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hors
/oʁ/
outside, except
Je vais rester hors de la maison jusqu'à ce soir.
I will stay outside the house until tonight.
formal
Outside, not included, or except for something
Hors de France, il n'a pas de crédit.
Outside of France, he has no credit.
Often used to indicate exclusion or something being outside a specified scope.
Engineering
technical
Off, not operating (in the context of machinery or systems)
Le système est hors service pour maintenance.
The system is off for maintenance.
Used in technical contexts to denote something is not in operation.
Collocations
hors deoutside of, except forhors serviceout of service
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Pro Tip
Usage Tip
Remember, 'hors' often implies exclusion or a location outside a defined boundary.
Word Origin
From Old French, ultimately from Latin 'foris', meaning outside
Usage Notes
Versatile preposition indicating exclusion or physical location outside something.
Word Breakdown
hors
outside, except
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