outside

outside
outside ,
A n
1 (of object, building) extérieur m ; to be blue/crisp on the outside être bleu/croustillant à l'extérieur ; on the outside of (on surface itself) sur l'extérieur de [box, file, fabric] ; (in external space) à l'extérieur de [building] ; you can't open the door from the outside on ne peut pas ouvrir la porte de dehors or de l'extérieur ;
2 Aut to overtake on the outside GB, Austral etc doubler sur la droite ; US, Europe etc doubler sur la gauche ;
3 (in motor racing) extérieur m ;
4 (not within company, institution etc) extérieur m ; to bring in an expert from (the) outside faire venir un expert de l'extérieur ; to smuggle sth in from (the) outside faire entrer qch clandestinement ;
5 fig (from objective position) from (the) outside de l'extérieur ;
6 (maximum) at the outside au maximum.
B adj
1 (outdoor) [temperature] extérieur ; [toilet] à l'extérieur ; TV, Radio [broadcast] enregistré hors studio ;
2 (outer) [measurement, edge, wall] extérieur ;
3 Telecom [line] extérieur ; [call] de l'extérieur ;
4 (beyond usual environment) [interests, commitments] (outside home) en dehors de la maison ; (outside work) en dehors de son/votre etc travail ; the outside world le monde extérieur ;
5 (from elsewhere) [help] de l'extérieur ; [influence] extérieur ; an outside opinion l'avis de quelqu'un qui n'est pas impliqué ;
6 outside lane GB, Austral etc voie f de droite ; US, Europe etc voie f de gauche ; (on athletics track) couloir m extérieur ;
7 (faint) an outside chance une faible chance.
C adv [play, wait] dehors ; [film] tourné en extérieur.
D outside in adj phr, adv phr à l'envers.
E prep (also outside of)
1 (not within) en dehors de [city, community] ; de l'autre côté de [boundary] ; à l'extérieur de [convent, prison] ; au large de [harbour] ;
2 (in front of) devant [house, shop] ;
3 (over) to wear a shirt outside one's trousers porter une chemise sur son pantalon ;
4 fig (beyond) outside her family/her work en dehors de ses proches/son travail ; outside office hours en dehors des heures de bureau ; outside our jurisdiction hors de notre juridiction ; it's outside my experience je n'ai jamais été confronté à ce problème.

Big English-French dictionary. 2003.

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