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foreign language en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /fɔːɹɪn lɛŋɡwɪd͡ʒ/ (General-American)
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Meanings

  1. A language that is not widely or officially spoken in a particular place.
    • Irish courts will hear cases in English or Gaelic, but speakers of foreign languages must find an interpreter.
  2. A language that is not one's native tongue.
    • The children struggled in their Welsh lessons because they didn't have any experience of foreign languages.

Forms

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foreign languages Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

foreign country · second language

Translations (90)

ur غیر مُلْکی زَبان (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · he שָׂפָה זָרָה (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · lv svešvaloda (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · tt чит тел (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · ar لُغَة أَجْنَبِيَّة (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · sl tuji jezik (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · hsb cuza rěč (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · sv främmande språk (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · km ភាសាបរទេស (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · yue 外國語 /外国语 (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · tg забони хориҷӣ (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · eu erdara (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · nl vreemde taal (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · id bahasa asing (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · cs cizí jazyk (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · az xarici dil (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · crh ecnebiy til (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · fi vieras kieli (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · th ภาษาต่างประเทศ (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · cmn 外語 /外语 (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · gl lingua estranxeira (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · nan-tws 番話 /番话 (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · lb Friemsprooch (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · ang feorcumen (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · hak 番話 /番话 (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · ru иностра́нный язы́к (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · fa زبان خارجی (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · yue 外語 /外语 (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · cmn 外國語 /外国语 (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · ky чет тили (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · sh strani jezik (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · kmr zimanê biyanî (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · ja 外国語 (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · bg чужд ези́к (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · sh страни језик (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · nan-tws 番话 (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · vi ngoại ngữ (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · sk cudzí jazyk (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · ko 외어 (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · mk странски јазик (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · lt užsienio kalba (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · my ဘာသာခြား (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · ta அயல்மொழி (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · de Fremdsprache (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · uz chet dil (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · et võõrkeel (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · sq gjuhë e huaj (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · it lingua straniera (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · dsb cuza rěc (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · ug چەت تىلى (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · ta வேற்றுமொழி (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · he לַעַז (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · eo fremda lingvo (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · pl język obcy (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · my ဘာသန္တရ (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · pt idioma estrangeiro (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · tk daşary ýurt dili (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · lo ພາສາຕ່າງປະເທດ (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · hi विदेशी भाषा (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · es lengua extranjera (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · is útlenska (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · nah pinotlahtōlli (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · ca llengua estrangera (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · dng вэйү (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · ur بِدیسی زَبان (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · yue 番話 /番话 (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · ka უცხო ენა (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · tr yabancı dil (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · be заме́жная мо́ва (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · fr langue étrangère (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · ga teanga iasachta (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · myp ’apagáiso (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · pt língua estrangeira (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · ko 외국어 (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · ur پَرْدیسی زَبان (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · cmn 外文 (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · hy օտար լեզու (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · kmr zimanê ejnebî (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · nan-hbl 外語 /外语 (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · hu idegen nyelv (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · da fremmedsprog (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · uk інозе́мна мо́ва (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · eu erdera (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · vo foginänapük (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · kk шет тілі (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · ky чет элдик тили (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · yi פֿרעמדע שפּראַך (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · ms bahasa asing (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · nb fremmedspråk (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) · ro limbă străină (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place)