a foreign language
иностранный язык
Learning a foreign language helped me settle into my new neighborhood.
Изучение иностранного языка помогло мне освоиться в новом районе.
Learning language
Translation language
adjective · A2 · often · UK/US
foreign
foreign
Meaning of foreign
English
from or relating to another country
Русский
относящийся к другой стране, не местный
Pronunciation
British English
/ˈfɒrən/
American English
/ˈfɔrən/
foreign with Russian translation
Сочетания и примеры со словом foreign
Типичные сочетания сгруппированы по смыслу. Зелёные слова можно открыть отдельно, чтобы продолжить изучение.
8 сочетаний
Языки, страны и валюта
Languages, countries and currencyforeign currency
иностранная валюта
I exchanged my leftover foreign currency before flying home.
Я обменял оставшуюся иностранную валюту перед вылетом домой.
- foreign countriesзарубежные страны
Политика и экономика
Politics and the economyforeign policy
внешняя политика
We argued about foreign policy at dinner last night.
Вчера за ужином мы спорили о внешней политике.
foreign investment
иностранные инвестиции
The new factory was built with foreign investment.
Новый завод построили на иностранные инвестиции.
- Foreign Ministerминистр иностранных дел
- foreign tradeвнешняя торговля
- foreign affairsмеждународные дела
foreign usage examples
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
She studied foreign languages at university.
Она изучала иностранные языки в университете.
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
We met a foreign student at the café.
В кафе мы познакомились с иностранным студентом.
foreign synonyms
Related word breakdowns
What's the difference between foreign, overseas, imported, international, abroad, non-native, and alien
ENShe has an overseas job.
Advanced: broader words
I
🇬🇧English
imported
brought in from another country
A2often
ENThey sell imported cheese.
ENIt is an international conference.
ENHe studied abroad.
N
🇬🇧English
non-native
not originally from a place
A2rare word
ENHe is a non-native speaker of English.
A
🇬🇧English
alien
strange and unfamiliar, formal
A2rare word
ENThe idea felt alien to him.
Related words and lists for foreign
Questions about this word
foreign meaning: what does it mean?
from or relating to another country
foreign pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
foreign is pronounced as /ˈfɒrən/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
foreign definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
Она изучала иностранные языки в университете. Translation: She studied foreign languages at university.
Audio practiceExamplesSmart repeats
Learn foreign in your vocabulary
Add this word to practice, repeat it with audio, examples and your own word lists.