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porter.

to carry

6 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

verb/pɔʁ.te/
  1. to carry

  2. to support, to bear

  3. to wear

  4. to be about, to concern

    intransitive
    Sur quoi portait la question ?
  5. to feel, to be in good/bad health

    reflexive
    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”).

noun/pɔʁ.tɛʁ/
  1. porter (beer)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From English porter.

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