How to Say "Sliding Door" in French

porte coulissante

feminine

The English phrase "sliding door" is translated into French as porte coulissante.

Meaning: door (noun)

What does it mean word for word?

The term is composed of porte (door) and the present participle coulissante (sliding).

To make the phrase plural, use portes coulissantes, where both the noun and the adjective take an s.

The term coulisse is also used in French theater to describe the 'wings' of a stage where actors wait, because they 'slide' in and out of view.
If a sliding door is part of a folding system, the French often switch to the term porte accordéon, even if it does not look exactly like a musical instrument.
The verb inside coulissante, couler, literally means 'to flow' like a liquid.

Dans le nouveau bâtiment, nous avons installé une porte coulissante en verre.
In the new building, we installed a sliding glass door.
Pour accéder à la terrasse, vous devez ouvrir la porte coulissante à droite.
To access the terrace, you need to open the sliding door on the right.
J'adore cette maison avec ses grandes portes à glissière en bois.
I love this house with its large wooden sliding doors.
La porte coulissante est bloquée.
The sliding door is stuck.
J'installe une porte coulissante dans la cuisine.
I am installing a sliding door in the kitchen.
Peux-tu fermer la porte coulissante du balcon ?
Can you close the balcony sliding door?

Léa and Nathan are looking at a new house.

Nathan

Regarde cette belle porte coulissante.
Look at this beautiful sliding door.
Léa

Elle laisse passer beaucoup de lumière.
It lets in a lot of light.
Nathan

Est-ce que la porte coulissante est facile à ouvrir ?
Is the sliding door easy to open?
Léa

Oui, elle glisse très bien.
Yes, it slides very well.

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