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Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

porte d’entrée donnant sur l’extérieur

English translation:

entrance door opening directly to the exterior

Added to glossary by Scott de Lesseps
Feb 1, 2018 05:36
6 yrs ago
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French term

porte d’entrée donnant sur l’extérieur

Non-PRO French to English Tech/Engineering Energy / Power Generation
From a French tax return. This section talks about tax credits for energy-efficient houses. This is for AE. Could this be storm door?

Ainsi, les matériaux et équipements suivants
doivent être installés par une entreprise titulaire
de la mention RGE et d’un signe de qualité attribué
pour cette catégorie de travaux :
– chaudières à haute performance énergétique,
à condensation ou à micro-cogénération gaz ;
– matériaux d’isolation thermique des parois
vitrées, volets isolants, portes d’entrée donnant
sur l’extérieur ;
Proposed translations (English)
4 +7 entrance door opening directly to the exterior
4 exterior-facing front door
4 external entrance door
3 External front door
Change log

Feb 1, 2018 11:58: Jennifer White changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"

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Non-PRO (3): philgoddard, Rachel Fell, Jennifer White

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Discussion

Terry Richards Feb 1, 2018:
Yes See Tony's answer.
Scott de Lesseps (asker) Feb 1, 2018:
Thanks, Terry Ok, thanks, Terry. The reason I thought storm door might fit was become the text talks about insulation, but it seems it's just a regular door giving direct access to the outside then, not a secondary door, correct?
Terry Richards Feb 1, 2018:
The one I had (in NJ) The top half panel was removable and you could either have a screen panel or a glass one.

Anyway, none of this is relevant as the door in question isn't one, whatever version you pick :)
Scott de Lesseps (asker) Feb 1, 2018:
Storm doors Thanks for all the replies and suggestions so far. Yes, Terry, it can be a screen door, but it can also be a door with glass, which is what I have.

Here is a link to some images of storm doors:
https://www.lowes.com/c/Storm-doors-frames-Doors-Windows-doo...

Wikipedia says there are three basic types of storm doors: Full-View, Retractable Screen, and Ventilating.

Full-View storm doors[1] typically include a full glass panel and most an interchangeable full screen.

Retractable Screen storm doors feature a screen that is rolled up into the frame of the storm door when not in use.

Ventilating storm doors generally include a full or half screen that is always in position on the storm door.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storm_door
Terry Richards Feb 1, 2018:
Storm / screen I've heard both variants. I suspect they are storm doors in the north and screen doors in the south :)
Herbmione Granger Feb 1, 2018:
Thanks, Terry Where I'm from, we call that a screen door.
http://www.acehardware.com/family/index.jsp?categoryId=13027...

Only heard of a storm cellar.
Terry Richards Feb 1, 2018:
Storm doors For the benefit of non-Americans, a storm door is a secondary door that is placed directly outside the main door. They are generally light-weight in nature and the top half is often a mesh screen (which may be replaced with a glass panel in winter). It's main purpose is to provide weather protection for the main door. In summer, the main door can be left open while you are at home and the mesh panel provides air-flow while preventing insects from entering. A similar device on windows is known as a "screen" or "screen window".
Anne Bohy Feb 1, 2018:
explication Cette dénomination de "portes d'entrée donnant sur l'extérieur" s'oppose aux "portes d'entrée d'appartement ne donnant pas directement sur l'extérieur mais sur un hall fermé (intérieur à l'immeuble)". Dans la réglementation thermique, les calculs d'économie d'énergie sont différents.

Proposed translations

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entrance door opening directly to the exterior

I don't know precisely what is meant by the US expression 'storm door' you suggest, but this is simply an entrance door that gives directly onto the outdoors — common in France, but would be less so in e.g. the UK, where we often have some kind of 'entrance hall' which helps cut down draughts!

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Thanks to Bohy for the explanation, which is slightly different from what I had initially imagined, but in fact doesn't change the validity of my suggestion.
Peer comment(s):
agree Chakib Roula : Tout court, I believe.
6 mins
Shukrane, Chakib!
agree philgoddard : Or just "outer doors".
55 mins
Thanks, Phil!
agree Bashiqa : No need for further explanation.
2 hrs
Thanks, Chris!
agree Terry Richards : You could leave out "entrance". A non-entrance door is a wall! // Yes, but you've already got "directly to the exterior". Either way...
2 hrs
Thanks, Terry! I think 'entrance' is important: it is the main way into the premises, as distinct from, say, an internal communicating doro between rooms.
agree Herbmione Granger
3 hrs
Thanks, H/C!
agree Jennifer White : Yes, what else?
5 hrs
Thanks, Jennifer!
agree DNHillson
1 day 6 hrs
Thanks, DNH!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you, Tony and everyone."
1 hr

External front door

'Storm door' would probably have 'contre-porte' as an equivalent in French. 'External front door' could well fit the bill here, as doors opening directly onto the outside are described as being external by DIY stores and the like.
Peer comment(s):
neutral philgoddard : Not just front doors.
14 mins
neutral Tony M : I think the very English concept of 'front door' is unhelpful here — as Phil points out, it could equally well be a back or side door, for example.
20 mins
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1 hr

exterior-facing front door

A suggestion very similar to the one Tony M proposed, but I find this one a little bit more condensed!
Peer comment(s):
neutral Tony M : "More condensed" perhaps — but only 9 hits on Google, of which 7 are not in fact relevant; I don't think this is normal, idiomatic EN usage.
3 mins
this is what bothered me, too, but I don't know if there is an actual idiomatic, standard answer to be given for the phrase in question; it would seem it has to be descriptive, however you turn it...
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6 hrs

external entrance door

www.doordeals.co.uk › External Doors › External Entrance Door Sets
About this door. These Oak Majestic External Entrance Door Sets are an elegant and impressive solution for those looking to create a grand entrance to a building

https://planning.eastdevon.gov.uk/online-applications/applic...
Reference, 04/P1749. Alternative Reference, 07/00060. Application Validated, Mon 12 Jul 2004. Address, Lady Seaward C Of E School Clyst St George Exeter Devon. Proposal, New External Entrance Door & Removal Of Internal Stub Wall.

https://www.rbkc.gov.uk/.../Drawing - Approved-1598302.pdf?....

Proposed Repair Works to Main. External Entrance Door. Existing main entrance door and frame to be retained and refurbished.
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