up-and-over in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for up-and-over in the French»English Dictionary

I.porte [pɔʀt] ADJ

II.porte [pɔʀt] N f

1. porte (entrée):

porte (de bâtiment)
door
porte (de parc, stade, jardin)
gate
la porte de derrière/devant
the back/front door
la porte du jardin
the garden gate
devant la porte de l'hôpital
outside the hospital
je me suis garée devant la porte
I've parked right outside
avoir une gare à sa porte
to have a station on one's doorstep
Grenoble est aux portes des Alpes
Grenoble is the gateway to the Alps
aux portes du désert
at the edge of the desert
passer la porte
to enter the house
ouverture/fermeture des portes à 18 heures
doors open/close at 6 o'clock
ouvrir sa porte à qn
to let sb in
ouvrir la porte à la critique
to invite criticism
c'est la porte ouverte à la criminalité
it's an open invitation to crime
ouvrir/fermer ses portes (au public) salon, exposition, magasin:
to open/close (to the public)
l'entreprise a fermé ses portes
the company has gone out of business
la Communauté a ouvert ses portes au Portugal
the Community has admitted Portugal
mettre à la porte (exclure d'un cours)
to throw [sb] out
mettre à la porte (renvoyer) élève
to expel
mettre à la porte employé
to fire
mettre à la porte employé
to sack Brit inf
employé ce n'est pas la porte à côté inf
it's quite far
voir qn entre deux portes
to see sb very briefly
trouver porte close ou de bois
to find nobody in
j'ai mis deux heures, de porte à porte
it took me two hours (from) door to door

III.porte [pɔʀt]

porte basculante
up-and-over door
porte bâtarde
medium-sized door
porte battante
swing door
porte coulissante
sliding door
porte d'écluse
lock gate
porte d'entrée (de maison)
front door
porte d'entrée (d'église, hôpital, immeuble)
main entrance
porte pliante
folding door
porte de service
tradesmen's entrance Brit
porte de service
service entrance
porte de sortie lit
exit
porte de sortie fig
escape route
porte à tambour
revolving door
porte tournante
revolving door
porte vitrée
glass door
les portes de l'Enfer REL
the gates of Hell
portes ouvertes
open day Brit
portes ouvertes
open house Am
journée ou opération portes ouvertes à l'école
the school is organizing an open day Brit
journée ou opération portes ouvertes à l'école
the school is organizing an open house Am
les portes du Paradis REL
the gates of Heaven

IV.porte [pɔʀt]

See also balayer

balayer [baleje] VB trans

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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
The integral garage has an up-and-over door to the front of the house, and the rear has a large fully slabbed patio with lawn area.
www.advertiser.ie
The double garage has a remote-controlled metal up-and-over door, power and lighting.
www.plymouthherald.co.uk
The driveway gives off-road parking for two vehicles and leads to a detached garage with an up-and-over door, electrics and lighting.
www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk
Determined to keep things simple, he ditched the existing planning permission for a garage, patio and up-and-over windows, and restored the mill to its antique charm.
www.telegraph.co.uk
There is a detached brick and tiled double garage with two up-and-over doors.
www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk
The operational specifications are the same as the all-electric model with more than 20 metres of working height, 11.4 metres of outreach and a 7.4 metre up-and-over clearance.
www.vertikal.net
The up-and-over bridge marks the exciting start of each lap, while returning racers ride underneath it to finish line.
cyclingmagazine.ca
Later versions also had an up-and-over glass window above the doors to complete the enclosure of the passengers.
en.wikipedia.org
Newer garages are fitted with metal up-and-over doors.
en.wikipedia.org

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