What does port in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word port in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use port in French.

The word port in French means port, port, wear, postage, port, bearing, haven, shelter, arrive safe and sound, outer harbour, outport, not wearing a seatbelt, make a stopover, shipping costs, delivery costs, free shipping, free delivery, free shipping, free delivery, carriage paid, gun permit, stately demeanour, possession of a firearm, home port, home base, port de bras, commercial port, wearing a seat belt, wearing of a seat belt, wearing glasses, wearing of glasses, fishing port, marina, the way you hold your head, helmets must be worn at all times, wearing the headscarf, wearing of the headscarf, deadweight tonnage, deadweight, river port, free port, seaport, port, natural harbour, postage paid, USB port, Port Salut. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word port

port

nom masculin (abri naturel pour bateaux)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les bateaux se mettent à l'abri dans le port.
The boats take shelter in the port.

port

nom masculin (ville possédant un port) (town)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nantes est un port.
Nantes is a port.

wear

nom masculin (fait d'avoir sur soi) (clothes/accessories)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le gouvernement a déclaré que le port du masque serait obligatoire dans les transports publics.
The government announced that wearing a mask would be compulsory on public transport.

postage

nom masculin (affranchissement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le port de cette lettre est de trois euros.
The postage for this letter is three euros.

port

nom masculin (Informatique : interface de communication) (Computing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Arthur a branché une nouvelle carte graphique sur le port PCX de son PC.
Arthur installed a new graphics card in the PCX port on his PC.

bearing

nom masculin (façon de se tenir)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous remarquons son joli port de tête.
We notice her pretty way of holding her head.

haven, shelter

nom masculin (littéraire (asile, refuge)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Malgré moult tracasseries, ils arrivèrent à bon port.
Despite all of the annoyances, they arrived at a safe haven.

arrive safe and sound

locution verbale (figuré (parvenir à destination sans encombre)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

outer harbour

nom masculin (port annexe pour gros navires)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La construction de cet avant-port valorise la baie.

outport

nom masculin (port en aval)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

not wearing a seatbelt

nom masculin (non usage de la ceinture)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le défaut de port de ceinture de sécurité est puni par la loi.

make a stopover

locution verbale (accoster, s'arrêter dans un port) (boat, ship)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Notre paquebot fait relâche dans le port d'Aberdeen pendant 2 jours.

shipping costs, delivery costs

nom masculin pluriel (taxes d'acheminement)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Les frais de port sont offerts à partir de 25 € d'achats.
Delivery is free on purchases over €25.

free shipping, free delivery

locution adjectivale (port payé par celui qui envoie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

free shipping, free delivery, carriage paid

(sans taxe de transport en sus)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le carton de 12 bouteilles est à 100 euros franco de port.
The crate of twelve bottles costs 100 euros with free shipping.

gun permit

nom masculin (autorisation de porter une arme)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le permis de port d'armes est variable selon chaque pays.

stately demeanour

nom masculin (apparence fière) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

possession of a firearm

nom masculin (fait d'avoir une arme sur soi)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le port d'arme fait débat aux États-Unis.

home port

nom masculin (navire : port principal) (nautical)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

home base

nom masculin (figuré (lieu où l'on a ses habitudes) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

port de bras

nom masculin (figure de danse) (ballet, Gallicism)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

commercial port

nom masculin (port dédié au commerce)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

wearing a seat belt, wearing of a seat belt

nom masculin (utilisation de la ceinture) (vehicle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le port de la ceinture de sécurité est obligatoire pour tous les passagers d'un véhicule.

wearing glasses, wearing of glasses

nom masculin (fait de mettre des lunettes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

fishing port

nom masculin (port dédié à la pêche)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

marina

nom masculin (port dédié aux loisirs)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

the way you hold your head

nom masculin (façon de tenir sa tête)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce mannequin a un port de tête remarquable.

helmets must be worn at all times

nom masculin (obligation de porter un casque)

wearing the headscarf, wearing of the headscarf

nom masculin (fait de porter un voile sur la tête)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le port du voile dans les écoles est un sujet délicat en France.

deadweight tonnage, deadweight

nom masculin (chargement maximal de navire) (shipping)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

river port

nom masculin (port sur le cours d'un fleuve)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

free port

nom masculin (zone portuaire sans contrainte douanière)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Macao et Singapour sont des ports francs.

seaport, port

nom masculin (porte en bordure de mer) (nautical)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

natural harbour

nom masculin (maintien non apprêté) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

postage paid

nom masculin (frais d'acheminement déjà payé)

USB port

nom masculin (format d'interface informatique) (Computing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Olivier a branché sa clef sur le port USB de son portable.

Port Salut

nom masculin invariable (marque d'un fromage à pâte dure) (French cheese)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le port-salut est un fromage à croûte orange.

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