English

Noun

trunk (trunks )

1. the (usually single) upright part of a tree, between the roots and the branches
2. a large suitcase, usually requiring two persons to lift and with a hinged lid
3. torso
4. the extended and articulated nose or nasal organ of an elephant
5. (US) the luggage storage compartment of a sedan / saloon style car.

Synonyms

• boot (5, British, Aus)
• torso (3)

Related terms

• tree trunk

Translations

• Chinese Characters: 幹, 干
• Chinese: 樹幹 , 树干
• Dutch: boomstam m (1), stam m (1), koffer f (2,5), romp f (3), slurf m (4), laadruimte m (5)
• Finnish: runko (1); matkalaukku (suitcase) (2); vartalo , torso (3); kärsä (4)
• French: tronc (1); attaché (2); torse (3); trompe (4); coffre (5)
• German: Stamm m
• Greek: κορμός m
• Italian: tronco m
• Japanese: 幹 (みき , miki); トランク (toranku); 胴 (どう, dou), 胴体 (どうたい , doutai
• Korean: 간선
• Portuguese: tronco m
• Russian: хобот m (khobot)
• Slovene: deblo n (1), zaboj m (2), kovček m (2), trup m (3), rilec m (4), prtljažnik m (5)
• Spanish: tronco m
• Swedish: stam (1), kista (2), snabel (4)