porter

v.t. bear; support, hold; carry; con- vey, take, bring; wear; turn, direct; put; give, deliver; measure; cause; influence, dispose, incline; enter, inscribe; state, say; rate; elect; enact (a law); pa (judgment. — v.r. be borne, be supported, be carried, etc.; go, move; turn; tend; be (as to health); present oneself; act (as). — v.12. bear; rest; carry; reach; strike; hit; fall; happen, occur; take effect; win. — m. porter (the beverage); wear. — a faux, be out of plumb. — dla téte, (of wine, etc.) go to the head. — au rouge, heat to redne . — coup, take effect, tell; strike a blow. porte-tubes, m. tube holder, tube support, esp. a basket to hold tubes to be sterilized. porteur, m. carrier (e.g., of oxygen); bearer; holder; porter. porte-vases, m. beaker holder, ve el holder, spec if. a ve el for holding the beakers for an immersion refractometer. porte-vent, m. blast pipe; twyer, tuyére. porte-verre, m. gla holder; lens holder. port ill on, m. small door or gate; spec if., the working door of a puddling furnace. portion, f. portion. portland, m. Portland cement. — naturel, natural hydraulic cement por to, m. port wine, port.