foreign

straniero

Che proviene da un paese diverso dal proprio, vi appartiene o vi si trova.

In inglese semplice: Coming from, belonging to, or located in a country other than your own.

• She speaks two foreign languages.
• We exchanged some foreign currency.
• Have you visited any foreign countries?

Sinonimi: overseas

Contrari: domestic

Espressioni comuni: foreign country, foreign language, foreign accent, foreign currency

estero

Che riguarda altri paesi e i rapporti del proprio paese con essi.

In inglese semplice: Concerned with other countries and your country’s relationship with them.

• Foreign policy was discussed today.
• The foreign minister visited three countries.
• They disagreed over foreign aid.

Sinonimi: external

Contrari: domestic

Espressioni comuni: foreign policy, foreign affairs, foreign relations, foreign aid

estraneo

Non familiare a qualcuno, oppure normalmente non appartenente a una persona, un corpo o un sistema.

In inglese semplice: Unfamiliar to someone, or not normally belonging to a person, body, or system.

• The idea was foreign to me.
• Doctors removed a foreign object from his eye.
• Such cruelty is foreign to her nature.

Come si usa: foreign to someone/something (These customs were foreign to us.)

Sinonimi: alien, unfamiliar

Contrari: familiar

Espressioni comuni: foreign to someone, foreign body, foreign object