French word

dehors

Pronunciation

IPA/dəɔʁ/

Meaning

  • adverboutside

Example

Nous dînons dehors ce soir.

We are having dinner outside tonight.

Illustration for dehors (outside)

More examples

Je fais du sport dehors le week-end.

I exercise outdoors on weekends.

Core concept

Life taking place in the open space beyond a building's walls.

Common phrases

  • faire du sport dehors

    exercise outdoors

  • passer du temps dehors

    spend time outdoors

Similar words

à l'extérieur: In a place outside a building.
à l'air libre: In the open air, exposed to natural air and wind.

Definition in French

Signifie être ou se trouver à l'extérieur, en plein air.

Word origin

The French adverb dehors developed from the Old French combination de hors, with hors inherited from Latin foris, 'outside'.

Usage tips

  • Dehors is not normally a noun meaning 'the outside'; en dehors de is the established phrase for 'outside of' or 'apart from'.

Other meanings

  • outdoorsnoun

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