Translation of door

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Translation of door

My preferred dictionary, Wordreference, distinguishes a car door from an ordinary door in using the word, portière.   Should it not be accepted ? 

Asked 2 months ago
CécileKwiziq team memberCorrect answer

Hi Frank,

If you take a look at the following page you will see that when you talk about the number of doors according to each model on a car you will use 'porte' and not portière.

differents types de voitures- roitapis

 

The word 'portière'  exists for a car door but manufacturers and dealers only use it to indicate the part of the car and its use.

When talking about a particular model of a car you will be offered 

2 , 3 , 4 ou 5 portes

Bonne Continuation !

 

Translation of door

My preferred dictionary, Wordreference, distinguishes a car door from an ordinary door in using the word, portière.   Should it not be accepted ? 

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