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1 ♦ 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. -
2 ♦ department
♦ department /dɪˈpɑ:tmənt/n.1 dipartimento; ( di governo) ministero, dipartimento: the police department, il dipartimento di polizia; a government department, un ministero, un dipartimento del governo2 reparto; ufficio: accounting department, ufficio contabilità; shipping department, ufficio spedizioni; Where's the sports department?, dov'è il reparto sportivo?; sales [marketing] department, reparto vendite [marketing]; DIALOGO → - In a meeting- This is Mrs King from our planning department, le presento la signora King dell'ufficio progettazione; personnel department, ufficio (del) personale3 dipartimento ( universitario): the department of sociology, il dipartimento di sociologia; the Italian department, il dipartimento di italianistica; extramural department, dipartimento che gestisce i corsi liberi5 (fig. fam.) competenze: Mending fuses isn't my department, riparare i fusibili non fa parte delle mie competenze● (org. az., rag.) department budget, budget di reparto □ department head, caporeparto □ department store, emporio; grandi magazzini NOTE DI CULTURA: Department: in Gran Bretagna per i ministeri dell'amministrazione pubblica si usano, oltre al termine Ministry, anche i termini Department e ► Office. Non sempre questi ministeri hanno un preciso equivalente nell'amministrazione italiana. I principali sono lo Home Office, Ministero dell'interno; il Ministry of Defence, Ministero della difesa; Her Majesty's Treasury, Ministero delle finanze; il Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Ministero degli esteri e del Commonwealth; il Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Dipartimento della cultura, dei media e dello sport; il Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Dipartimento dell'ambiente, dell'industria alimentare e delle politiche agricole; il Department of Health, Ministero della sanità; il Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, Dipartimento per gli affari, l'innovazione e le qualifiche professionali; il Department of Work and Pensions, Dipartimento del lavoro e delle pensioni; il Department for Children, Schools and Families, il Dipartimento per l'infanzia, le scuole e la famiglia; il Department of Communities and Local Government, il Dipartimento per le amministrazioni locali; il Department of Energy and Climate Change, il Dipartimento per l'energia e i cambiamenti climatici. Da notare che negli Stati Uniti lo State Department ( anche chiamato il Department of State) è il Ministero degli esteri.
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