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out

Pronunciation: /aʊt/

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French translation of out

When out is used as an adverb meaning outside, it often adds little to the sense of the phrase: they're out in the garden = they're in the garden. In such cases out will not usually be translated: ils sont dans le jardin.

A. vtr

  • révéler l'homosexualité de [person]

B. adv

  • 1 (outside) dehors to stay out in the rain = rester (dehors) sous la pluie out there = dehors
  • 2to go or walk out = sortir I couldn't find my way out = je ne trouvais pas la sortie when the tide is out = à marée basse further out = plus loin to invite sb out to dinner = inviter qn au restaurant
  • 4to be out [book, exam results] = être publié/-e
  • 5to be out [sun, moon, stars] = briller
  • 6to be out [fire, light] = être éteint/-e
  • 7 [Sport] to be out [player] = être éliminé/-e ‘out!’ (of ball) = ‘out!’
  • 8 (over) before the week is out = avant la fin de la semaine
  • 9 (colloq) to be out to do = être bien décidé/-e à faire he's just out for what he can get = c'est l'intérêt qui le guide

C. phr

  • 1to go or walk or come out of = sortir de to jump out of the window = sauter par la fenêtre to take sth out of one's bag = prendre qch dans son sac
  • 2 (expressing ratio) sur two out of every three = deux sur trois
  • 3 hors de [reach, sight]; en dehors de [city]; à l'abri de [sun]
  • 4to be (right) out of = ne plus avoir de [item]

Idioms

to be out of it

(colloq) être dans les vapes (fam)

out in other Oxford dictionaries

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