/ajœʁ/
Translation
elsewhere; moreover (d'ailleurs)
Word origin
From Vulgar Latin in aliore (loco) ('in another place'), from Latin alius ('other'). The adverb means 'elsewhere'; d'ailleurs means 'besides, moreover'.
- Origin
- Vulgar Latin
- Root
- alior
- English cognates
- alias, alien
Examples
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I'd prefer to live elsewhere, closer to the sea.
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His mind was clearly elsewhere during the meeting.
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By the way, I wanted to thank you for yesterday.
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Let's go eat somewhere else, there are too many people here.
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Moreover, I think your idea has a lot of merit.
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Let's look for a café somewhere else, this one is too expensive.
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