"portée" meaning in French

See portée in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /pɔʁ.te/ Audio: Fr-portée.ogg Forms: portées [plural]
Etymology: From feminine past participle of porter (“to carry”). Etymology templates: {{m|fr|porter||to carry}} porter (“to carry”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} portée f (plural portées)
  1. reach, range, scope Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-portée-fr-noun-Q3vFDsbj
  2. range (of a weapon) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-portée-fr-noun-pmrOhptx
  3. litter (animals born in one birth) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-portée-fr-noun-ebINTY-4
  4. (music) stave Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-portée-fr-noun-GqonDmbA Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  5. (programming) scope Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Programming
    Sense id: en-portée-fr-noun-XxYckUmI Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 10 1 27 10 42 11 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: à la portée de, à portée de main, hors de portée

Verb

IPA: /pɔʁ.te/ Audio: Fr-portée.ogg
Etymology: From feminine past participle of porter (“to carry”). Etymology templates: {{m|fr|porter||to carry}} porter (“to carry”) Head templates: {{head|fr|past participle form|g=f-s}} portée f sg
  1. feminine singular of porté Tags: feminine, form-of, participle, singular Form of: porté
    Sense id: en-portée-fr-verb--84SpkNB

Download JSON data for portée meaning in French (5.1kB)

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