Grammatical class

Noun

portail

portal (imposing entrance)

Details

Syllables

por-tail

Phonetics

pɔʁ.taj

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

2456

Freq. (movies)

4499

Freq. (news)

6504

Sentences

Portail tournant

Swing gate

A1

Ferme le portail.

Close the gate.

A1

Quel est ce portail ?

Which gate is that?

A1

Le portail est large.

The portal is large.

A1

Le portail était fermé.

The gate was locked.

A1

Elle s'accroupit près du portail.

She crouched down by the gate.

A2

Il m'a ordonné de fermer le portail.

He commanded me to shut the gate.

A2

J'ai garé ma voiture près du portail.

I parked my car by the gate.

B1

Le portail de l'école est fermé.

The school gate is closed.

B2

Le portail pendait de travers sur ses gonds.

The gate was hanging askew on its hinges.

B2