French word

externe

Pronunciation

IPA/ɛkstɛʁn/

Meaning

  • adjectiveexternal

Example

Nous avons demandé l'avis d'un consultant externe.

We asked an external consultant for advice.

Illustration for externe (external)

More examples

L'entreprise a recours à un prestataire externe.

The company uses an external service provider.

Core concept

A person or thing outside an organization or place but connected to its activities.

Common phrases

  • consultant externe

    external consultant

  • expert externe

    external expert

  • prestataire externe

    external service provider

Similar words

extérieur: Found outdoors or beyond the limits of an organization.
étranger: External to a group or event and not involved with it.

Definition in French

Qui concerne des éléments ou des personnes venant de l'extérieur d'une organisation ou d'un lieu.

Word origin

French externe is a learned borrowing from Latin externus, meaning 'outside' or 'from without'.

Usage tips

  • As an adjective, externe has the same spelling for masculine and feminine singular, while plural forms are externes.

Other meanings

  • outsideadjective

Opposites

Related words

  • externaliseroutsourceverb
  • externalisationoutsourcingnoun
  • externaliséoutsourcedadjective

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