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portiez-vous

were you wearing?

→ porter
phrase Rare #45,247
were you wearing? A formal question using inversion; depending on context, porter can mean either “to wear” or “to carry.”
FR: Que portiez-vous à la fête ?
EN: What were you wearing at the party?

Que portiez-vous lors de la promenade ?

What were you wearing on the walk?

— Decision to Leave (2022)

Ne portiez-vous pas la même chemise, hier ?

Weren’t you wearing the same shirt yesterday?

Que portiez-vous ?

What were you wearing?

Le portiez-vous dans l'avion ?

Were you wearing it on the plane?

— Des hommes d'honneur (1992)