foreign
gb/fˈɔɹən/ us/fˈɔɹən/
A2
Ingles
~ 700
külföldi, idegen, ismeretlen, szokatlan
A2
1
Padron ng paggamit:
[something] is foreign to [a country/person]
She enjoys learning foreign languages.
Szeret idegen nyelveket tanulni.
The company is expanding into foreign markets.
A vállalat külföldi piacokra terjeszkedik.
Foreign visitors must show their passports at the border.
He studied foreign policy at university.
They import foreign goods to sell locally.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
I like foreign food.
Szeretem a külföldi ételeket.
English is a foreign language in Japan.
Az angol idegen nyelv Japánban.
We met a foreign student at school.
This car is from a foreign country.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners sometimes confuse 'foreign' with 'strange'. While something foreign may be unfamiliar, it specifically means from another country.
Kahulugan
from another country
Mga kolokasyon
foreign language
|foreign policy
|foreign country
|foreign visitor
|foreign market
Mga kasingkahulugan
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'.)
Mga kasalungat
domestic (Refers to things from one's own country, opposite of 'foreign' in national origin.)
Mga tema
geography
|culture
|travel
|politics
|core_vocabulary
Depinisyon
From or about another country, not your own.
Relating to, coming from, or originating in a country other than one's own.
B1
2
Padron ng paggamit:
[something] is foreign to [someone/something]
The idea of working from home was foreign to him.
Az otthonról végzett munka gondolata idegen volt számára.
This concept is completely foreign to our culture.
Ez a fogalom teljesen idegen a kultúránktól.
Her behavior seemed foreign to her usual self.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
This food is foreign to me.
Ez az étel idegen számomra.
The rules are foreign to new players.
A szabályok idegenek az új játékosok számára.
The feeling was foreign to him.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
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.
Kahulugan
unfamiliar or strange
Mga kolokasyon
foreign concept
|foreign idea
|foreign custom
Mga kasingkahulugan
alien (Implies a stronger sense of strangeness or incompatibility.)
|
unfamiliar (Neutral term for something not known before.)
Mga kasalungat
familiar (Well-known or easily recognized; opposite of foreign in this sense.)
Mga tema
emotions
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Depinisyon
Not familiar; strange or new to you.
Unusual or unfamiliar to a person because it is different from what they know or are used to.
B2
TECHNICAL
3
idegen
B2
The doctor removed a foreign object from his eye.
Az orvos eltávolított egy idegen testet a szeméből.
Foreign substances can trigger an immune response.
Az idegen anyagok immunválaszt válthatnak ki.
Engineers found a foreign particle in the fuel line.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
The nurse took out a foreign object from my ear.
A nővér kivett egy idegen testet a fülemből.
A virus is a foreign thing in the body.
A vírus idegen a szervezet számára.
Dust is a foreign substance in clean air.
Kahulugan
not belonging to the body/system
Mga kolokasyon
foreign body
|foreign object
Mga kasingkahulugan
external (From outside; broader in scope and not necessarily unwanted.)
Mga kasalungat
native (Naturally occurring within the body/system.)
Mga tema
science
|medicine
|health
|core_vocabulary
Depinisyon
Not naturally part of something; coming from outside it.
Not naturally part of a particular body, system, or environment; introduced from outside.
Gramatika
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
foreign
IPA
GB/fˈɔɹən/
US/fˈɔɹən/
Mga pantig at diin
for - eign (2 pantig)
Stress on 1st syllable (for)
Mga anyo ng salita
Adjective
- Base: foreign
Mga kaugnay na salita
Mga ekspresyon
foreign affairs
1/fˈɔɹən əfˈɛɹz/
fixed phrase
international relations matters
Matters about how one country deals with other countries.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.