dehors/də.ɔʁ/
adverb / noun / preposition · A2 · Frequency 503
adverb
Meanings
outside; outdoors
Commonly used as an adverb to indicate location; frequent in both spoken and written language.
Examples
Les enfants jouent dehors malgré le vent.
The children are playing outside despite the wind.
Il fait plus frais dehors que dans la maison.
It is cooler outside than in the house.
Le chat est resté dehors toute la nuit.
The cat stayed outside all night.
Collocations
- aller dehorsgo outside
Common mistakes
Les enfants jouent dehor.
Les enfants jouent dehors.
dehors must be spelled with the final s; do not write dehor.
Related words
nounmasculine
Meanings
outside
Used as a noun to denote the external space of something; common in both spoken and written language.
Examples
Le dehors est encore humide après la pluie.
The outside is still wet after the rain.
Elle préfère le calme du dehors au bruit du bureau.
She prefers the quiet of the outside to the noise of the office.
Un courant d’air froid vient du dehors quand la porte s’ouvre.
A cold draft comes from outside when the door opens.
Collocations
- le dehors et le dedansthe outside and the inside
Common mistakes
Je reste dehor après le travail.
Je reste dehors après le travail.
dehors is the current lemma and must keep its final s; dehor is not the correct French spelling.
Related words
preposition
Meanings
outside; outside of
Used as a preposition indicating spatial external position, commonly to express that something or someone is outside a certain area.
Examples
Les enfants jouent dehors pendant que les adultes préparent le repas.
The children are playing outside while the adults prepare the meal.
Il fait froid dehors, alors prends un manteau chaud.
It is cold outside, so wear a warm coat.
Collocations
- aller dehorsto go outside
- jouer dehorsto play outside
- être dehorsto be outside
Common mistakes
dehors de
dehors
Incorrect use of the structure “dehors de”; actually, “dehors” is not followed by the preposition “de.”
à dehors
dehors
Incorrectly adding the preposition “à” before “dehors”; the correct usage is to use “dehors” alone.