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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