palace gates

language: fr

definitions

  1. The physical entrance structures, such as large doors or barriers, situated at the perimeter of a royal residence or castle.
    fr: Portes du palais
  2. A symbolic threshold representing the separation between the inner circle of power and the outside world.
    fr: Seuil du pouvoir

examples

  1. The guards opened the palace gates to welcome the visiting dignitaries.

    Les gardes ont ouvert les portes du palais pour accueillir les dignitaires en visite.

  2. Stepping through the palace gates meant leaving her old life behind.

    Franchir les portes du palais signifiait laisser sa vie passée derrière elle.