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/ɔʁ/

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Translation

outside of, out of

Word origin

From Old French fors, from Latin foris ('outside, out of doors'). English 'foreign' and 'forfeit' come from the same root.

Origin
Latin
Root
foris
English cognates
foreign, forfeit

Examples

, .

This problem is completely beyond my abilities, I cannot help you.

, .

Out of season, hotel prices are much cheaper.

.

He was completely beside himself when he heard the news.

cette .

This product is overpriced in this shop.

.

The phone has been out of order since Monday morning.

est une preposition signifiant outside of, except for, beyond. Elle s'emploie dans des locutions figees comme hors de (outside of), hors pair (without equal), hors jeu (offside), hors ligne (offline). Hors de soi (beside oneself) exprime une emotion extreme.

Hors taxe (excluding tax, duty-free) et hors competition (out of competition, hors concours) sont des expressions administratives et commerciales. Hors de question (out of the question) est un refus categorique. Ne pas confondre avec or (gold) ou or (conjunction).

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This word is part of lesson 15.