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Essential French Expression
| Meaning | in the context, within the scope of | |
| Literally | in the frame of | |
| Register | normal | |
| Pronunciation | [da(n) leu kadr(eu)] | |
| IPA | [dã lə kadʁə] | |
Usage notes: Cadre is one of those French words with a great many meanings. The most basic is "frame," in the sense of a physical structure (e.g., bike frame) as well as the rectangle that surrounds a photo or painting. By extension, le cadre means "scope" as in figurative limits. So the French expression dans le cadre de describes something within the limits of a particular context or framework.
Par exemple…
| dans le cadre de ce contrat, livre, projet | within the scope of this contract, book, project | |
| dans le cadre des réformes | in the context of the reforms | |
| dans le cadre des revendications | in the context of the claims | |
| dans le cadre du festival | within the scope of the festival | |
| dans le cadre juridique, économique | within the legal, economic framework |
Dans le cadre de can also mean "as part of" or, loosely translated, "to involve":
| Dans le cadre de mes recherches, je … | As part of my research, I … | |
| Dans le cadre de mon travail, je … | As part of my work, I … / My work involves … |
Useful verbs
- entrer dans le cadre de – to be part of/within the scope/framework of
- être dans le cadre de – to be part of/within …
- s’inscrire dans le cadre de – to fall within …
- s’insérer dans le cadre de – to be / fit within …
- se placer dans le cadre de – to be found within …
- rester dans le cadre de – to remain within …
Related expressions
Note that these verbs are not followed by dans:
- dépasser le cadre de – to be beyond the scope of
- respecter le cadre de – to remain within the scope of
- sortir du cadre de – to be outside the scope of
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