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foreign

/ˈfɒɹən/ /ˈfɔɹən/

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noun

Étranger

A foreign person, particularly:

Examples :

"The foreign student in my class has a different cultural background than the rest of us. "

L'étudiant étranger de ma classe a une culture différente de la nôtre.

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noun

Navire étranger

A foreign ship.

Examples :

"The foreign ship docked in the harbor, its flag unfamiliar to the local sailors. "

Le navire étranger a accosté dans le port, son drapeau était inconnu des marins locaux.

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noun

Toilette, lieux d'aisances

Clipping of chamber foreign: an outhouse.

Examples :

"The school's old foreign was used only in the summer. "

Les toilettes de l'ancienne école n'étaient utilisées qu'en été.

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noun

Étranger

A foreign area, particularly:

Examples :

"The foreign area of the park, with its unusual plants and animals, was a fascinating place to explore. "

La zone étrangère du parc, avec ses plantes et animaux inhabituels, était un endroit fascinant à explorer.

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noun

Langue étrangère, étranger

Short for various phrases, including foreign language, foreign parts, and foreign service.

Examples :

"My sister's foreign is helping her practice speaking Spanish. "

L'étranger de ma sœur l'aide à pratiquer l'espagnol.

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adjective

Étranger

Located outside a country or place, especially one's own.

Examples :

"He liked visiting foreign cities."

Il aimait visiter des villes étrangères.

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adjective

Étranger, étranger

Originating from, characteristic of, belonging to, or being a citizen of a country or place other than the one under discussion.

Examples :

"There are many more foreign students in Europe since the Erasmus scheme started."

Il y a beaucoup plus d'étudiants étrangers en Europe depuis le lancement du programme Erasmus.

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adjective

Étranger

Relating to a different nation.

Examples :

"foreign policy; foreign navies"

Politique étrangère ; marines étrangères

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adjective

Étranger

Not characteristic of or naturally taken in by an organism or system.

Examples :

"foreign body; foreign substance; foreign gene; foreign species"

Corps étranger ; substance étrangère ; gène étranger ; espèce étrangère

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adjective

Étranger

(with to, formerly with from) Alien; strange.

Examples :

"It was completely foreign to their way of thinking."

C'était complètement étranger à leur façon de penser.

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adjective

Étranger, lointain, exclu

Held at a distance; excluded; exiled.

Examples :

"The new student felt foreign in the school, excluded from the popular group. "

Le nouvel élève se sentait étranger à l'école, exclu du groupe populaire.

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adjective

Étranger à l'État de résidence ou d'incorporation

From a different one of the states of the United States, as of a state of residence or incorporation.

Examples :

"My sister, who is from a foreign state, is attending university in California. "

Ma sœur, qui vient d'un autre État, fait ses études en Californie.

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adjective

Étranger

Belonging to a different organization, company etc.

Examples :

"My bank charges me $2.50 every time I use a foreign ATM."

Ma banque me facture 2,50 $ chaque fois que j'utilise un guichet automatique étranger.

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adjective

Étranger, extérieur

Outside, outdoors, outdoor.

Examples :

"The foreign students enjoyed the outdoor activities at the park. "

Les étudiants étrangers ont apprécié les activités de plein air au parc.

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