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# extérieur — French to English

How French *extérieur* is translated into English in open, checked parallel texts: 5 translations with example sentences.

The Elamur Dictionary has no French section yet; the English translations below link to their meanings where it has them.

Sentence pairs counted, by form: extérieur (53 833), extérieure (36 095), extérieures (30 817), extérieurs (34 198). By style: everyday 179 · literary 20 · biblical 34 · parliamentary 12 059 · legal and administrative 21 303 · UN documents 121 348.

## external

Used about 62 998 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 10 · literary ≈ 9 · parliamentary ≈ 6 469 · legal and administrative ≈ 10 373 · UN documents ≈ 46 138). Meaning: [external in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/external/).

- La parole est la pensée **extérieure**, et la pensée est la parole intérieure.
  Speech is **external** thought, and thought internal speech.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Scott and Adelpa · checked, community translation · [\#5002684](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5002684) [\#923431](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/923431))

- Les objets **extérieurs** ont une action réelle sur le cerveau.
  **External** objects produce decided effects upon the brain.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · verne journey centre earth, row 2209)

- Service européen pour l'action **extérieure** (
  European **External** Action Service (
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1404299)

- Saillies **extérieures** des cabines
  **External** projections of cabs
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 2738108)

- III. Évolution du secteur **extérieur**
  III. Developments in the **external** sector
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 6179380)

## outside

Used about 25 795 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 105 · literary ≈ 2 · biblical ≈ 8 · parliamentary ≈ 2 889 · legal and administrative ≈ 2 565 · UN documents ≈ 20 225). Meaning: [outside in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/outside/).

- Allons à l'**extérieur** !
  Let's go **outside**!
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Sifaks and Sifaks · checked, community translation · [\#13242824](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13242824) [\#13242825](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13242825))

- Le reste du trapèze formait le jardin qui était beaucoup plus bas que le niveau de la rue Polonceau; ce qui faisait les murailles bien plus élevées encore au dedans qu'à l'**extérieur**.
  The remainder of the trapezium formed the garden, which was much lower than the level of the Rue Polonceau, which caused the walls to be very much higher on the inside than on the **outside**.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 10770)

- Il couvrit d’or le sol de la maison, à l’intérieur et à l’**extérieur**.
  He overlaid the floor of the house with gold, inside and **outside**.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 1KI 6:30)

- Une assistance **extérieure** paraît dès lors indispensable.
  **Outside** help now appears essential.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 221005)

- Une autre personne **extérieure** au ménage
  3 Someone else **outside** the household
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 2878442)

## foreign

Used about 18 127 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 6 · parliamentary ≈ 1 131 · legal and administrative ≈ 558 · UN documents ≈ 16 433). Meaning: [foreign in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/foreign/).

- La dette **extérieure** des États-Unis a dépassé les 500 milliards de dollars.
  America's **foreign** debt shot past $500 billion.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by hortusdei and CM · checked, community translation · [\#67566](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/67566) [\#139341](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/139341))

- J'en viens à la partie relative à la politique **extérieure**.
  So I turn now to **foreign** policy considerations.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1928637)

- Unité Politique commerciale **extérieure**
  **Foreign** Trade Policy Unit
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 378624)

- Ministre des relations économiques **extérieures**
  Minister of **Foreign** Economic Relations
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 65443)

- Le gouvernement était dans l'obligation de modifier sa politique **extérieure**.
  The government was obliged to make changes in its **foreign** policy.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Bruno and CM · checked, community translation · [\#497965](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/497965) [\#497422](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/497422))

## outer

Used about 9 606 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 3 · literary ≈ 2 · biblical ≈ 20 · parliamentary ≈ 63 · legal and administrative ≈ 2 565 · UN documents ≈ 6 952). Meaning: [outer in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/outer/).

- Le sac est doté de deux poches **extérieures**.
  The bag has two **outer** pockets.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and danepo · checked, community translation · [\#2514527](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2514527) [\#12318611](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12318611))

- Le plaisir de Marius était de faire de longues promenades seul sur les boulevards **extérieurs**, ou au Champ de Mars ou dans les allées les moins fréquentées du Luxembourg.
  Marius’ pleasure consisted in taking long walks alone on the **outer** boulevards, or in the Champs-de-Mars, or in the least frequented alleys of the Luxembourg.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 15015)

- Il mesura la longueur et la largeur de la porte septentrionale du parvis **extérieur**.
  He measured the length and width of the gate of the **outer** court which faces toward the north.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · EZE 40:20)

- La question que je pose à la Commission est celle-ci : quelles mesures ont été prises depuis lors concernant les frontières **extérieures** ?
  My question to the Commission is: what has been done since on the **outer** borders?
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 229917)

- deux couches **extérieures** en polyester,
  two **outer** layers of polyester,
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 4761885)

## relations

Used about 1 959 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 63 · UN documents ≈ 1 896). Meaning: [relations in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/relations/).

- Même si les études à l'**extérieur** du pays natal sont de courte durée, elles ouvrent une toute nouvelle perspective sur la coopération internationale et les relations entre les nations.
  Although the time spent studying abroad might be short, it opens up a totally new outlook on the international community and international **relations**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1933893)

- M. Richard AMBASSA NTEDE, Chef de Service du Mouvement des Non Alignés, Ministère des Relations **extérieures**
  M. Richard AMBASSA NTEDE, Chef de Service du Mouvement des Non Alignés, Ministère des **Relations** extérieures
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 7499620)

- M. Laurent VIGIER, Direction générale des Affaires européennes et économiques, Sous-Direction des Relations **extérieures** de la Communauté, Ministère des Affaires étrangères GAMBIE
  M. Laurent VIGIER, Direction générale des Affaires européennes et économiques, Sous-Direction des **Relations** extérieures de la Communauté, Ministère des Affaires étrangères
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 6682392)

- Mme Anne CAZALA, Chef, Secteur des relations **extérieures** de l &apos; Union européenne au Secrétariat général du Comité interministériel pour les questions de coopération économique européenne
  Mme Anne CAZALA, Chef, Secteur des **relations** extérieures de l &apos; Union européenne au Secrétariat général du Comité interministériel pour les questions de coopération économique européenne
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 7518107)

## More sentences

Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out.

- L'intérieur de la maison est en accord avec son **extérieur** agréable.
  The interior of the house corresponds to its pleasant exterior.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and carlosalberto · checked, community translation · [\#6298164](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6298164) [\#8966257](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8966257))

- Certains chiens adorent être à l'**extérieur**.
  Some dogs love being outdoor.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and Hybrid · checked, community translation · [\#2963481](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2963481) [\#11284997](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11284997))

- Je vais être à l'**extérieur**, aujourd'hui.
  I'm going to be out today.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · [\#2544785](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2544785) [\#2603333](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2603333))

## Grammar

Notes on grammar and translation on Mova: [French grammar](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/fr/) · [English grammar](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/en/) · [translating between English and French](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/pairs/en-fr/) · [translating from French](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/from-fr/) · [translating into English](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/into-en/).

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