French word

ailleurs

Pronunciation

IPA/ajœʁ/

Meaning

  • adverbelsewhere

Example

Nous dînerons ailleurs ce soir.

We will have dinner elsewhere tonight.

Illustration for ailleurs (elsewhere)

More examples

Il cherche du travail ailleurs.

He is looking for work elsewhere.

Core concept

A location outside the place currently being discussed.

Common phrases

  • aller ailleurs

    go elsewhere

  • regarder ailleurs

    look elsewhere

  • chercher ailleurs

    search elsewhere

Similar words

autre part: Somewhere other than the place being discussed.
là-bas: In a distant place, away from the speaker and listener.
quelque part: In some unspecified place.

Definition in French

Signifie « dans un autre lieu » et sert à situer une action ou un état hors du lieu mentionné.

Word origin

Ailleurs continues Old French aillors, ultimately from Latin aliorsum, meaning 'towards another place'.

Usage tips

  • Ailleurs is an adverb, so French uses 'dîner ailleurs' without a preposition or article.

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