How to Say “Out of Scope” in French

hors périmètre
The English phrase "out of scope" can be translated into French as hors périmètre.
The phrase hors périmètre is commonly used in professional, project management and technical contexts to indicate that a request or item falls outside the agreed-upon project boundaries.

Which one should you use?

While hors périmètre is a common elliptical professional shorthand, the grammatically complete version hors du périmètre is used to mean "out of the scope". For very formal contexts, you may also use Hors du cadre or the longer phrase Ne fait pas partie du champ d'application, which means "not part of the scope".

Did you know?

  • While hors périmètre is professional, the related phrase hors jeu means 'offside' in football and is used colloquially to mean someone is no longer in the game or out of touch.
  • The term hors du cadre uses the word cadre, which literally means 'frame'. This implies the scope of a project is envisioned as the physical frame of a picture.
  • In French project management, hors périmètre can act as a polite shield to decline extra work without saying 'no' directly.

Examples in context

  • Ce problème est hors de portée de notre étude.
    This problem is out of scope of our study.
  • Cette proposition est hors du cadre de notre projet.
    This proposal is out of scope of our project.
  • Cet aspect n'est pas couvert par notre contrat.
    This aspect is not covered by our contract.
  • Cette activité ne fait pas partie du champ d'application de notre association.
    This activity is not part of the scope of our association.
  • Désolé, mais cela est complètement hors sujet.
    Sorry, but that's completely off-topic.
  • Ça n'est pas dans le cadre de notre conversation.
    That's not within the scope of our conversation.
  • Cette nouvelle fonctionnalité est hors périmètre.
    This new feature is out of scope.
  • Le design de la page est hors périmètre du projet.
    The page design is out of scope of the project.
  • Nous ne pouvons pas traiter ce sujet, il est hors périmètre.
    We cannot handle this topic, it is out of scope.

Example conversation

Gabriel and Emma are discussing a project update in an office.

  1. Gabriel

    Est-ce que l'ajout de cette option est prévu ?
    Is the addition of this option planned?
  2. Emma

    Non, Gabriel, c'est hors périmètre pour le moment.
    No, Gabriel, it is out of scope for now.
  3. Gabriel

    Peut-on l'ajouter à la prochaine phase ?
    Can we add it to the next phase?
  4. Emma

    Je vais vérifier avec l'équipe.
    I will check with the team.
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