beyond

beyond
beyond [{{t}}bɪ'jɒnd]
1 preposition
(a) (on the further side of) au-delà de, de l'autre côté de;
the museum is a few yards beyond the church le musée se trouve à quelques mètres après l'église;
beyond the mountains lies China au-delà des montagnes se trouve la Chine;
the countries beyond the sea les pays d'outre-mer ou au-delà des mers
(b) (outside the range of) au-delà de, au-dessus de;
do your duties extend beyond teaching? est-ce que vos fonctions s'étendent au-delà de l'enseignement?;
beyond one's ability au-dessus de ses capacités;
beyond belief incroyable;
beyond question indiscutablement, incontestablement;
beyond repair irréparable;
due to circumstances beyond our control dû à des circonstances indépendantes de notre volonté;
his guilt has been established beyond (all reasonable) doubt sa culpabilité a été établie sans aucun ou sans le moindre doute;
it's (gone) beyond a joke cela dépasse les bornes;
beyond one's means au-dessus de ses moyens;
I'm beyond caring what they do next peu m'importe ce qu'ils feront ensuite;
it's beyond me cela me dépasse, je n'y comprends rien;
economics is completely beyond me je ne comprends rien à l'économie;
why he wants to go there is beyond me je ne comprends pas pourquoi il veut y aller
(c) (later than) au-delà de, plus de;
the deadline has been extended to beyond 2002 l'échéance a été repoussée au-delà de 2002;
beyond 2005 that law will no longer be valid après ou à partir de 2005, cette loi ne sera plus applicable;
don't stay out beyond midnight! rentre avant minuit!
(d) (apart from, other than) sauf, excepté;
I know nothing beyond what I've already told you je ne sais rien de plus que ce que je vous ai déjà dit
2 adverb
(a) (on the other side) au-delà, plus loin;
the room beyond was smaller la pièce suivante était plus petite;
they crossed the mountains and the valleys beyond ils ont traversé les montagnes et les vallées au-delà
(b) (after) au-delà;
major changes are foreseen for 2003 and beyond des changements importants sont prévus pour 2003 et au-delà
3 the (great) beyond l'au-delà m
✾ Book 'Beyond the Pleasure Principle' Freud 'Au-delà du principe de plaisir'
✾ Book 'Beyond Good and Evil' Nietzsche 'Par-delà le bien et le mal'

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