French dictionary
garer/ɡaʁ/
verb · A2 · Frequency 2099
verb
Meanings
to park or dock (a vehicle or vessel)
Used to indicate parking or docking a vehicle or vessel.
Examples
Gare ta voiture derrière la maison, s'il te plaît.
Park your car behind the house, please.
Le mécanicien gare le camion près de l'atelier.
The mechanic parks the truck near the workshop.
À l'arrivée, le marin gare le bateau dans la petite anse.
Upon arrival, the sailor docks the boat in the small cove.
Collocations
- garer sa voitureto park one's car
Common mistakes
Il ne peut se pas garer ici.
Il ne peut pas se garer ici.
With garer, the reflexive pronoun se must follow the negation pas, not come between peut and pas.
Related words
synonymstationnerto park (a vehicle)
synonymparkerto park (a vehicle)
Grammar note
Garer is an essentially pronominal verb and must be used with the corresponding reflexive pronoun.