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porte moustiquaire: a screen door (a door designed to let air flow but keep out insects, using an insect screen)
porte papillon: butterfly door (a door mounted on a central pivot point which opens both inwards and outwards at the same time from the two halves); a door which opens upwards, such as gullwing doors and scissor doors
porte vitrée: A door that includes parts made of glass, a windowed door.
porte à deux battants: a set of double doors
porte-aiguille: needle holder
porte-avions: aircraft carrier, a type of warship
porte-aéronefs: aircraft carrier
porte-bagages: bicycle rack, luggage carrier; overhead bin, overhead compartment
porte-bonheur: lucky charm
porte-bébé: baby carrier; papoose
porte-cigares: cigarette case
porte-clef: turnkey; keychain, keyring
porte-clefs: alternative spelling of porte-clef
porte-clé: alternative spelling of porte-clef
porte-clés: alternative spelling of porte-clef
porte-conteneur: container ship
porte-copie: document holder; copy holder
porte-coton: Groom of the Stool
porte-couteau: knife rest
porte-crayon: pencil holder
porte-croix: cross bearer
porte-documents: briefcase
porte-drapeau: flagbearer
porte-fanion: pennant holder
porte-fenêtre: French window, French door
porte-hélicoptères: helicopter carrier
porte-jaja: suspender belt (UK), garter belt (US)
porte-jarretelles: suspender belt (UK), garter belt (US)
porte-malheur: jinx, bad-luck charm
porte-mine: mechanical pencil
porte-monnaie: purse
porte-papier: toilet roll holder; paper towel holder, (UK) kitchen roll holder
porte-parole: spokesperson; spokesman, spokeswoman
porte-queue: trainbearer; swallowtail (butterfly); cue rack
porte-voix: megaphone, a funnel-shaped device used to amplify a person's voice
porte-à-faux: unstable position; awkward situation, awkward position; cantilever; overhang
porte-à-porte: door-to-door (going from house to house)
porte-épée: porte-épée; a swordtail (fish)
porte-étendard: standard-bearer
portefaix: porter
portefeuille: wallet; folder; portfolio (investments); portfolio
portemanteau: coat stand, coat rack
portemine: post-1990 spelling of porte-mine
porter: porter (beer)
porter: to carry; to support, to bear; to wear; to be about, to concern; to feel, to carry one's self
porter assistance: to give assistance, to render aid
porter atteinte: to harm, to detract from
porter aux nues: to praise to the skies, to extol
porter beau: to look good, to be elegant
porter bonheur: to bring luck
porter dans son cœur: to like, to hold dear
porter de l'eau à la rivière: to carry coals to Newcastle
porter la culotte: to wear the pants, to wear the trousers
porter la poisse: to jinx, to bring bad luck, to bring misfortune, to be unlucky
porter le chapeau: to shoulder the blame, to take the blame, to take the fall, to take the rap, to carry the can
porter malheur: to bring bad luck, to bring misfortune, to be unlucky
porter ombrage: to overshadow, to outshine, to put in the shade, to eclipse
porter plainte: to complain, to lodge a (formal) complaint; to bring a criminal action, to press charges
porter préjudice: to be prejudicial to, to harm, to cause harm to, to be to (someone's) disadvantage
porter sa croix: to bear one's cross, to carry one's cross