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stationnement

parking, stationing

noun stah-syohn-MAHN Rare

Usage Note

Stationnement is the standard formal word for parking a vehicle, used on signs (stationnement interdit = 'no parking'). In everyday speech, parking (borrowed from English) is common for a car park as a place, while se garer is the everyday verb for parking. The verb is stationner.

Examples

"Le stationnement est interdit ici."

Natural Translation

Parking is forbidden here.

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