The translation into French is porche couvert.
The French word for porch is "porche."
porch, deck
The word 'le porche' means the porch. English speakers tend to say 'on the porch'. But French speakers say 'sous le porche', which actually means 'under the porch'.
Veranda Stoop deck
Yes. Lamps are electric and don't have a flame so on a covered porch they are fine.
A porch.
Porch
a verandah is a porch or extension of a house, often glassed. Definition in link.
Read your governing documents to determine who owns the porch light. There is no standard.
Couvert
like a boss
The root word for "covered" is "cover," which comes from the Old French word "covrir" meaning to shelter or protect.