hors
/ɔʁ/
Translation
outside of, out of
Examples
competence, .
This problem is completely outside my area of expertise, I cannot help you.
saison, hôtels chers.
Out of season, hotel prices are much cheaper.
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He was completely beside himself when he heard the news.
Hors 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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