Hors de is not used as a "stand-alone-preposition", but often it is used as part of a certain phrase or idiom.
| hors de = out of |
| hors de question = out of question |
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Il est hors de question de renoncer à cet argent. |
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It is out of question to runciate the money. |
| hors de danger = out of danger |
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Maintenant il est hors de danger. |
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He is now out of danger. |
| hors de contexte = out of context |
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Hors
de contexte, on ne peut pas savoir
ce que ça veut dire. |
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Out of the context on cannot know, what it means. |
| hors de propos = out of turn |
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Ce qu' il a dit,
était hors
de propos. |
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What he says, was out of turn. |
| hors d' haleine = out of breath |
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Après avoir
couru dix kilomètres, il était
hors d' haleine. |
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After having run 10 kilometer, he was out of breath. |
