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trunk in Portuguese

trunk in Portuguese is tromba, baú, mala — trunk means to cut something short or reduce it drastically.

trunk in Portuguese

tromba
noun
The conspicuously extended, mobile, nose-like organ of an animal such as a sengi, a tapir or especially an elephant. The trunks of various kinds of animals might be adapted to probing and sniffing, as in the sengis, or be partly prehensile, as in the tapir, or be a versatile prehensile organ for manipulation, feeding, drinking and fighting as in the elephant.
baú
noun
A box or chest usually covered with leather, metal, or cloth, or sometimes made of leather, hide, or metal, for holding or transporting clothes or other goods.
mala
noun
(North America, automotive) The luggage storage compartment of a sedan/saloon-style car.
porta-bagagem
noun
(North America, automotive) The luggage storage compartment of a sedan/saloon-style car.
porta-malas
noun
(North America, automotive) The luggage storage compartment of a sedan/saloon-style car.
bagageiro
noun
(North America, automotive) The luggage storage compartment of a sedan/saloon-style car.
tronco
noun
(software engineering) In software projects under source control: the most current source tree, from which the latest unstable builds (so-called "trunk builds") are compiled.

What does "trunk" mean?

  1. verb To cut something short or reduce it drastically.
    "The gardener trunked the hedge back to a bare stump."
  2. verb In telecoms, to carry many signals together over a shared set of lines.
    "The phone company trunks hundreds of calls over a single fibre line."

trunk in a sentence

  • The gardener trunked the hedge back to a bare stump.
  • The phone company trunks hundreds of calls over a single fibre line.

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Frequently asked questions

What is "trunk" in Portuguese?

"trunk" in Portuguese is tromba, baú, mala. trunk means: To cut something short or reduce it drastically.

How do you use "trunk" in a sentence?

Example: "The gardener trunked the hedge back to a bare stump." In Portuguese, "trunk" is tromba, baú, mala.

Are there other ways to say "trunk" in Portuguese?

Yes — Portuguese has 7 translations listed for "trunk": tromba, baú, mala, porta-bagagem, porta-malas, bagageiro.

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