Araucaria Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 What is the normal French word for the kind of gate you put across your driveway, or into a field?My rather unsatisfactory dictionary suggests "porte" for the former, or maybe "barrière" for the latter. But I can't quite accept the doorishness of a five-bar gate, or the apparently temporary nature of a "barrière" either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Un portailinfo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Portail? I am not sure..Edit sorry simultaneous post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allanb Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 My money would be on portail. We have a gate that rolls across the driveway (i.e. it doesn't swing on hinges) and that was the word used by the man who fitted it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Animal Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 I would say portail for a private driveway or garden entranceand barrière for entrance to a field. http://www.vds-phl.fr/article-les-barrieres-du-cotentin-2-46451636.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idun Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 I was thinking portail as I opened this. And it's nice when Clair confirms what I am thinking[:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Nice photos Christine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Araucaria Posted August 22, 2012 Author Share Posted August 22, 2012 My Colllins/Robert dictionary glossed "portail" as being "large, metallic", so I think probably the word I am after actually is barrière after all, since it is the wooden type I wished to describe - a traditional rather than a modern field gate.This kind of thing:And thanks Christine for the link to those atmospheric pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Animal Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Yes, that's more of a barrière. A portail also seems to usually be in two halves.Hope it's a while before it becomes as atmospheric as the photos! [:D] P.S. The smaller door often at the side of a portail is called a portillon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Araucaria Posted August 22, 2012 Author Share Posted August 22, 2012 [quote user="Christine Animal"]Yes, that's more of a barrière. A portail also seems to usually be in two halves.Hope it's a while before it becomes as atmospheric as the photos! [:D] P.S. The smaller door often at the side of a portail is called a portillon. [/quote]Regrettably that one isn't mine: it's a stock picture from a UK supplier. I shall ask to see if I can get something similar made here, and then I'll probably go and buy it from the UK supplier and bring it back on my trailer .... as I expect the local cost to be on the heavy side.It's a pity I can't find a supplier of cattle grids - much less aesthetically intrusive, and they would do the job much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Animal Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Cattle grids exist here. Not sure what they're called though.There are companies making those gates if you search under barrière pré bois. Here's one, Claustra 3 metres, 83 euros if I've understood correctly. That doesn't seem bad.http://www.equivans.fr/cat_name/clotures-barrieres-bois.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Araucaria Posted August 23, 2012 Author Share Posted August 23, 2012 Clair (and others)You're right, too: portail seems to be fine for wooden gates.This picture describes the gate shown as a portail:and for anyone who's interested it's from this website.The model in question is the Don Quichotte. Perhaps that's because you could imagine it's like a medieval knight holding a drooping lance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Cendrillon Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 Araucaria / ChristineRe. cattle grid - I think it is called a barriere canadienneI came across this term in a guide book when out walking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Animal Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 Oh thank you Cendrillon. [:)] You're dead right, I've just had a look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angie Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Came across your post by accident - we have been looking for such a website for ages, thanks so much!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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