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foreign language

Noun CEFR B2
fɔːɹɪn lɛŋɡwɪd͡ʒ

Definitions

  1. A language that is not widely or officially spoken in a particular place.
  2. A language that is not one's native tongue.

Equivalents

DeutschFremdsprache
日本語外語
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Examples

“Irish courts will hear⟳ cases in English or Gaelic, but speakers of foreign languages must find⟳ an interpreter.”
“The children struggled in their Welsh lessons because they didn't have⟳ any experience⟳ of foreign languages.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

foreign legion Foreign Longhair foreign minister foreign money foreign muck foreign national

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