foreign
A. -adjective
1. (generally) [person, country, language] extranjero [import] del extranjero [debt] exterior
·this was her first foreign holiday
·éstas eran sus primeras vacaciones en el extranjero
·her job involves a lot of foreign travel
·su trabajo supone que tiene que viajar a menudo por el extranjero
·foreign [news]
noticias feminine plural internacionales
2. (politics)
[minister, ministry] de asuntos exteriores [policy, relations] exterior
3. formal usage
(=extraneous) [object, substance] extraño
4. foreign [to]
4.1. (=uncharacteristic of) ajeno a, impropio de
·such behaviour was foreign to his nature
·este comportamiento era ajeno a or impropio de su carácter
4.2. (=unfamiliar to) ajeno a
·it'noun an idea which is completely foreign to them
·es una idea que les resulta totalmente ajena
B. -compound
·foreign [affairs] -noun plural asuntos masculine plural exteriores
·Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
Secretario (m) / Secretaria (f)
·foreign affairs [correspondent] -noun corresponsal masculine and feminine de asuntos exteriores
·foreign agent -noun agente $ extranjero (m) / agente $ extranjermasculine and feminine (f)
·foreign [aid] -noun
(=aid to other countries)   ayuda (f) al extranjero, ayuda (f) internacional
(=aid from abroad) ayuda (f) internacional
·foreign [body] -noun formal usage cuerpo (m) extraño formal usage
·foreign [correspondent] -noun corresponsal masculine and feminine en el extranjero
·foreign debt -noun deuda (f) externa or exterior
·foreign exchange -noun
(=currency) divisas feminine plural
(=reserves) reservas feminine plural de divisas
(=market) mercado (m) de divisas
(=system) cambio (m) de divisas
·tourism is Thailand'noun biggest earner of foreign exchange
·el turismo es la principal fuente de divisas para Tailandia
·[on] the foreign exchanges
·en los mercados de divisas
·foreign exchange dealer -noun   agente masculine and feminine de cambio, operadora masculine/feminine cambiarioa or de cambio
·foreign exchange [market] -noun mercado (m) de divisas
·foreign exchange reserves -noun plural reservas feminine plural de divisas
·foreign exchange trading -noun operaciones feminine plural de cambio (de divisas)
·foreign investment -noun (from abroad) inversiónoun (f) extranjera (in other countries) inversiónoun (f) en el extranjero
·the Foreign Legion -noun la legiónoun extranjera
·Foreign Minister -noun Ministro (m) / Ministra (f)
·Foreign Ministry -noun Ministerio (m) de Asuntos Exteriores
·foreign [national] -noun ciudadanoa masculine/feminine extranjeroa
·the Foreign [Office] -noun
(British, Great Britain) el Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores
·foreign policy -noun política (f) exterior
·Foreign [Secretary] -noun
(British, Great Britain) Ministro (m) / Ministra (f)
·foreign trade -noun comercio (m) exterior