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nous portons

wear, carry, raise, make, bear

→ porter
port to wear + ons we present/imperative
verb · present tense, 1st-person plural Rare #38,569
wear, carry In these examples, portons means “we wear/carry” or is a command meaning “let’s carry/raise.” The context makes the intended sense clear.
FR: Nous portons des manteaux en hiver.
EN: We wear coats in winter.
raise, make Used in the expression porter un toast: to raise or make a toast.
FR: Portons un toast à nos amis !
EN: Let’s raise a toast to our friends!
bear, take Used in the expression porter le blâme: to bear the blame.
FR: Nous portons le blâme pour cette erreur.
EN: We take the blame for this mistake.
Conjugation of porter
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First porte portons
Second portes portez
Third porte portent
Imperative
SingularPlural
First — portons
Second porte portez

« Elle n'ira pas bien si nous le portons devant les tribunaux. »

It won’t go well for her if we take him to court.

— Better Days (2019)

Portons un toast.

Let's have a toast.

Portons un toast à l'invité d'honneur !

Let's raise a toast to the guest of honor!

Hé, portons un toast.

Hey, let's raise a toast.

— Independence Day (1996)

Portons un toast à Jian-qing de Pékin !

Let’s raise a toast to Jian-qing from Beijing!

— Us and Them (2018)

Portons un toast à votre non-idiotie.

Let's raise a toast to your non-idiocy.

— Ratatouille (2007)

Nous ne sommes pas des samouraïs, nous ne portons pas de sabres.

We are not samurai, we do not carry swords.

— Demon Slayer : Kimetsu no Yaiba - Le film : La Forteresse infinie (2025)

Nous, les animaux, portons le blâme pour tout ce qui va mal.

We animals bear the blame for everything that goes wrong.

— Wicked (2024)