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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesaire libre
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈai.ɾe ˈli.βɾe/
"Nos encanta pasar tiempo al aire libre."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Done, situated, or used outside of a building; in the open air.
"We enjoyed a lovely outdoor dinner on the patio during the warm summer evening."
- 1
The open air or natural environment outside of enclosed structures (usually used in plural form 'the outdoors').
"He loves camping and spending his weekends exploring the great outdoors."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the adverbial phrase 'out of doors', combining Old English 'ūt' (out) and Old Norse 'dyrr' (door). Over time, the phrase compressed into an adjective used to describe activities, clothing, or events situated outside in the open air rather than inside a building.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Outdoor" is said worldwide
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extérieur
Transliteration: /ɛks.te.ʁjœʁ/
"Nous avons préparé un repas en plein air."
Draußen
Transliteration: /ˈdʁaʊ̯sn̩/
Script: draußen
"Wir machen einen Ausflug in die Natur."
all'aperto
Transliteration: /al.aˈpɛr.to/
"Facciamo una passeggiata all'aperto."
aire libre
Transliteration: /ˈai.ɾe ˈli.βɾe/
"Nos encanta pasar tiempo al aire libre."
ao ar livre
Transliteration: /aw aʁ ˈliv.ɾi/
"Eles praticam esportes ao ar livre."
बाहरी
Transliteration: baaharī
"हमें खुली हवा में समय बिताना पसंद है।"
户外的
Transliteration: hùwài de
"我喜欢进行户外的体育活动。"
야외의
Transliteration: yaoe-ui
"우리는 주말에 야외 활동을 즐긴다."
屋外の
Transliteration: okuwai no
"週末には屋外で過ごすのが好きです。"
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