [Examen de inglés que todo estudiante extranjero debe hacer como requisito para su entrada en una universidad americana]
Example: Results of the Pearson Product Moment Test showed a moderate correlation between the students' exit TOEFL scores and the post-test lirary skills scores.