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Definition of "dehors" [de•hors]

  • All sorts of outworks in general, at a distance from the main works; any advanced works for protection or cover. (noun)

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Use "dehors" in a sentence
  • ""Gettez-vous dehors!" he exclaimed, echoing Elaine Benes in Seinfeld."
  • "Fais rentrer Braise et Smokey avant de partir = bring in Braise and Smokey before you leave; dehors = outside; le chien (m) = dog; un aboiement (m) = barking; les chiens de chasse ont dû trouver leurproie = the hunting dogs have found their prey; il est où where is he?"
  • "“[Presidential advisor] Ray Moley, [Senate committee counsel] Pecora, Sam Rayburn, and [Vice President and former House Speaker John Nance] Garner have been magnificent,” Benjamin Cohen reported to his mentor Frankfurter, dehors the combat in England."
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