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The French word for trunk is
tronc





trunk

Gender

The gender of tronc is masculine. E.g. le tronc.

Plural

The plural of tronc is troncs.

French Definition


trunk
     1. n. (Botanique) Tronc.
     2. n. (Botanique) (Trunk of the tree) Souche.
     3. n. Attaché.
     4. n. (Anatomie) Torse.
     5. n. (Zoologie) Trompe (d'éléphant).
     6. n. Coffre (bagage).
     7. n. (Auto) (US) (CA) Coffre (de voiture).
     8. n. (Téléphonie) (US) Trunk : circuit établi entre deux autocommutateurs permettant le transport simultané de plusieurs dizaines de communications.
           European trunks can carry thirty communications whereas US ones can carry only twenty-three simultaneous communications.



Translations for trunk and their definitions

trompe ©
     1. n-f. trumpet
     2. n-f. trunk of an elephant
     3. n-f. squinch
     4. v. first-person singular present of tromper
     5. v. third-person singular present of tromper
     6. v. second-person singular imperative of tromper


tronc
     1. n-m. (anatomy) trunk
     2. n-m. (botany) trunk, bole (of a tree)


malle
     1. n-f. large suitcase; trunk
           Sors tes habits de la malle et range-les dans l'armoire ! - Take your clothes out of the suitcase and put them away in the cupboard!


coffre
     1. n-m. chest, box
     2. n-m. boot (UK), trunk (US) (luggage storage compartment of a vehicle, i.e. car)
     3. v. first-person singular present of coffrer
     4. v. third-person singular present of coffrer
     5. v. second-person singular imperative of coffrer


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