porrection, n.f., (c.rel.) presentation of the instruments.
porrigo, n.m., (med.) porrigo, ring-worm.
port, n.m., port, haven, harbor, sea-port town; wharf, quay; postage, carriage (of parcels); aspect; presence, bearing, gait, portliness; (nav.) burden; (mus.) grace note, portamento. — de mer; sea-port. — de toutes marées; deep-water harbor. — à marée; tidal harbor. — marchand; commercial harbor. — de guerre; naval harbor or station. Franc de —; prepaid, carriage paid. Prendre —, surgir au —; to come into harbor, to land; to attain one’s end, to come to an anchor. Arriver à bon —; to come safe into harbor; to arrive safely; (fig.) to end happily. Faire naufrage au —; to be wrecked in port. — de lettre; postage. — payé; post-paid. Permis de — d’armes; license to carry arms. — d’armes; gun-license. — de voix; (voc. mus.) portamento-voice. Elle a un — de reine; her walk is that of a queen. Le — d’une plante; (bot.) the aspect of a plant. — permis; (nav.) weight of luggage (free on board ship to officers, sailors, and passengers). Conduire, or mener, à bon —; (fig.) to bring to a successful issue.
portable, adj., that can be worn, wearable; portable, payable (at).
portage, n.m., portage (at water-falls in America); conveyance, porterage. V. port permis (nav.), under port. Faire —; to carry a boat overland (at waterfalls).
*portail, n.m., front gate, west-door (of a church); door-way, portal.
portant, -e, adj., bearing, carrying. L’un — l’autre; one with another, one carrying the other. Il est bien —; he is in good health. Tirer sur quelqu’un à bout —; to shoot at any one quite close, or point-blank.
portati-f, -ve, adj., portable.
porte, adj., (anat.) portal. Veine —; portal vein.
porte, n.f., gate, gateway, door-way, door; door-step, threshold; eye (for hooks); defile (of mountains); the Sublime Porte. Les —s d’une ville; the gates of a town. —s d’enfilade; suite of doors. — d’entrée; entrance door, street door, front door. — de sortie; exit door, side door, back door. — à —; next door to each other. — cochère; courtyard-gate. — à deux battants; folding-doors. — battante; baize-door. — vitrée; glass door. —-croisée, (—s-—s) terrace, or garden, glass door. Mettre quelqu’un à la —; to turn any one out of doors. Fermer la — au nez de quelqu’un; to shut the door in any one’s face. — de derrière; back door; (fig.) shift. Prendre la —; to take to the door. Refuser la —; to refuse admittance. À —s ouvrantes; at the opening of the gates. À — close; with closed doors. —s d’un bassin; gates of a dock. La — ottomane; the Ottoman, the Sublime Porte. Faire défendre sa — à; not to be at home to.