French Dictionary

1 porter Verb, transitive

(a) to carry an object; ~ qch à la main to carry sth in one's hand; ~ qch à qn to take sth to sb

(b) to carry a child; to bear fruit, yield a harvest; ~ bonheur à qn to bring sb happiness; ~ qn à faire qch to prompt sb to do sth, lead sb to do sth

(c) to bear a title; to carry, bear a date, inscription; to show, bear traces

(d) to wear clothes, glasses, jewellery

See also: accessoiriser, enlever, étirer, habiller, laver, laverie, lavette, mettre, nettoyer, repasser, retirer

(e) to have a beard; ~ la barbe to have a beard

(f) (fig) to bear, carry responsibility

(g) (Comput) to port software (sous, to)

Present: je porte, tu portes, il/elle porte, nous portons, vous portez, ils/elles portent
Imperfect: je portais, tu portais, il/elle portait, nous portions, vous portiez, ils/elles portaient
Future: je porterai, tu porteras, il/elle portera, nous porterons, vous porterez, ils/elles porteront
Perfect: j' ai porté, tu as porté, il/elle a porté, nous avons porté, vous avez porté, ils/elles ont porté
Present subjunctive: je porte, tu portes, il/elle porte, nous portions, vous portiez, ils/elles portent

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2 porter Verb, intransitive

How to pronounce porter

(a) (of voice, sound) to carry; (Med) to carry her child, (of animal) carry its young; ~ sur (of building) to be supported by; (fig) to centre around, focus on, revolve around; (fig) ~ juste to hit home

3 se porter Verb, pronominal Pronounce

(a) se ~ bien/mal to be well/unwell; se ~ candidat to run as a candidate; se ~ sur (of eyes etc) to fall on

French-English translation of porter

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