Dailleurs Understanding the French Expression

The French expression dailleurs (pronounced [da yeur]) can mean besides, moreover; for that matter; might I add, or by the way. It has a normal  register  and literally translates to from elsewhere.​ Explanation and Examples The adverbial French expression  Ã¢â‚¬â€¹dailleurs literally means besides or moreover, but it also has two other uses: It can be used to add a bit of interesting but non-essential information, the way you might say might I add or by the way.Its often tacked on to sentences with no real meaning—its kind of a filler, like the English word so. Examples Je nai pas rà ©ussi à   lexamen, et dailleurs je dois admettre que je nai mà ªme pas rà ©visà ©.I didnt pass the test, and I have to admit that, moreover, I didnt even study.Moi non plus, dailleurs.Me neither, for that matter.Ton chà ¢teau de sable, magnifique dailleurs, ne peut pas durer avec ces fondations.Your sand castle, which by the way is magnificent, cant last on that foundation.Jai parlà © à   Jean, dailleurs il a maigri, et il va venir vers midi.I talked to Jean, who has lost weight, by the way, and hell be here around noon.Dailleurs, on y va ?So anyway, are we going? Usage Dailleurs is the required contraction of the preposition de (of, from, about) plus the adverb ailleurs (elsewhere, somewhere else).