coffre

Meaning

Noun

1. chest, box
2. boot (UK), trunk (US) (luggage storage compartment of a vehicle, i.e. car)

Verb

1. inflection of coffrer:
2. inflection of coffrer:

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kɔfʁ/

Etymology

From Middle French, from Old French cofre, from Latin cophinus (“basket”), from Ancient Greek κόφινος (kóphinos, “basket”). Doublet of couffin.

Sentences

Remarquant le coffre ouvert , elle dit à son majordome d'avertir la police ...

Noticing the open trunk, she told her butler to warn the police...