porter.
to carry
Meaning & usage
to carry
to support, to bear
to wear
to be about, to concern
Sur quoi portait la question ?
to feel, to be in good/bad health
Je me porte mieux.
Il se porte bien.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old French porter, from Latin portāre, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to go, traverse”).
porter (beer)
Where this word comes from
From English porter.
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