What does “foreign” mean in Spanish?

extranjero • extraño • foraño • foráneo • extranjis • forastero • meteco (despective) • exterior

Common phrases with “foreign”

Foreign Office • antiforeign • chamber foreign • doctrine of foreign equivalents • foreign accent syndrome • foreign affairs • foreign agent • foreign aid

foreign — Oxford 9000 Dictionary (EN→ES)

Q: How is “foreign” used in a sentence?

He liked visiting foreign cities. | foreign markets; foreign soil

Q: What are common word forms of “foreign”?

forane, forraine, more foreign, most foreign

Meanings (ES + gloss)

extranjero • extraño • foraño • foráneo

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

He liked visiting foreign cities.

foreign markets; foreign soil

extranjero • extranjis • forastero • foráneo • meteco (despective)

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

The cane was undoubtedly of foreign make, for it had a solid silver ferrule at one end, which was not English hall–marked.

foreign car; foreign word; foreign citizen; foreign trade

exterior • extranjero

Relating to a different nation.

Plus, the Department of Justice has argued in the past that SGEs are subject to the emoluments clause, which means they cannot take payments from foreign governments.

foreign policy; foreign navies

extraño

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

foreign body; foreign substance; foreign gene; foreign species

Phrases

Word forms

forane forraine more foreign most foreign