fóra

Meaning

Adv

outside (on the outside of a building or location)

Prep

notwithstanding; except (with the exception of)

Intj

go away!; out! (demanding that someone leave)

Opposite of

dentro

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈfɔɾɐ]

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: forās

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese fora, from Latin forās (“outside”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer- (“door; gate”).

Sentences

É difícil de saber desde fóra .

It's hard to know from the outside.

Parece ser que a orixe podería estar fóra do hospital .

The source may have been outside the hospital.

Ela está xa fóra da nosa influencia , fóra do que vostedes poderían comprender...

She's already out of our influence, out of what you might understand...

Fóra da pesca a illa non conta con ningún outro recurso natural .

Outside of fishing, the island has no other natural resources.

Fóra da política é profesor de francés no instituto de Barro .

Outside of politics, he is a professor of French at Barro High School.

Lembro cando se nos criticaba por ir fóra .

I remember when we were criticized for going outside.