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foreign meaning in Swedish

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foreign (located outside one's own country or place)
adjective
[UK: ˈfɒ.rən]
[US: ˈfɔː.rən]

främmandeadjektivI'm learning two foreign languages. = Jag lär mig två främmande språk.

foreign (originating from or characteristic of a different country)
adjective
[UK: ˈfɒ.rən]
[US: ˈfɔː.rən]

utländsk [~t ~a]adjektivHe has a foreign car. = Han har en utländsk bil.

foreign affairs (department)
noun
[UK: ˈfɒ.rən ə.ˈfeəz]
[US: ˈfɔː.rən ə.ˈferz]

utrikesdepartement [~et ~]substantiv
{n}

utrikesministeriumsubstantiv
{n}

foreign affairs (policy)
noun
[UK: ˈfɒ.rən ə.ˈfeəz]
[US: ˈfɔː.rən ə.ˈferz]

utrikes ärendesubstantiv
{n}

utrikespolitik [~en]substantiv
{c}

foreign-born (born abroad)
adjective

utlandsfödd [~fött ~a]adjektiv

foreign correspondent (reporter based in a foreign country)
noun

utrikeskorrespondent [~en ~er]substantiv
{c}

foreign country [foreign countries] (country of which one is not a citizen)
noun
[UK: ˈfɒ.rən ˈkʌntr.i ˈfɒ.rən ˈkʌn.trɪz]
[US: ˈfɔː.rən ˈkʌntr.i ˈfɔː.rən ˈkʌn.triz]

främmande landsubstantiv
{n}

foreign currency (currency used in a foreign country)
noun
[UK: ˈfɒ.rən ˈkʌ.rən.si]
[US: ˈfɔː.rən ˈkɜː.rən.si]

utländsk valutasubstantiv
{c}

foreign debt (debt owed to foreigners)
noun

utlandsskuld [~en ~er]substantiv
{c}

foreign direct investment (direct investment into a country)
noun
[UK: ˈfɒ.rən dɪ.ˈrekt ɪn.ˈvest.mənt]
[US: ˈfɔː.rən də.ˈrekt ˌɪn.ˈvest.mənt]

utländsk direktinvesteringsubstantiv
{c}

foreign exchange market (market for trading one currency for another)
noun

valutamarknad [~en ~er]substantiv
{c}

foreign key (column referencing another table)
noun

främmande nyckelsubstantiv
{c}

foreign language [foreign languages] (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place)
noun
[UK: ˈfɒ.rən ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ]
[US: ˈfɔː.rən ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ]

främmande språksubstantiv
{n}

foreign minister (cabinet official)
noun
[UK: ˈfɒ.rən ˈmɪ.nɪ.stə(r)]
[US: ˈfɔː.rən ˈmɪ.nə.stər]

utrikesminister [~n ~ministrar]substantiv
{c}

foreign policy (government's policy)
noun
[UK: ˈfɒ.rən ˈpɒ.lə.si]
[US: ˈfɔː.rən ˈpɑː.lə.si]

utrikespolitik [~en]substantiv
{c}

foreign trade (trade between a country and other countries)
noun
[UK: ˈfɒ.rən treɪd]
[US: ˈfɔː.rən ˈtreɪd]

utrikeshandel [~n]substantiv

foreigner [foreigners] (person in a foreign land)
noun
[UK: ˈfɒ.rə.nə(r)]
[US: ˈfɔː.rə.nər]

utlänning [~en ~ar]substantiv
{c}
She's married to a foreigner. = Hon är gift med en utlänning.