hors de portée

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hors de portée

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Composé de hors et de portée.

adjective

  1. figuratively Inatteignable. Gabriel se raidit, sa Winchester était hors de portée. Il fit dériver lentement sa main droite vers la poche de sa soutane, celle qui dissimulait son revolver.

In English

  • out of reach beyond the distance of an outstretched hand or arm

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MLA

"hors de portée." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/hors%20de%20port%C3%A9e. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

hors de portée. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/hors%20de%20port%C3%A9e

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"hors de portée." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/hors%20de%20port%C3%A9e.

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@misc{hors_de_porte_e_2026,
  title = {hors de portée},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/hors%20de%20port%C3%A9e},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}