No. 123 in Portuguese
fora
"Fora" means "outside" or "out" in English.
In a sentence
Ela deixou as chaves fora de casa.
She left the keys outside the house.
Here, 'fora' is used as an adverb to indicate location ('outside').
Espero que você não fique fora da festa.
I hope you don't stay out of the party.
In this case, 'fora' implies being excluded from a group or event.
Eles saíram fora de si ao ouvir a notícia.
They went out of their minds upon hearing the news.
Here, 'fora' is part of the idiomatic expression 'fora de si,' which conveys the idea of being mentally distressed or shocked.
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