ouvre-porte de garage
The English phrase 'garage door opener' is ouvre-porte de garage in French.
The term refers to the device or remote control used to operate a garage door.
Which one should you use?
In casual conversation, people often refer to the handheld remote itself as a télécommande de garage rather than the whole mechanism.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase uses the preposition de to indicate that the ouvre-porte is specifically for a garage.
Did you know?
- The word gare (station) and garage are linguistically cousins because they both come from the same root meaning 'to secure' or 'to dock'.
- The word ouvre-porte is part of a larger family of 'ouvre-' compound nouns, such as ouvre-boîte for a can opener.
- In France, the word garage often refers more to the building or the repair shop itself rather than just the space for a car.
Examples in context
- Tu as vu la nouvelle télécommande de garage qu'il a achetée ?Have you seen the new garage remote control he bought?
Example conversation
Lucas and Emma are in the car arriving home.
- LucasEmma, tu as l'ouvre-porte de garage ?Emma, do you have the garage door opener?
- EmmaNon, je pense qu'il est dans la maison.No, I think it is in the house.
- LucasMince, je ne trouve pas l'ouvre-porte de garage.Darn, I can't find the garage door opener.
- EmmaRegarde dans ton sac, Lucas.Look in your bag, Lucas.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, garage, CC BY-SA 4.0.
