porter

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