contre-porte
French
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom contre + porte. From being a door counter/opposite to the primary door, the anti-facing door.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editcontre-porte f (plural contre-portes)
- a secondary door placed inside or outside of the primary door
- a storm door (an exterior door placed outside the primary door to improve weatherproofing)
Coordinate terms
edit- contre-fenêtre
- porte moustiquaire (screen door)
- porte aluminium / porte d’aluminium / porte en aluminium (aluminum door / aluminium door)
Further reading
edit- “contre-porte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.