doors in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for doors in the English»French Dictionary

bow doors N npl

bow doors

porte f d'étrave

double doors N npl

double doors

porte f à deux battants

French doors N npl Am

French doors

porte-fenêtre f

patio doors N npl

patio doors

porte-fenêtre f

out of doors ADV

out of doors → outdoors

See also outdoors

I.outdoors [Brit aʊtˈdɔːz, Am ˌaʊtˈdɔrz] N

the great outdoors + vb sing

la pleine nature

II.outdoors [Brit aʊtˈdɔːz, Am ˌaʊtˈdɔrz] ADV

outdoors be, sit, work

dehors

outdoors live

en plein air

outdoors sleep

à la belle étoile

to go outdoors

sortir

door [Brit dɔː, Am dɔr] N

1. door (gen):

door

porte f (to de, in dans)

the door to the terrace/kitchen

la porte de la terrasse/de la cuisine

their house is a few doors down

ils habitent quelques maisons plus bas

behind closed doors

à huis clos

to shut/slam the door on sb or in sb's face lit

fermer/claquer la porte au nez de qn

to shut or close the door on sth fig

fermer la porte à qc

to slam the door in sb's face fig

envoyer promener qn

2. door:

door MOTOR, RAIL

porte f

door MOTOR, RAIL

portière f

a four-door car

une voiture à quatre portes

‘mind the doors please’

‘attention à la fermeture automatique des portes’

3. door (entrance):

door

entrée f

to be on the door

être à l'entrée

‘pay at the door’

‘payez à l'entrée’

to be at/look as if one is at death's door

être/avoir l'air d'être à l'article de la mort

to get a foot in the door

mettre un pied dans la place

to lay sth at sb's door

imputer qc à qn

to open the door(s) to sth

ouvrir la voie à qc

to leave the door open for or to sth

laisser la porte ouverte à qc

this will open doors for him

cela va lui ouvrir des portes

one door shuts, another opens

une porte se ferme, une autre s'ouvre

to show sb the door

mettre qn à la porte

door-to-door selling N U

door-to-door selling

porte à porte m inv

I.door-to-door [Brit dɔːtəˈdɔː, Am dɔrdəˈdɔr] ADJ

door-to-door canvassing, car service, salesman:

door-to-door

à domicile

II.door to door ADV

door to door sell:

door to door

à domicile

it's 90 minutes door to door

le trajet prend 90 minutes de porte à porte

swing door Brit, swinging door Am N

swing door

porte f battante

barn door N

it's as big as a barn door

c'est gros comme une maison

doors in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for doors in the English»French Dictionary

door [dɔ:ʳ, Am dɔ:r] N

1. door (movable barrier):

door

porte f

front door

porte d'entrée

sliding/swing door

porte coulissante/battante

revolving door

porte à tambour

to knock at/on the door

frapper à la porte

to show sb the door

mettre qn à la porte

to lay sth at sb's door

mettre qc sur le dos de qn

to shut the door in sb's face

fermer la porte au nez à qn

to leave the door open to sth

laisser une porte ouverte à qc

2. door (house):

door

pas m de porte

door to door

porte à porte

3. door (doorway):

door

entrée f

door-to-door ADJ

door-to-door

à domicile

door-to-door selling

porte-à-porte m

four-door (car) N

four-door (car)

voiture f quatre portes

front door N

front door

porte f d'entrée

street door N

street door

double porte f

revolving door N

revolving door

porte f à tambour

I.two-door ADJ AUTO

two-door car

à deux portes

II.two-door N AUTO

two-door

deux portes f

door plate N

door plate

plaque f

I.next door ADV

next door

à côté

II.next door ADJ

1. next door (in or at the next place):

next door

d'à-côté

to be the boy/girl next door type

être quelqu'un de très simple

2. next door Brit fig:

to be next door to sth

il s'en faut de peu pour qu'il soit ...

III.next door N

next door

maison f d'à-côté

the woman/man next door

la dame/le monsieur d'à-côté

Translations for doors in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

porte-à-porte

door-to-door

faire du porte-à-porte quêteur

to go around knocking on doors

faire du porte-à-porte marchand ambulant

to sell door-to-door

doors Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

door to door

porte à porte

at [or to] the doors

aux portes

to go from door to door

aller de porte en porte

behind closed doors

à l'abri des regards indiscrets

door-to-door selling

porte-à-porte m

door (right or left part of a double door)

battant d'une porte

to catch one's finger in the door

se prendre le doigt dans la porte

to knock three times at the door

taper trois coups à la porte

to pick the lock on a door

crocheter une porte

to go around knocking on doors

faire du porte-à-porte quêteur

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Knock on the doors of the poor, the sick, the orphans.

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The main entrance features double doors with sidelights and a fanlight above, which are also twentieth century alterations.

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The main level entrances on both the north and south sides of the central block were three panel double-doors with glazed sidelight sashes.

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It had arched widows and doors, curved corners and two round towers.

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They have separate elevators and entrances, set apart from those of the shopping centre's street doors and subway tunnels.

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He reserved a particular contempt for the sentient doors, despising their blissful satisfaction with existence.

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The front of each car had no end doors; instead, the front window was slightly enlarged and was equipped with a windshield wiper.

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The fire was started when an arsonist stacked wooden tables against the front doors of the building, poured gasoline on them, and set them ablaze.

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Their faster acceleration is counterbalanced by the need to dwell longer at each station, since they have fewer doors.

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Inside, many of the original mahogany doors and their walnut veneers remain.

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