door

door
door [{{t}}dɔ:(r)]
noun
(a) (of building, room, refrigerator, wardrobe) porte f;
she walked through the door elle franchit la porte;
they shut the door in my face ils m'ont fermé la porte au nez;
he lives two doors down or away il habite deux portes plus loin;
I found the door closed j'ai trouvé porte close;
out of doors dehors, en plein air;
to go from door to door aller de porte en porte;
can someone answer the door? est-ce que quelqu'un peut aller ouvrir?;
it was Tricia who answered the door (to me) c'est Tricia qui m'a ouvert (la porte);
I'll see you to the door je vous reconduis jusqu'à la porte;
the bank closes its doors at 3:30 la banque ferme à 15 heures 30;
the business finally closes its doors tomorrow l'entreprise ferme définitivement demain;
tickets available at the door (in advertisement, on sign) billets en vente à l'entrée;
the agreement leaves the door open for further discussion l'accord laisse la porte ouverte à des discussions ultérieures;
the discovery opens the door to medical advances la découverte ouvre la voie à des progrès médicaux;
having a famous name certainly helps to open doors avoir un nom célèbre permet sans aucun doute de voir s'ouvrir des portes;
{{}}figurative{{}} to lay sth at sb's door imputer qch à qn, reprocher qch à qn;
to shut the door in sb's face fermer la porte au nez de qn;
{{}}figurative{{}} doors kept being closed in our faces tout le monde nous a fermé la porte au nez;
she closed or shut the door on any further negotiations elle a rendu toute nouvelle négociation impossible;
{{}}figurative{{}} as one door closes, another opens chaque fois qu'une porte se ferme, une autre s'ouvre;
to show sb to the door conduire qn à la porte, reconduire qn;
{{}}figurative{{}} to show sb the door montrer la porte à qn;
the foot in the door technique (of salesman) = la vente (en porte-à-porte) forcée
(b) (of car) porte f, portière f; (of train) portière f
►► door chain chaînette f de sûreté;
{{}}Marketing{{}} door drop distribution f à domicile;
door handle poignée f de porte; {{}}Cars{{}} poignée f de portière;
door viewer judas m (optique)

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