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The French word for outside is
dehors





outside

French Definition


outside
     1. n. Extérieur.
           Bring in the chair from outside.
           Rentre la chaise.
     2. adj. Extérieur, au-dehors.
           The outside part has been weathered over the years and is now a dull gray.
           La partie extérieure a subi les outrages du temps au long des années et est maintenant d'un gris morne.
     3. v. Dehors, à l'extérieur.
           Go outside to play. You're creating a mess in the house.
           Va jouer dehors. Tu mets le bazar dans la maison.
           You can find it outside.
           Vous le trouverez à l'extérieur.
     4. v. Au-dehors.
           The smoke is escaping outside.
           La fumée s'échappe au-dehors.
     5. prep. En dehors de, hors de, à l'extérieur de.
           It's outside of the house.
           C'est en dehors de la maison.
     6. prep. (Populaire) (Figuré) En outre, hormis, sauf, excepté, en dehors de.
           Outside of a few close friends, probably no one would even notice.
           Hormis quelques amis proches, probablement personne ne ferait ne serait-ce que remarquer.
           You can do whatever you want, outside of Sundays.
           Tu peux faire ce que tu veux, sauf le dimanche.
     7. prep. Au dehors de.
           outside of the specified area
           au dehors de la zone concernée



Translations for outside and their definitions

dehorspronunciation
     1. adv. outside
           Le spectacle se déroule dehors, et c’est gratuit. - The show will take place outside, and it's free.
     2. n-m. outside
     3. prep. outside; outside of


extérieurpronunciation
     1. adj. exterior
     2. n-m. exterior, outside


hors de
     1. prep. out of, outside
           hors de cause - uninvolved, innocent
           hors de combat - hors de combat
           hors de contrôle - out of control
           hors de danger - out of the woods
           hors de page
           hors de pair - peerless
           hors de portée - out of reach
           hors de prix - priceless
           hors de proportion - out of proportion, disproportionate
           hors de propos - beside the point, irrelevant
           hors de question - out of the question
           hors de saison - at an inopportune moment, inopportunely
           hors de soi - beside oneself
           hors d'affaire - out of the woods
           hors d'âge - very old, ageless
           hors d'atteinte - out of reach
           hors d'état de nuire - harmless
           hors d'haleine - out of breath
           hors d'œuvre - separate from the main work
           hors d'usage - out of order
           hors du commun - out of the ordinary
           hors du coup - out of the loop
           hors des clous - not abiding by the rules
           hors des sentiers battus - off the beaten path
           hors de l'Église, point de salut - there is no salvation outside the Church
           garder la tête hors de l'eau - to keep one's head above water


externe
     1. adj. external
     2. n. (education) (a school student who doesn't stay in his establishment for meals or at night)


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