outre-mer
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French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
- overseas
- Je vais voyager outre-mer.
- I'm going to travel overseas.
Noun[edit]
outre-mer f (uncountable)
- Collectively, the overseas territories (départements) of France, such as Guadeloupe and Réunion. Also called départements d'outre-mer or France d'outre-mer
- Il y a 6 millions sans emploi en France en comptant l’outre-mer.
- There are six million unemployed people in France, including the overseas territories.
Further reading[edit]
- “outre-mer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.