beyond the pale
exp.
inacceptable ; inadmissible ; hors la loi
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beyond
(in space)
au-delà de
→ Beyond the house lay the garden.
→ Do not step beyond the white line.
→ His interests extended beyond the arts to philosophy.
There was a lake beyond the mountain. Il y avait un lac au-delà de la montagne.
(in time)
au-delà de
→ It might be unwise to delay it beyond 2004.
→ Few jockeys continue racing beyond the age of 40.
(=too difficult for)
to be beyond sb, It's beyond me. Ça me dépasse.
→ He tried the more advanced course, but it was beyond him.
to be beyond sb's comprehension dépasser l'entendement de qn
→ What Jock had done was beyond my comprehension.
to be beyond doubt
[ability] être hors de doute
→ His ability is beyond any doubt.
[result] être sans appel
By the interval, the result was beyond doubt. À la mi-temps, le score était sans appel.
to show beyond doubt that ... démontrer de manière irréfutable que ...
→ A referendum showed beyond doubt that voters wanted independence.
to show sth beyond doubt démontrer amplement qch
to prove sth beyond doubt prouver qch de manière irréfutable
→ We have proved beyond reasonable doubt that his motives were sound.
to know beyond doubt that ... avoir l'intime conviction que ...
→ She knew now beyond doubt that her husband loved her.
beyond repair
(=irreparable) irréparable
to be beyond repair, to be damaged beyond repair être irréparable
→ Can we fix it, or is it beyond repair?
→ Their relationship was beyond repair.
→ The house was damaged beyond repair.
beyond belief
(=unbelievable) incroyable
to change beyond recognition devenir méconnaissable
→ The house has changed beyond recognition.
to be beyond caring
(=no longer care) ne plus s'en faire du tout
→ He's beyond caring about what anybody does.
adv au-delà
→ the room beyond
→ a fabulous view of the Strait of Georgia and the Rockies beyond
→ into the next century and beyond
→ We will carry on doing it like this until 2005 or beyond.
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