besides

besides
besides [{{t}}bɪ'saɪdz]
1 preposition
(a) (in addition to) en plus de, outre;
∎ there are three (other) candidates besides yourself il y a trois (autres) candidats à part vous;
∎ what other skills do you have besides languages? quelles compétences avez-vous à part ou outre les langues?;
∎ have you got it in anything besides black? est-ce que vous l'avez dans d'autres couleurs qu'en noir?;
∎ that's besides what you already owe me c'est en plus de ce que tu me dois déjà;
∎ besides being old, she's also extremely deaf non seulement elle est vieille, mais elle est également très sourde;
∎ besides which that book is out of print sans compter que ce livre est épuisé
(b) (with negatives) (apart from) hormis, excepté;
∎ nobody besides me personne à part moi;
∎ she said nothing besides what we knew already elle n'a rien dit que nous ne sachions déjà
2 adverb
(a) (in addition) en plus, en outre;
∎ and more besides et d'autres encore;
∎ he owns two flats and a country house besides il est propriétaire de deux appartements ainsi que d'une maison à la campagne;
∎ he knows the rudiments but little else besides il connaît les rudiments mais pas grand-chose d'autre ou de plus
(b) (furthermore) en plus;
∎ it's an excellent play and, besides, the tickets aren't expensive la pièce est excellente et en plus, les billets ne coûtent pas cher;
∎ besides, I don't even like funfairs d'ailleurs ou en plus, je n'aime pas les fêtes foraines

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