rear door in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for rear door in the English»French Dictionary

rear door N

rear door (in house)

porte f de derrière

rear door MOTOR

portière f arrière

rear door inv

porte f arrière

Translations for rear door in the English»French Dictionary

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

I.rear [Brit rɪə, Am rɪr] N

1. rear (of building, car, room etc):

rear

arrière m

at the rear of the house

derrière la maison

(viewed) from the rear building, monument etc

vu de l'arrière

(viewed) from the rear person

vu de dos

‘to rear’ (in estate agent's brochure)

‘à l'arrière’

2. rear MIL:

rear (of procession, train)

queue f

rear (of unit, convoy)

arrière-garde f

rear (of unit, convoy)

arrières mpl

rear (of column)

queue f

at the rear of the train

en queue de train

to attack the enemy in the rear

attaquer l'ennemi à revers

to bring up the rear (gen) MIL

fermer la marche

3. rear euph (of person):

rear

derrière m inf

II.rear [Brit rɪə, Am rɪr] ADJ

1. rear entrance, garden:

rear

de derrière

2. rear MOTOR:

rear light, seat, suspension

arrière

III.rear [Brit rɪə, Am rɪr] VB trans

rear child, family, animals

élever

rear plants

cultiver

to be reared on classical music

être nourri de musique classique

IV.rear [Brit rɪə, Am rɪr] VB intr a. rear up

rear horse:

se cabrer

rear snake:

se dresser

rear fig building, tree etc:

s'élever, se dresser

See also ugly

ugly [Brit ˈʌɡli, Am ˈəɡli] ADJ

1. ugly (hideous):

ugly person, appearance, furniture, building, place

laid

ugly sound

désagréable

ugly wound

vilain

to be an ugly sight

être hideux/-euse à voir

2. ugly (vicious):

ugly situation, conflict

dangereux/-euse

ugly tactics, campaign

bas/basse

ugly accusation

vicieux/-ieuse

ugly passion, violence

effroyable

the situation turned ugly

la situation a dégénéré

to give sb an ugly look

regarder qn d'un sale œil

he had an ugly expression on his face/an ugly look in his eye

il avait l'air méchant/l'œil méchant

to be in an ugly mood group, mob:

gronder

to be in an ugly mood individual:

être d'humeur massacrante

the ugly face of

l'aspect inacceptable de

3. ugly (repugnant):

ugly incident, scene, crime

déplorable

an ugly customer inf

un sale type inf

he looks like an ugly customer inf

il a une sale tronche inf

as ugly as sin

laid comme un pou

racism/elitism rears its ugly head

on voit surgir le spectre du racisme/de l'élitisme

rear door in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for rear door in the English»French Dictionary

the rear door/entrance

la porte/l'entrée de derrière

Translations for rear door in the English»French Dictionary

I.rear¹ [rɪəʳ, Am rɪr] ADJ

rear

arrière

the rear door/entrance

la porte/l'entrée de derrière

II.rear¹ [rɪəʳ, Am rɪr] N

1. rear (back part):

the rear

l'arrière

to bring up the rear

fermer la marche

2. rear inf (buttocks):

rear

derrière m

to be a pain in the rear

être un enquiquineur

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

I.rear² [rɪəʳ, Am rɪr] VB trans

1. rear (bring up):

rear

élever

2. rear (raise):

rear

lever

to rear one's ugly head again pej

poindre de nouveau à l'horizon

3. rear form (build):

rear

dresser

II.rear² [rɪəʳ, Am rɪr] VB intr

1. rear (raise):

rear horse

se dresser

2. rear (extend high):

rear

s'élever

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In an unusual move, the rear door of the station wagon was changed from a traditional tailgate to a hatchback-style single-piece liftgate.

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This was necessitated by the use of the standard length DTS rear door, which left a strange-looking space between the rear wheelwell and door.

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Unlike preceding models it features a rear liftgate rather than a side-opening rear door and no longer has the spare tire mounted on the rear door.

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The swinging rear door formed the basis of the patent claim, and was a major innovation in the evolution of the modern shopping cart.

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The passenger side rear door can be opened electronically and by remote control key fob.

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The front door is asymmetrically located and the rear door is near a corner.

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To attract wagon buyers, the rear door was a tailgate with a retracting rear window.

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The flight attendant in the rear who attempted to reseal the rear door was unable to do so.

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Its distinctive style included high curved flanks, retro styled front door handles, hidden rear door handles, and a dramatic deep grille, which necessitated a highly unusual off-centre licence plate holder.

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The climate control has four zones, there's an electric sunblind in the back as well as manual blinds in the rear door windows, internet functionality and professional satnav.

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