dehors

outside

adverb duh-OR Common

Origin: From Latin de foris (from outside).

Also means

outdoors

Usage Note

Dehors functions as both an adverb ('outside') and a noun (le dehors = the exterior). The phrase en dehors de (outside of, apart from) is a common preposition in formal and conversational French. Its opposite is dedans (inside). The expression mettre quelqu'un dehors means to throw someone out, carrying a strong sense of expulsion.

Examples

"Les enfants jouent dehors après l'école."

Natural Translation

The children play outside after school.

Literal Translation

The children play outside after the-school.

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