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The terms "Vins du garage" and "Garagistes" have been attributed to French writers Nicholas Baby [2] and Michel Bettane. [8] [9] After Robert Parker rated Valandraud a better 1995 vintage wine than Pétrus, the economic effects were substantial. [10]
Many garages and parking lots have spaces designated for a Compact car only. These spaces are narrower than traditional spaces, thus allowing more cars to park. [6] According to French standard "Norme NF P 91-100", minimum width of parking spaces range from 2.20 to 2.30 metres (7.2–7.5 ft) (See fr:Marquage du stationnement en France).
A residential garage (UK: / ˈ ɡ æ r ɑː ʒ,-r ɑː dʒ,-r ɪ dʒ / GARR-ahzh, -ahj, -ij, US: / ɡ ə ˈ r ɑː ʒ,-r ɑː dʒ / gə-RAHZH, - RAHJ) is a walled, roofed structure with a door for storing a vehicle or vehicles that may be part of or attached to a home ("attached garage"), or a separate outbuilding or shed ("detached ...
An ornate 19th-century porte-cochère, at Waddesdon Manor A modern example at a hospital. A porte-cochère (/ ˌ p ɔːr t k oʊ ˈ ʃ ɛ r /; French: [pɔʁt.kɔ.ʃɛʁ]; lit. ' coach gateway '; [1] pl. porte-cochères or portes-cochères) [2] is a doorway to a building or courtyard, "often very grand," through which vehicles can enter from the street [3] or a covered porch-like structure at ...
English words of French origin can also be distinguished from French words and expressions used by English speakers. Although French is derived mainly from Latin, which accounts for about 60% of English vocabulary either directly or via a Romance language, it includes words from Gaulish and Germanic languages, especially Old Frankish. Since ...
A chauffeur (French pronunciation:) is a person employed to drive a passenger motor vehicle, especially a luxury vehicle such as a large sedan or a limousine. Originally, such drivers were often personal employees of the vehicle owner, but this has changed to specialist chauffeur service companies or individual drivers that provide both driver ...
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The Airtight Garage (French: Le Garage Hermétique or, in its earliest serialized form, Le Garage Hermétique de Jerry Cornelius) is a lengthy comic strip work by the artist and writer Moebius (real name Jean Giraud).