This is the 3534th most frequent French word.
gate
The French word "gâte" means "spoils" or "damages" in English.
Here, 'porte d'entrée' explicitly refers to a park's entrance gate.
Nous avons passé la journée près de la porte d'entrée du parc.
We spent the day near the entrance gate of the park.
Here, 'porte' translates to 'gate' referring to a physical barrier at the entrance of a property.
La porte principale de la maison était fermée.
The main gate of the house was closed.
In this sentence, 'porte' means 'gate' as part of a garden fence providing access.