Kilo Lingo

/də.ɔʁ/

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Translation

outside

Word origin

From de ('from') plus Old French fors ('outside'), from Latin foris ('out of doors'), from fores ('door').

Origin
Latin
Root
foris
English cognates
foreign, forest

Examples

.

The children are playing outside despite the cold.

.

He prefers to work outside when the weather is nice.

, promener.

Let the cat outside, it wants to go for a walk.

.

Put the dog outside before going to work.

, soufflait .

Outside, the wind was blowing hard against the windows.

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