What does malle in French mean?

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

The word malle in French means trunk, boot, boot, mail coach, clear off, clear out. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word malle

trunk

nom féminin (coffre de voyage) (case)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
On embarqua les malles sur le bateau.
We loaded the trunks onto the boat.

boot

nom féminin (régionalisme (coffre arrière) (UK: car)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mets les courses dans la malle.
Put the shopping in the boot.

boot

nom féminin (coffre à l'arrière) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette automobile possède une très grande malle arrière.
This car has a very big trunk.

mail coach

nom féminin (vieux (Histoire : voiture des Postes) (historical)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Apparue vers 1800, la malle-poste, voiture hippomobile, faisait le service général des dépêches et prenait quelques voyageurs.

clear off, clear out

(familier (s'enfuir) (informal)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

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