en dehors
Americanadverb
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Ballet. (of a turn) outward, or in the direction of the leg that is bent or stretched outward; away from the standing leg.
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Ballet. (of the movement of an arm or leg) in a circular motion from front to side to back or outward from the body.
Example Sentences
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Notre récit restera complètement en dehors des préoccupations de la dogmatique et des déclamations de la polémique.
From A Lecture on the Study of History by Acton, John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, Baron
Quand nous eûmes passé la porte nous les trouvâmes tous quatre assis en dehors de la galerie, sur un pièce de bois qui se trouvoit là.
From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 10 Asia, Part III by Hakluyt, Richard
Les bachas eux-même étoient en dehors, debout et fort loin, ainsi que la plupart des personnes que j'avois vues autrefois dans l'intérieur; encore leur nombre étoit-il beaucoup moindre.
From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 10 Asia, Part III by Hakluyt, Richard
“Vous avez Goethe, vous avez Schiller, et vous avez Lessing, mais en dehors de ces trois noms il n’y a rien.”
From The Intellectual Life by Hamerton, Philip Gilbert
Inspired by the beauty and brilliancy of the variously tinted prominence-lines revealed to him by the spectroscope, Janssen exclaimed to those about him, "Je verrai ces lignes-là en dehors des éclipses!"
From A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition by Clerke, Agnes M. (Agnes Mary)
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