out in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for out in the English»French Dictionary

I.out [aʊt] VB trans Out is used after many verbs in English to alter or reinforce the meaning of the verb (hold out, wipe out, filter out etc.). Very often in French, a verb alone will be used to translate these combinations. For translations you should consult the appropriate verb entry (hold, wipe, filter etc.).
When out is used as an adverb meaning outside, it often adds little to the sense of the phrase: they're out in the garden = they're in the garden. In such cases out will not usually be translated: ils sont dans le jardin.
out is used as an adverb to mean absent or not at home. In this case she's out really means she's gone out and the French translation is elle est sortie.
For the phrase out of see III. in the entry below.
For examples of the above and other uses, see the entry below.

See also wipe, hold, filter, come out

I.wipe [Brit wʌɪp, Am waɪp] N

II.wipe [Brit wʌɪp, Am waɪp] VB trans

I.hold <pret, pp held> [Brit həʊld, Am hoʊld] VB trans

II.hold <pret, pp held> [Brit həʊld, Am hoʊld] VB intr

IV.hold [Brit həʊld, Am hoʊld] N

I.filter [Brit ˈfɪltə, Am ˈfɪltər] N

II.filter [Brit ˈfɪltə, Am ˈfɪltər] VB trans

III.filter [Brit ˈfɪltə, Am ˈfɪltər] VB intr

out and out [Brit aʊt(ə)ndˈaʊt] ADJ

I.ferret out VB [Brit ˈfɛrɪt -, Am ˈfɛrət -] inf (ferret [sth] out, ferret out [sth])

II.ferret out VB [Brit ˈfɛrɪt -, Am ˈfɛrət -] inf (ferret [sb] out)

swear out VB [Brit swɛː -, Am swɛr -] Am LAW

I.blurt out VB [Brit bləːt -, Am blərt -] (blurt [sth] out, blurt out [sth])

I.board out VB [Brit bɔːd -, Am bɔrd -] (board [sb] out, board out [sb])

I.fork out VB [Brit fɔːk -, Am fɔrk -] inf (fork out)

II.fork out VB [Brit fɔːk -, Am fɔrk -] inf (fork out [sth])

I.brazen out VB [Brit ˈbreɪz(ə)n -, Am ˈbreɪzən -] (brazen it out)

I.blow out VB [Brit bləʊ -, Am bloʊ -] (blow out)

II.blow out VB [Brit bləʊ -, Am bloʊ -] (blow [sth] out, blow out [sth])

out in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for out in the English»French Dictionary

out → out of

See also out of, inside, in, in

out Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to portion (out) sth [or to portion sth (out)]
out of sight, out of mind prov
to hollow (out) sth, to hollow sth (out)
out of sight, out of mind

out Glossary « Intégration et égalité des chances » courtesy of the French-German Youth Office

Translations for out in the French»English Dictionary

out Glossary of Refrigeration Technology courtesy of GEA Bock GmbH

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
In response, the author stated that most of these suggestions were out of scope of his original interest.
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The young fruit bodies first appear as white cylinders emerging from the ground, then the bell-shaped caps open out.
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The rest of the team are allowed to help out as much as they can.
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For example, if one claims or implies with their speech act that it is raining outside, a good reason for claiming this is that one saw it out the window.
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He eventually rebukes society and sets out to protect sharks from people.
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In 1975, there was held cleansing works in underground part of the mausoleum in the result of which a sepulcher was found out.
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Windows 8 shows the fruit of several quiet years of throwing out the cruft and refactoring vital portions of the software for performance.
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Most of these stations are permanently staffed, carrying out research into areas as diverse as biology, ecology, geology, and palaeontology.
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The automatic and ineffable nature of a synesthetic experience means that the pairing may not seem out of the ordinary.
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The facility also has a time-out area for temporarily separating dogs that demonstrate aggressive behavior.
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