trunk

trunk
noun
1) (of elephant etc.) Rüssel, der
2) (large box) Schrankkoffer, der
3) (of tree) Stamm, der
4) (of human or animal body) Rumpf, der
5) (Amer.): (of car) Kofferraum, der
6) in pl. (Brit.): (shorts) Unterhose, die

[swimming] trunks — Badehose, die

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noun
1) (the main stem (of a tree): The trunk of this tree is five metres thick.) der Stamm
2) (a large box or chest for packing or keeping clothes etc in: He packed his trunk and sent it to Canada by sea.) der Schrankkoffer
3) (an elephant's long nose: The elephant sucked up water into its trunk.) der Rüssel
4) (the body (not including the head, arms and legs) of a person (and certain animals): He had a powerful trunk, but thin arms.) der Leib
5) ((American) a boot (of a car): Put your baggage in the trunk.) der Kofferraum
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trunk
[trʌŋk]
n
1. (stem) Stamm m
tree \trunk Baumstamm m
2. (body) Rumpf m
3. (nose) Rüssel m
4. (box) Schrankkoffer m
5. AM (boot of car) Kofferraum m
6. (pants)
\trunks pl Shorts pl
a pair of swimming \trunks eine Badehose [o SCHWEIZ Badhose
7. TELEC Fernverbindungskabel nt
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[trʌŋk]
n
1) (of tree) Stamm m; (of body) Rumpf m
2) (of elephant) Rüssel m
3) (= case) Schrankkoffer m
4) (US AUT) Kofferraum m
5) pl (for swimming) Badehose f; (for sport) Shorts pl

a pair of trunks — eine Badehose; (for sport) (ein Paar nt ) Shorts pl; ( Brit

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trunk [trʌŋk] s
1. (Baum) Stamm m
2. ANAT Rumpf m
3. ZOOL Rüssel m (des Elefanten)
4. ANAT (Nerven- etc) Stamm m
5. Schrankkoffer m
6. ARCH (Säulen) Schaft m
7. TECH Rohrleitung f, Schacht m
8. Hauptfahrrinne f (eines Kanals etc)
9. TEL trunk line 3
10. BAHN trunk line 1
11. pl, auch pair of trunks
a) Badehose f,
b) SPORT bes US Shorts pl,
c) bes Br (Herren)Unterhose f
12. COMPUT Anschlussstelle f
13. AUTO US Kofferraum m
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noun
1) (of elephant etc.) Rüssel, der
2) (large box) Schrankkoffer, der
3) (of tree) Stamm, der
4) (of human or animal body) Rumpf, der
5) (Amer.): (of car) Kofferraum, der
6) in pl. (Brit.): (shorts) Unterhose, die

[swimming] trunks — Badehose, die

* * *
(US) (car) n.
Kofferraum m. (anatomy) n.
Rumpf -e f. (baggage) n.
Lade -n f. n.
Koffer - m.
Rumpf -e m.
Schrankkoffer m.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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