No. 3,534 in French
gate
The French word "gâte" means "spoils" or "damages" in English.
In a sentence
La porte principale de la maison était fermée.
The main gate of the house was closed.
Here, 'porte' translates to 'gate' referring to a physical barrier at the entrance of a property.
Ils ont installé une nouvelle clôture et une porte dans leur jardin.
They installed a new fence and gate in their garden.
In this sentence, 'porte' means 'gate' as part of a garden fence providing access.
Nous avons passé la journée près de la porte d'entrée du parc.
We spent the day near the entrance gate of the park.
Here, 'porte d'entrée' explicitly refers to a park's entrance gate.
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