Иностранный - translation, pronunciation and examples
foreign
from or relating to another country
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When to use иностранный
Она работает в иностранной компании.
Мы слушали зарубежную музыку по радио.
Она изучала иностранные языки в университете.
Мы купили иностранную машину в прошлом году.
Он изучает иностранный язык в школе.
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General neutral word meaning 'from another country' or 'related to another country'.
Broader and more conversational: 'not one’s own, belonging to someone else'; can also mean 'strange' or 'unfamiliar'.
Conversational: 'brought from or made abroad,' often used about goods, trips, clothes.
Bookish-neutral: 'relating to foreign countries, abroad'; common in media and formal speech.
Old-fashioned or literary: 'from another land, foreign'; often sounds lofty or historical.
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иностранный synonyms
What's the difference between иностранный / чужой / заграничный / зарубежный / иноземный / международный
General neutral word meaning 'from another country' or 'related to another country'.
He is learning a foreign language.
Он учит иностранный язык.
Broader and more conversational: 'not one’s own, belonging to someone else'; can also mean 'strange' or 'unfamiliar'.
This is someone else’s book; don’t touch it.
Это чужая книга, не трогай её.
Conversational: 'brought from or made abroad,' often used about goods, trips, clothes.
They bought imported cheese.
Они купили заграничный сыр.
Bookish-neutral: 'relating to foreign countries, abroad'; common in media and formal speech.
The company entered a foreign market.
Компания вышла на зарубежный рынок.
Old-fashioned or literary: 'from another land, foreign'; often sounds lofty or historical.
Chronicles often mention foreign merchants.
В летописях часто упоминаются иноземные купцы.
Not exactly 'foreign' in general, but 'between countries, involving many countries'.
This is an international conference.
Это международная конференция.
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В чем разница в английском между whole, entire, complete и intact
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В чем разница в английском между choose, pick, select и opt for
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иностранный translation: foreign. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.
how to pronounce иностранный
[ɪnɐˈstrannɨj]
иностранный translation
foreign
иностранный examples
Sie arbeitet für eine ausländische Firma.
иностранный transcription
[ɪnɐˈstrannɨj]
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иностранный meaning: what does it mean?
относящийся к другой стране, не местный
иностранный pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
иностранный is pronounced as [ɪnɐˈstrannɨj]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
иностранный definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
Sie arbeitet für eine ausländische Firma. Translation: Она работает в иностранной компании.
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