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Russian
Pronunciation
Noun
заграни́ца • (zagraníca) f inan (genitive заграни́цы, nominative plural заграни́цы, genitive plural заграни́ц)
- (informal) a foreign country or countries, or any territory outside homeland
- Synonyms: зарубе́жье (zarubéžʹje); (being abroad) за грани́цей (za granícej), за рубежо́м (za rubežóm); (going abroad) за грани́цу (za granícu), за рубе́ж (za rubéž)
- уе́хать в заграни́цу (the same as the adverb: уе́хать заграни́цу (ujéxatʹ zagranícu)) ― ujéxatʹ v zagranícu ― to leave the home country, to go abroad
- ката́ться по заграни́цам ― katátʹsja po zagranícam ― to go abroad frequently, to travel from one foreign country to another.
- торгова́ть с заграни́цей ― torgovátʹ s zagranícej ― to do foreign trade, to trade overseas.
- быть заграни́цей (as adverb) ― bytʹ zagranícej ― to be abroad
- Он сейча́с заграни́цей ― On sejčás zagranícej ― He is abroad now.
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