Level B2 (Upper Intermediate)
🎧 Audio by Marie Assel Cambier, a native speaker & professional voice artist from France
The French Word of the Day is en outre, meaning “moreover.” It’s a more advanced expression that you’ll mainly hear in formal or upper-level French. Today I’ll show you how to use it naturally and incorporate it into your conversations with confidence.
✅ Meaning
✅ Pronunciation
✅ Example sentences
✅ Related Words & Expressions
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📘 En outre meaning
En outre means “moreover”, “in addition”, “furthermore” or “what’s more” in French. Unlike en plus, which is casual and common in speech, en outre is much more formal and mainly used in writing, journalism or official statements.
🎧 En outre pronunciation
👉 The pronunciation of en outre is /ɑ̃.utʁ/ — roughly “ahn-OO-tr(uh).”
📝 French and English example sentences
En outre – moreover
En outre, il est très sympathique, pas seulement compétent.
Moreover, he is very friendly, not just competent.
Ce livre est intéressant ; il est, en outre, facile à lire.
This book is interesting; moreover, it is easy to read.
Elle parle espagnol. En outre, elle connaît un peu d’italien.
She speaks Spanish. Moreover, she knows a little Italian.
👉 See also: De plus — a neutral alternative to say “moreover.”
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🔗 Related words and expressions
- en plus — also / besides
- et puis — and then / and also
- par ailleurs — moreover / otherwise
- sans compter que… — not to mention that…
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