outside

extérieur, surface extérieure

Surface d’un objet tournée vers l’extérieur.

En anglais simple : The surface of something that faces away from its middle.

• The outside of the box is blue.
• She painted the outside of the shed.
• Is the cake soft on the outside?

Comment l'utiliser : the outside of something (We cleaned the outside of the windows.)

Synonymes : exterior

Contraires : inside, interior

Expressions courantes : the outside of, on the outside

apparence, extérieur

Ce que les autres voient d’une personne ou d’une chose, et qui peut cacher sa vraie nature.

En anglais simple : The way someone or something appears to other people, which may hide their true qualities.

• His calm outside hid his worry.
• Beneath her stern outside, she was deeply kind.
• Their cheerful outside concealed years of sadness.

Synonymes : exterior

Expressions courantes : a tough outside, beneath the outside

extérieur, externe

Situé sur la partie extérieure ou le bord d’une chose, ou constituant cette partie.

En anglais simple : On or forming the outer part or edge of something.

• The outside wall is white.
• Keep your feet near the outside edge.
• The outside layer protects the softer material.

Synonymes : outer, external

Contraires : inside, inner

Expressions courantes : outside wall, outside edge, outside surface

extérieur, externe

Qui vient de l’extérieur d’un lieu, d’un groupe ou d’une organisation.

En anglais simple : Coming from beyond a particular place, group, or organization.

• We need outside help.
• The company hired outside experts.
• She resisted outside pressure to change her decision.

Synonymes : external

Contraires : internal

Expressions courantes : outside help, outside influence, outside experts

dehors, à l’extérieur

À l’extérieur d’un bâtiment ou d’un espace fermé, ou en direction de cet endroit.

En anglais simple : In or toward a place beyond a building or another enclosed area.

• Please wait outside.
• The children went outside to play.
• I looked outside and saw snow.

Synonymes : out

Contraires : inside

Expressions courantes : go outside, wait outside, look outside, eat outside

à l’extérieur de, devant

À l’extérieur des murs d’un bâtiment ou d’un espace fermé, parfois juste devant.

En anglais simple : In a place beyond the walls of a building or enclosed space.

• We met outside the school.
• He parked outside my house.
• Are those people waiting outside the shop?

Comment l'utiliser : outside something (A taxi was waiting outside the hotel.)

Synonymes : without

Contraires : inside

Expressions courantes : outside the house, outside the door, outside a shop

hors de, en dehors de

Au-delà de la zone, de la portée ou des limites de quelque chose.

En anglais simple : Beyond the area, range, or limits of something.

• She has never traveled outside Europe.
• This problem is outside my control.
• Please avoid calling outside office hours.

Comment l'utiliser : outside something (That question is outside the scope of this report.)

Synonymes : beyond

Contraires : within

Expressions courantes : outside the country, outside working hours, outside my control

à part, en dehors de

Sans compter une personne, une chose ou une possibilité donnée.

En anglais simple : Except for a particular person, thing, or possibility.

• Outside of work, I have few interests.
• Outside of a small delay, the journey went well.
• Outside of winning a prize, we have no chance.

Comment l'utiliser : outside of someone/something (Outside of her brother, nobody knew about the plan.)

Synonymes : apart from, except for

Expressions courantes : outside of work, outside of someone, outside of something