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porter [pɔʀte] vt [+ charge ou sac etc], (aussi) [+ fœtus]; to carry;
(sur soi) [+ vêtement, barbe, bague]; to wear (fig) [+ responsabilité etc]; to bear, carry [+ inscription, marque, titre, patronyme] [arbre] [+ fruits, fleurs]; to bear [+ jugement]; to pass (= apporter);
porter qch quelque part/à qn → to take sth somewhere/to sb (= inscrire);
porter qch sur → to put sth down on; to enter sth in vi [voix, regard, canon] → to carry; [coup, argument] → to hit home;
se porter vi (= se sentir);
se porter bien/mal → to be well/unwell (= aller);
se porter vers → to go towards;
porter sur (= peser) → to rest on; [accent] → to fall on; [conférence etc] → to concern (= heurter); to strike;
être porté à faire → to be apt ou inclined to do;
elle portait le nom de Rosalie → she was called Rosalie;
porter qn au pouvoir → to bring sb to power;
porter bonheur à qn → to bring sb luck;
porter qn à croire → to lead sb to believe;
porter son âge → to look one's age;
porter un toast → to drink a toast;
porter de l'argent au crédit d'un compte → to credit an account with some money;
se porter partie civile → to associate in a court action with the public prosecutor;
se porter garant de qch → to guarantee sth, vouch for sth;
se porter candidat à la députation → to stand for Parliament (Brit); run for Congress (US);
se faire porter malade → to report sick;
porter la main à son chapeau → to raise one's hand to one's hat;
porter son effort sur → to direct one's efforts towards;
porter un fait à la connaissance de qn → to bring a fact to sb's attention ou notice

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