What does coffre in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word coffre in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use coffre in French.

The word coffre in French means chest, safe, vault, boot, powerful voice, form, put away, lock away, toybox, toychest, laundry basket, roof box, strongbox, safe, bookkeeping discrepancy. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word coffre

chest

nom masculin (caisse à couvercle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le pirate et son coffre aux trésors émerveillent l'enfant.
The pirate and his treasure chest fascinate the child.

safe

nom masculin (coffre-fort)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le coffre est dissimulé derrière le tableau de Manet.
The safe is hidden behind the Manet painting.

vault

nom masculin (espace de stockage privatif d'une banque)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'ai mis tes bijoux au coffre.
I've put your jewellery in the vault.

boot

nom masculin (zone de rangement à l'arrière d'une voiture) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le coffre de la voiture est plein de bagages.
The boot is full of luggage.

powerful voice

nom masculin (familier (puissance sonore)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce ténor a vraiment du coffre. C'est ton bébé qui pleure ? Eh bien, il a du coffre !
Is that your baby crying? He's got a good pair of lungs, hasn't he?

form

verbe transitif (poser un coffrage) (Construction)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
On coffre toujours les ouvrages en béton.

put away, lock away

verbe transitif (familier (emprisonner [qqn]) (informal)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
La police a fini par coffrer ce malfaiteur.

toybox, toychest

nom masculin (coffre pour ranger des jouets)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

laundry basket

nom masculin (rangement pour linge)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

roof box

nom masculin (rangement pour toit de voiture) (car)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

strongbox, safe

nom masculin (armoire blindée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dans les banques il y a des coffres-forts.
Banks have strongboxes (or: safes).

bookkeeping discrepancy

nom masculin (erreur de comptabilité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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