beyond

beyond
beyond [bɪˈjɒnd]
1. preposition
   a. (place) au-delà de, de l'autre côté de
• beyond the Pyrenees au-delà des Pyrénées
• there was a garden, and beyond it, an orchard il y avait un jardin et, plus loin, un verger
   b. ( = after) après, au-delà de
• beyond next week/June après la semaine prochaine/juin
• beyond the age of forty après quarante ans
   c. ( = surpassing, exceeding) this work is quite beyond him ce travail le dépasse complètement
• it was beyond her to pass the exam réussir à l'examen était au-dessus de ses forces
• it's beyond me why he hasn't left her (inf) je ne comprends pas qu'il ne l'ait pas quittée
• beyond doubt indubitable
• to prove beyond doubt prouver indubitablement
• beyond repair irréparable
• beyond his means au-dessus de ses moyens
   d. ( = except) sauf
• he gave her no answer beyond a grunt il ne lui a répondu que par un grognement
2. adverb
au-delà
• the year 2000 and beyond l'an 2000 et au-delà
• he could see the lake and the hills beyond il voyait le lac et, au-delà, les collines
3. noun
• at the back of beyond en pleine cambrousse (inf)
* * *
Note: beyond is often used with a noun to produce expressions like beyond doubt, beyond a joke, beyond the bounds of etc. For translations of these and similar expressions where beyond means outside the range of, consult the appropriate noun entry (doubt, joke, bound etc). See also I 3 below
[bɪ'jɒnd] 1.
preposition
1) (in space, time) au-delà de

beyond the city walls — au-delà des murs de la ville

just beyond the tower — juste après la tour

well beyond midnight — bien au-delà de minuit

beyond the age of 10 — au-delà de l'âge de 10 ans

to go beyond a deadline — dépasser un délai

2) (outside the range of)

beyond one's means — au-dessus de ses moyens

beyond all hope — au-delà de toute espérance

beyond one's control — hors de son contrôle

he is beyond help — on ne peut rien faire pour lui

to be wise beyond one's years — être très mûr pour son âge

to be beyond somebody's ability — [task, activity] être au-dessus des capacités de quelqu'un

to be beyond somebody — [activity, task, subject] dépasser quelqu'un

it's beyond me how she manages — je ne sais pas comment elle s'en sort - ça me dépasse

3) (other than) en dehors de, à part

we know little about it beyond the fact that — nous savons très peu de choses là-dessus en dehors du fait que or à part que

2.
adverb
1) (in space)

in the room beyond — dans la pièce d'après

beyond there was a garden — plus loin il y avait un jardin

as far as London and beyond — jusqu'à Londres et au-delà

2) (in time) au-delà

up to the year 2000 and beyond — jusqu'à l'an 2000 et au-delà

3.
conjunction à part (+ infinitive)

there was little I could do beyond telling him that — je ne pouvais pas faire grand-chose à part lui dire que

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to be in the back of beyond — être au bout du monde


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