ouvrir ses portes
French, verb/u.vʁiʁ se pɔʁt/
ouvrir ses portes is spelled O-U-V-R-I-R-S-E-S-P-O-R-T-E-S (15 letters). Ouvrir ses portes is a French verb meaning “to open its doors for the first time, to open its doors to the public, to begin operating” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Ouvrir pour la première fois un lieu, un service”.
What does ouvrir ses portes mean in English?
verb
- 1
to open its doors for the first time, to open its doors to the public, to begin operating
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Ouvrir pour la première fois un lieu, un service.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce ouvrir ses portes?
- /u.vʁiʁ se pɔʁt/
- \u.vʁiʁ se pɔʁt\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.