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=4 basic meanings, or maybe 7=
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=Some basic meanings=
 
==lack, absence, manque, panne==
 
==lack, absence, manque, panne==
*sold <i>out</i>, a sell<i>out</i>, voted <i>out</i>, <i>out</i>moded, <i>out</i> of order (vending machine)
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*sold <i>out</i>, a sell<u>out</u>, voted <i>out</i>, <u>out</u>moded, <i>out</i> of order (vending machine)
 
*We ran <i>out</i> of gas.
 
*We ran <i>out</i> of gas.
 
*You're <i>out</i> of luck.
 
*You're <i>out</i> of luck.
 
*Jerzy flunked <i>out</i> of college twice.
 
*Jerzy flunked <i>out</i> of college twice.
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*Time <u>out</u>  (the clock stops running)
  
 
==à ou vers l'extérieur==
 
==à ou vers l'extérieur==
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*Let's get take-<i>out</i> tacos and crunch in the park.
 
*Let's get take-<i>out</i> tacos and crunch in the park.
 
*<i>out</i>bound traffic (vers l'extérieur), <i>out</i>box, <i>out</i>put
 
*<i>out</i>bound traffic (vers l'extérieur), <i>out</i>box, <i>out</i>put
*Get <i>out</i> your notebooks.
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*Get <i>out</i> your notebooks.  get a shout <i>out</i> to...
*Keep <i>out</i>!
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*Keep <i>out</i>!  
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*No way!  Get <i>out</i> of here! (Absolument pas, vas t'en!) ou en mode <abbr title="situation comedy.  Friends.  How I Met Your Mother, etc.">sit-com</abbr>:  "sérieux?! c'est pas vrai".
  
 
==<i>hors (de)</i> ==
 
==<i>hors (de)</i> ==
*out of date (<i>daté</i>)
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*out of date  
 
*out of the question
 
*out of the question
*out of order (courtroom decorum)
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*out of order: (1) break the rules of parliamentary procedure (law, justice), (2) en panne
*out of bounds
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*out of bounds (hors jeu)
*out of season
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*Think <i>out</i>side of the box.
*cast out, outcasts, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outlier outliers],
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*cast out, outcasts, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outlier outliers]
*throw STH out
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*throw STH out = <i>jeter qqch</i>
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*timeout.  Giving a child a time<u>out</u> alone in his/her room allows tempers to cool.
  
==hors pair / dominant==
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==hors pair / peerless / dominant==
*outclass, outperform, outshout, outfox,  etc. etc.
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*outclass, outperform, outshout, outfox
  
 
==completely (extension)==
 
==completely (extension)==
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*the <i>out</i>line of a lesson plan (outline = <i>plan</i>)
 
*the <i>out</i>line of a lesson plan (outline = <i>plan</i>)
 
*Let them fight it <i>out</i>, we've got better things to do.
 
*Let them fight it <i>out</i>, we've got better things to do.
*She lived <i>out</i> her life in a home in the kingdom of the sea.
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*She lived <i>out</i> her life in a home in the kingdom by the sea.
 
*Check this <i>out</i>.  (sens:  regarde de bien plus près, c'est curieux...)   
 
*Check this <i>out</i>.  (sens:  regarde de bien plus près, c'est curieux...)   
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*The problem got sorted <i>out</i>.  (resolved)
  
  
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*come out  (<i>sortir, paraitre, se savoir, être révélé / rendu publique</i>)
 
*come out  (<i>sortir, paraitre, se savoir, être révélé / rendu publique</i>)
*give out  (<i>distribuer, (r)émettre 4), lâcher, s'épuiser</i>)
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*give out  (<i>distribuer, (r)émettre (un prix, un subvention), lâcher, s'épuiser</i>)
 
*hold out (<i>tendre, résister, durer</i>)
 
*hold out (<i>tendre, résister, durer</i>)
  
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=combines with other prepositions=
 
=combines with other prepositions=
  
*without:  fr <i>sans</i> la <i>sine</i>, ru <i>bez'</i>, de <i>ohne</i>, ...  
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*<b>with</b>out:  fr <i>sans</i> la <i>sine</i>, ru <i>bez'</i>, de <i>ohne</i>, ...  
*about (Old English <i>abutan</i>, earlier <i>onbutan</i> "on the outside of," from <i>on</i>  + <i>be</i> "by" + <i>utan</i> "outside," from <i>ut</i> (out)).  [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?&search=about etym-online]
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*<b>ab</b>out (Old English <i>abutan</i>, earlier <i>onbutan</i> "on the outside of," from <i>on</i>  + <i>be</i> "by" + <i>utan</i> "outside," from <i>ut</i> (out)).  [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?&search=about etym-online]
*throughout:  <i>à travers</i> time or space
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*<b>through</b>out:  <i>à travers</i> time or space
 
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Latest revision as of 02:02, 11 August 2013

Some basic meanings

lack, absence, manque, panne

  • sold out, a sellout, voted out, outmoded, out of order (vending machine)
  • We ran out of gas.
  • You're out of luck.
  • Jerzy flunked out of college twice.
  • Time out (the clock stops running)

à ou vers l'extérieur

  • Go play outside, but don't stay out too long, we're eating out tonight.
  • Let's get take-out tacos and crunch in the park.
  • outbound traffic (vers l'extérieur), outbox, output
  • Get out your notebooks. get a shout out to...
  • Keep out!
  • No way! Get out of here! (Absolument pas, vas t'en!) ou en mode sit-com: "sérieux?! c'est pas vrai".

hors (de)

  • out of date
  • out of the question
  • out of order: (1) break the rules of parliamentary procedure (law, justice), (2) en panne
  • out of bounds (hors jeu)
  • Think outside of the box.
  • cast out, outcasts, outliers
  • throw STH out = jeter qqch
  • timeout. Giving a child a timeout alone in his/her room allows tempers to cool.

hors pair / peerless / dominant

  • outclass, outperform, outshout, outfox

completely (extension)

  • fill out a form. (UK = fill in)
  • the outline of a lesson plan (outline = plan)
  • Let them fight it out, we've got better things to do.
  • She lived out her life in a home in the kingdom by the sea.
  • Check this out. (sens: regarde de bien plus près, c'est curieux...)
  • The problem got sorted out. (resolved)


Souvent les verbes à particules peuvent avoir des sens radicalement différents dans différents contextes selon le sens qui prime (parmi les 5 ci-dessus, par exemple)

  • come out (sortir, paraitre, se savoir, être révélé / rendu publique)
  • give out (distribuer, (r)émettre (un prix, un subvention), lâcher, s'épuiser)
  • hold out (tendre, résister, durer)


See this blogpost for a few more examples if you're interested.

combines with other prepositions

  • without: fr sans la sine, ru bez', de ohne, ...
  • about (Old English abutan, earlier onbutan "on the outside of," from on + be "by" + utan "outside," from ut (out)). etym-online
  • throughout: à travers time or space