What does extérieur in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word extérieur in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use extérieur in French.

The word extérieur in French means outside, external, outside, surrounding, outward, outside, outside, exterior, foreign, external, extrinsic, extraneous, appearance, foreign countries, outside, outside, baseball field, ball field, baseball diamond, foreign trade, overseas trade, outside, in the open air, external forum, independent contractor, external environment, opening to outside, open to others, visible sign of wealth. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word extérieur

outside, external

adjectif (externe)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Ses problèmes viennent de mauvaises influences extérieures.
His problems come from bad external influences.

outside

adjectif (qui est hors d'un lieu)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Les enfants jouent dans la cour extérieure.
The children are playing in the outside courtyard.

surrounding

adjectif (en périphérie)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Je ne traverse pas la ville, je prends les boulevards extérieurs.
I don't go through town; I take the surrounding roads.

outward

adjectif (visible du dehors)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Ses amis condamnent ses signes extérieurs de richesse.
His friends disapprove of his outward signs of wealth.

outside

nom masculin (ce qui est au-dehors)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
À l'extérieur du village, il y a la forêt.
The forest is on the outskirts of the village.

outside, exterior

nom masculin (partie tournée vers le dehors)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les visiteurs regardent l'extérieur de la maison.
The visitors are looking at the outside of the house.

foreign

adjectif (relatif aux pays étrangers)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Elle travaille au ministère du commerce extérieur.
She works for the ministry of foreign trade.

external, extrinsic, extraneous

adjectif (non concerné) (slightly formal)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Relisez votre texte, cette partie est extérieure au sujet.
Reread your text, this part is off-topic.

appearance

nom masculin (apparence de [qqn])

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Elle prend toujours soin de son extérieur.
She always takes care of her appearance.

foreign countries

nom masculin (les pays étrangers)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Le gouvernement entretient de bonnes relations avec l'extérieur.
The government maintains good relationships with foreign countries.

outside

locution adverbiale (à l'air libre, dehors)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Viens te mettre au frais, à l'extérieur il fait au moins 35°c !
Come inside and cool down; it is at least 35 degrees outside!

outside

(hors de [qch])

(preposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours.")
Finalement, Pascal a retrouvé ses clefs à l'extérieur de la maison.

baseball field, ball field, baseball diamond

nom masculin (baseball : aire de jeu)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. The outfield is the grassy area of the baseball field.

foreign trade, overseas trade

nom masculin (importations et exportations)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

outside, in the open air

locution adverbiale (dehors)

external forum

nom masculin (justice humaine) (religion)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

independent contractor

nom masculin (tierce personne)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
C'est un intervenant extérieur qui dirigera la conférence. C'est un intervenant extérieur qui s'occupe de notre machine à café.

external environment

nom masculin (environnement non interne)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En biologie, le milieu extérieur est l'environnement du corps.

opening to outside

locution adverbiale (avec accès à l'extérieur)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

open to others

locution adverbiale (figuré (non replié sur soi)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

visible sign of wealth

nom masculin (preuve de train de vie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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