on the outside

à l’extérieur, dehors

Dans la partie extérieure d’une chose ou en dehors de son espace intérieur.

En anglais simple : At the outer part of something, or beyond its inside area.

• The handle is on the outside.
• We stood on the outside of the fence.
• The workers stayed on the outside while the roof was inspected.

Comment l'utiliser : on the outside of something (The ladder was on the outside of the building.)

Synonymes : outside, externally

Contraires : inside

Expressions courantes : stay on the outside, stand on the outside

sur la face extérieure, à l’extérieur

Sur la face d’une chose qui est tournée vers l’extérieur.

En anglais simple : On the surface facing away from the inside of something.

• The cup is blue on the outside.
• Ice had formed on the outside of the window.
• The shell felt rough on the outside but smooth inside.

Comment l'utiliser : on the outside of something (There was a label on the outside of the box.)

Synonymes : on the exterior

Contraires : on the inside

Expressions courantes : paint on the outside, smooth on the outside

en apparence, extérieurement

D’après ce qu’une personne ou une chose laisse voir, même si la réalité est différente.

En anglais simple : In the way someone or something appears, which may differ from how they really are.

• She seemed happy on the outside.
• He was calm on the outside but frightened inside.
• Their marriage looked perfect on the outside.

Synonymes : outwardly, on the surface

Contraires : inwardly

Expressions courantes : calm on the outside, happy on the outside

hors de prison, en liberté

En vivant libre, sans être en prison.

En anglais simple : Living freely rather than being in prison.

• He has friends on the outside.
• Life on the outside felt strange after ten years in prison.
• Her family on the outside sent letters every week.

Synonymes : out of prison, at liberty

Contraires : in prison

Expressions courantes : life on the outside, friends on the outside