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2 ♦ foreign
♦ foreign /ˈfɒrən/a.1 straniero; forestiero; estero: foreign countries, paesi stranieri; foreign languages, lingue straniere; foreign affairs, affari esteri; foreign flag, bandiera estera; foreign trade, commercio estero (o con l'estero)3 ( solo pred.) estraneo; non familiare; sconosciuto; alieno: ideas foreign to the main theme, idee estranee al tema principale; He spoke in a language that was foreign to me, ha parlato in una lingua a me sconosciuta; Rudeness is foreign to his nature, la scortesia è estranea al suo carattere● (econ.) foreign aid, aiuti ai paesi esteri □ (in GB, dal 1968) the Foreign and Commonwealth Office ► FCO □ (econ., fin.) foreign balance, saldo con l'estero □ (comm.) foreign bill, cambiale estera □ (med.) foreign body, corpo estraneo □ ( banca) foreign borrowings, provvista in valuta estera □ foreign correspondent, (comm. est.) corrispondente all'estero; ( anche) corrispondente in lingue estere; (giorn.) corrispondente dall'estero □ (fin.) foreign currency, divisa (o valuta) estera □ (econ.) foreign demand, domanda estera □ (econ.) foreign direct investment, investimento diretto estero □ foreign exchange, cambio valutario; = foreign currency ► sopra □ (econ.) foreign debt, debito estero □ foreign-exchange broker, intermediario di cambio; cambista □ (fin.) foreign-exchange dealer, cambiavalute □ (fin.) foreign-exchange market, mercato valutario; mercato dei cambi □ (fin.) foreign-exchange rate, tasso (o corso) di cambio □ (fin.) foreign-exchange reserves, riserve valutarie □ (fin.) foreign-exchange restrictions, restrizioni valutarie □ (comput.) foreign key, chiave esterna □ (econ.) foreign labour, manodopera straniera □ (mil.) the Foreign Legion, la legione straniera □ foreign-made, fabbricato all'estero; di produzione estera □ (polit.) foreign minister, ministro degli esteri □ (in GB, fino al 1968) the Foreign Office, il Ministero degli esteri □ (econ.) foreign-owned company, azienda a capitale straniero □ (in GB) Foreign Secretary, Ministro degli esteri □ (in USA) the Foreign Service, la diplomazia; il corpo diplomatico □ (lett.) foreign soil, terra straniera. -
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['liːdʒən] 1.nome mil. legione f.; fig. moltitudine f., schiera f.2.* * *['li:‹ən]1) (in ancient Rome, a body of from three to six thousand soldiers.) legione2) (a great many or a very large number.) moltitudine* * *legion /ˈli:dʒən/A n.2 (mil.) legione; (fig.) moltitudine, folta schiera: to have a legion of admirers, avere una folta schiera di ammiratoriB a. pred.innumerevole; numerosissimo: Her fans are legion, ha una moltitudine di fan; The problems are legion, i problemi sono innumerevoli● the Legion of Honour, la Legion d'onore □ (in USA) the American Legion, Associazione dei Combattenti e Reduci □ (in GB) the British Legion, Associazione dei Combattenti e Reduci □ (mil.) the Foreign Legion, la Legione straniera.* * *['liːdʒən] 1.nome mil. legione f.; fig. moltitudine f., schiera f.2. -
4 legionnaire le·gion·naire n
[ˌliːdʒə'nɛə(r)](French Foreign Legion) legionario
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