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Usages of dehors
La brise est douce ce matin, alors je prends mon petit-déjeuner dehors.
The breeze is gentle this morning, so I have my breakfast outside.
Le chat est dehors.
The cat is outside.
Le guichet de la banque est fermé; la cliente attend dehors.
The bank counter is closed; the female customer is waiting outside.
La porte est coincée; la poignée ne tourne plus, nous attendons dehors.
The door is stuck; the handle no longer turns, we are waiting outside.
Ensuite, j'étends le linge dehors au soleil.
Then I hang the laundry outside in the sun.
Ils se sentent plus équilibrés quand ils passent une journée entière dehors sans que leurs téléphones ne sonnent.
They feel more balanced when they spend a whole day outside without their phones ringing.
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Every French noun is either masculine or feminine, and this affects the articles and adjectives used with it. "Le" is used with masculine nouns and "la" with feminine ones. Adjectives also change form to match — for example, "petit" (masc.) becomes "petite" (fem.).
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