No. 5,754 in Catalan
foreign
The Catalan word for "foreign" is "estranger" (adjective). Definition: Belonging to or originating from a different country or nation.
In a sentence
La pel·lícula que vam veure era d'un director estranger.
The movie we saw was by a foreign director.
In this sentence, 'estranger' ('foreign') is used as an adjective to describe the nationality of the director.
Vaig estudiar literatura estrangera a la universitat.
I studied foreign literature at the university.
Here, 'estrangera' conveys the idea of something originating from countries other than the speaker's own, modifying 'literatura' ('literature').
Les costums estrangeres poden ser fascinants.
Foreign customs can be fascinating.
In this example, 'estrangeres' is an adjective describing customs ('costums') that originate from a different cultural or national context.
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