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là-dehors

out there

adverb lah-duh-OR Rare

Usage Note

Là-dehors is the compound of (there) and dehors (outside), meaning 'out there' in a spatial sense. It is informal and often used in dialogue to point to the outside world beyond a door or window, as in qu'est-ce qui se passe là-dehors ?

Examples

"Il fait froid là-dehors ce matin."

Natural Translation

It is cold out there this morning.

Literal Translation

It makes cold out-there this morning.

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