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[gray gate]

à l'intérieur is more insisting

on the fact it's inside

[wicked anchor]

Literally "inside" and "in the interior"

if it can clarify

[gray gate]

i don't think it does

dans = in and à l'intérieur de = inside, but dedans and à l'intérieur both translate to inside

they can both mean indoors too

okay it's hard to imagine dedans being used to say indoors actually

but for example if you pick up an item and want to say "i think there's something inside", you should say il y a quelque chose à l'intérieur

dedans sounds like it was already expected that we'd talk about the interior

if that makes sense

[dark niche]

• Dans : in
• Dedans : inside
• À l'intérieur : on the inside
  @gray gate Does this work for you? The latter two are fairly synonymous in English too.

[wicked anchor]

yeah ok literally the same thing expect your version is more common in casual english

[gray gate]

what about à l'intérieur de

and no because à l'intérieur is the best equivalent for indoors

[wicked anchor]

In the interior of, inside of

[gray gate]

"les clés sont à l'intérieur de la table, pas dessus"

you can clearly say inside the table, right

[dark niche]

On the inside of.

[dark niche]

Yeah, it's sadly not a perfect match.

[wicked anchor]

yyeah are your keys inside the table's wood

[gray gate]

yeah thats my point

you cant just explain this with translation

[gray gate]

no like in a drawer

[wicked anchor]

should have said desk then, but I get your point

well inside is common