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Fremdsprache

foreign language

noun FREMT-shpra-khe Rare
Communication Language

Usage Note

Fremdsprache denotes any language other than one's native tongue. Distinct from Zweitsprache (a second language used regularly in daily life), a Fremdsprache is typically learnt formally at school.

Examples

"Englisch ist in Deutschland die meistgelernte Fremdsprache."

Natural Translation

English is the most widely learnt foreign language in Germany.

Literal Translation

English is in Germany the most-learnt foreign-language.

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