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الإنجليزية

foreign

gb/fˈɔɹən/ us/fˈɔɹən/
A2 الإنجليزية
~ 700
المعاني
0 معنى
adjective A2 property
1

from another country

From or about another country, not your own.

نمط الاستخدام: [something] is foreign to [a country/person]
خطأ شائع:
Learners sometimes confuse 'foreign' with 'strange'. While something foreign may be unfamiliar, it specifically means from another country.
المرادفات
overseas (Often used for goods, travel, or business involving countries across the sea; slightly more geographical in focus.) | international (Emphasizes involvement between multiple nations; broader in scope than 'foreign'.)
الأضداد
domestic (Refers to things from one's own country, opposite of 'foreign' in national origin.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
foreign language |foreign policy |foreign country |foreign visitor |foreign market
الموضوعات
geography |culture |travel |politics |core_vocabulary
أمثلة
  • She enjoys learning foreign languages.
  • The company is expanding into foreign markets.
  • Foreign visitors must show their passports at the border.
  • He studied foreign policy at university.
  • They import foreign goods to sell locally.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
  • I like foreign food.
  • English is a foreign language in Japan.
  • We met a foreign student at school.
  • This car is from a foreign country.
adjective B1 property
2

unfamiliar or strange

Not familiar; strange or new to you.

نمط الاستخدام: [something] is foreign to [someone/something]
خطأ شائع:
Learners may overuse 'foreign' for anything unusual, but in this sense it often has a tone of being outside one's experience rather than just odd.
المرادفات
alien (Implies a stronger sense of strangeness or incompatibility.) | unfamiliar (Neutral term for something not known before.)
الأضداد
familiar (Well-known or easily recognized; opposite of foreign in this sense.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
foreign concept |foreign idea |foreign custom
الموضوعات
emotions |daily life |core_vocabulary
أمثلة
  • The idea of working from home was foreign to him.
  • This concept is completely foreign to our culture.
  • Her behavior seemed foreign to her usual self.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
  • This food is foreign to me.
  • The rules are foreign to new players.
  • The feeling was foreign to him.
adjective technical B2 property
3

not belonging to the body/system

Not naturally part of something; coming from outside it.

المرادفات
external (From outside; broader in scope and not necessarily unwanted.)
الأضداد
native (Naturally occurring within the body/system.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
foreign body |foreign object
الموضوعات
science |medicine |health |core_vocabulary
أمثلة
  • The doctor removed a foreign object from his eye.
  • Foreign substances can trigger an immune response.
  • Engineers found a foreign particle in the fuel line.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
  • The nurse took out a foreign object from my ear.
  • A virus is a foreign thing in the body.
  • Dust is a foreign substance in clean air.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
foreign
IPA
GB/fˈɔɹən/
US/fˈɔɹən/
المقاطع والنبر
for - eign (٢ مقاطع)
Stress on 1st syllable (for)
تصريفات الكلمة
Adjective
  • Base: foreign
عائلة الكلمة
Core family
foreigner noun A2
Related words
abroad adverb A2 overseas adjective A2 international adjective B1
Negative and opposite forms
domestic adjective B1 native adjective A2 local adjective A2
Advanced or less common
foreignness noun
التعبيرات

foreign affairs

1
/fˈɔɹən əfˈɛɹz/
fixed phrase

international relations matters

Matters about how one country deals with other countries.

أمثلة
  • She works for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
  • Foreign affairs have been tense between the two nations lately.

foreign body

1
/fˈɔɹən bˈɑdi/
fixed phrase technical

object in wrong place/system

Something that is inside a place where it should not be, often inside the body.

أمثلة
  • The X-ray showed a foreign body in his stomach.
  • A small stone acted as a foreign body in the machine.

foreign exchange

1
/fˈɔɹən ɪkst͡ʃˈeɪnd͡ʒ/
fixed phrase

currency trading between countries

The buying and selling of money from different countries.

أمثلة
  • He works in the foreign exchange market.
  • Foreign exchange rates can change daily.

foreign policy

1
/fˈɔɹən pˈɑlɪsi/
fixed phrase

government's plan for other countries

A country's plan for how it will act toward other countries.

أمثلة
  • The president announced changes to foreign policy.
  • The president announced a change in foreign policy.
  • Foreign policy decisions can affect the economy.
  • Foreign policy decisions affect international trade.
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