elle portait

she was wearing

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phrase Uncommon #17,104
she was wearing Depending on context, this can also mean “she was carrying.”
FR: Elle portait une robe bleue.
EN: She was wearing a blue dress.

Elle portait la culotte et lui, il prenait les coups.

She wore the pants, and he took the hits.

— Tesis (1996)

Quand j'ai vu ta mère, elle portait beaucoup de choses.

When I saw your mother, she was carrying a lot of things.

— Un Soleil (2019)

Elle portait des chaussures blanches.

She was wearing white shoes.

Elle portait une jupe courte et des talons hauts.

She wore a short skirt and high heels.

Elle portait du noir.

She wore black.

Elle portait un bébé sur son dos.

She was carrying a baby on her back.

Elle portait une chemise rouge le jour de disparition.

She was wearing a red shirt on the day she disappeared.

— Memories of Murder (2003)

Elle portait un manteau de fourrure.

She was wearing a fur coat.

Elle portait des boucles d'oreilles en forme de cœur.

She was wearing heart-shaped earrings.

Elle portait un manteau bleu.

She was wearing a blue coat.

Si votre grand-mère est qui elle dit être, elle portait le diamant ce soir-là.

If your grandmother is who she says she is, she was wearing the diamond that night.

— Titanic (1997)

Elle portait un petit chapeau de paille.

She was wearing a small straw hat.

Elle portait une jupe bleue.

She was wearing a blue skirt.

Elle portait un drôle de chapeau.

She was wearing a funny hat.

Elle portait un chapeau étrange.

She was wearing a strange hat.

Elle portait une petite robe noire très élégante.

She was wearing a very elegant little black dress.

Elle portait sa petite sœur sur son dos.

She carried her little sister on her back.

Elle portait d'autres boucles d'oreille plus tôt.

She was wearing a different pair of earrings earlier.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Elle portait un vison.

She was wearing a mink.

Elle portait un manteau de vison.

She was wearing a mink coat.

La robe rouge qu'elle portait attirait tous les regards.

The red dress she was wearing attracted everyone's attention.

Elle portait un chemisier rouge.

She was wearing a red blouse.

Elle portait un chapeau noir.

She was wearing a black hat.

Elle portait des chaussures brun foncé.

She was wearing dark brown shoes.

Elle portait une fourrure.

She was wearing a fur.

Quelle culotte elle portait, enfoiré !

What kind of panties was she wearing, you bastard!

— Y tu mamá también (2001)

Elle portait un joli chapeau.

She was wearing a pretty hat.