What does gare in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word gare in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use gare in French.

The word gare in French means station, watch out!, watch it!, park, park, pull over, get out of the way, store, station manager, approach platform, be double-parked, watch out for , look out for , careful of, Look out!, Watch out!, central station, main station, Gare de Lyon, marshalling yard, shunting yard, Gare du Nord, station, train station, ferry terminal, ferry port, cruise terminal, bus station, station concourse, PIccadilly Circus, airport novels, platform, station platform, airport novel, without warning, out of the blue. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word gare

station

nom féminin (arrêt de train)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je vais à la gare pour prendre le train.
I'm going to the station to get the train.

watch out!, watch it!

interjection (attention !)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")
Gare à toi, si tu te penches tu vas tomber !
Watch out! If you lean over you'll fall.

park

verbe transitif (ranger son véhicule) (vehicle)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Ma mère a garé sa voiture dans la rue en face.
My mother parked her car in the street opposite.

park

verbe pronominal (stationner) (vehicle)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Quand je fais mes courses, j'essaie toujours de ne pas me garer trop loin du supermarché.
When I go shopping, I always try not to park too far from the supermarket.

pull over

verbe pronominal (véhicule : se ranger de côté) (vehicle)

(phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.")
Je crois que la voiture de police te fait signe de te garer sur le bas-côté.
I think the police car is signalling for you to pull over to the roadside.

get out of the way

verbe pronominal (personne : s'écarter) (person: warning)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Gare-toi, voilà une voiture !
Get out of the way; there's a car coming!

store

verbe transitif (mettre à l'abri)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le paysan gare ses récoltes.
The farmer stores his harvest.

station manager

nom masculin (responsable d'une gare)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le chef de gare siffle le départ du train.

approach platform

locution verbale (arriver à quai) (announcement (train in sight)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

be double-parked

locution verbale (stationner sur la chaussée)

Je ne peux pas rester longtemps, je suis garé en double file.

watch out for , look out for , careful of

interjection (attention à [qch] !)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

Look out!, Watch out!

interjection (Ne fais pas cela !)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")

central station, main station

nom féminin (gare principale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Gare de Lyon

nom féminin (station de train parisienne) (Parisian station)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les trains pour Marseille partent de la gare de Lyon.

marshalling yard, shunting yard

nom féminin (gare technique : tri des trains) (railway)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Gare du Nord

nom propre masculin (gare parisienne) (Parisian station)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le voyageur en partance pour Lille prend son train à la gare du Nord.

station, train station

nom féminin (station de trains)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La gare routière jouxte la gare ferroviaire pour faciliter les déplacements des voyageurs.

ferry terminal, ferry port, cruise terminal

nom féminin (embarquement accessible par train)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

bus station

nom féminin (gare de bus, de cars)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La correspondance du train à la gare routière est mal gérée.

station concourse

nom masculin (galerie, vestibule)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le tableau d'affichage est suspendu dans le hall de gare.

PIccadilly Circus

nom masculin (figuré, familier (endroit bruyant) (UK, very busy place, figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

airport novels

nom féminin (péjoratif (littérature peu considérée) (pejorative)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

platform, station platform

nom masculin (aménagement pour voyageurs)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dans les gares et les métros le quai de gare permet aux voyageurs l'accès aux wagons.

airport novel

nom masculin (livre se lisant facilement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

without warning, out of the blue

locution adverbiale (sans avertir)

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