How to Say ‘In front of the gate’ in French
Devant le portail
duh-vahn luh por-tye
[duh-vahn luh por-tye]
💬 Usage Tip: Useful location phrase as a full chunk. Easy to reuse.
🇫🇷 In France: Parents often gather devant le portail for quick updates, greetings, and tiny gossip.
Phrase Breakdown
Devant
[duh-vahn]
in front of
Shows location before something.
Devant le portail, les parents attendent calmement.
In front of the gate, the parents wait calmly.
le
[luh]
the
A singular masculine definite article.
Devant le portail, il y a toujours du monde.
In front of the gate, there are always people around.
portail
[por-tye]
gate
Refers here to the school gate.
Devant le portail, les enfants courent parfois partout.
In front of the gate, the children sometimes run everywhere.
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