What does au-delà in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word au-delà in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use au-delà in French.

The word au-delà in French means on the other side, beyond that, past that, beyond, beyond, the hereafter, beyond our expectations, the hereafter, the afterlife. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word au-delà

on the other side

locution adverbiale (plus loin)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Tu vois cette barrière ? Eh bien, au-delà, ce sont les terres du père Simon.
You see that gate? Well, on the other side, that land belongs to old Simon.

beyond that, past that

locution adverbiale (figuré (plus loin)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
D'accord, cette maison est assez moche : mais il faut voir au-delà, elle est très fonctionnelle.
OK, the house is quite ugly, but you need to see past that; it's very practical.

beyond

(plus loin)

(preposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours.")
Au-delà de cette rivière, les terres sont inconnues.
Beyond this river, the lands are uncharted.

beyond

(figuré (plus loin)

(preposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours.")
Il faut savoir aller au-delà des apparences.
It's important to know how to look beyond appearances.

the hereafter

nom masculin (le monde des morts)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Personne n'est jamais revenu de l'Au-delà.
No one has ever returned from the hereafter.

beyond our expectations

locution adverbiale (mieux que ce qu'on espérait)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
On savait qu'on obtiendrait de bons résultats, mais ils vont même au-delà de nos espérances.

the hereafter, the afterlife

nom masculin invariable (le monde après la vie sur terre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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