What does trousse in French mean?

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

The word trousse in French means pencil case, tights, truss, lift, lift your skirt, lift your skirts, tup, train, dash off, strickle, braid, tool bag, toolkit, first-aid kit, first-aid kit, wash bag, toiletry bag, toiletries. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word trousse

pencil case

nom féminin (pochette de rangement) (school)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un écolier doit toujours avoir un compas dans sa trousse.
A student should always have a compass in his pencil case.

tights

nom féminin (culotte)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La trousse des acrobates est une culotte rembourrée.
Acrobat's tights are padded pants.

truss

verbe transitif (ficeler une volaille) (poultry)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La cuisinière a vidé la volaille et elle l'a troussée.

lift

verbe transitif (vieilli (relever un vêtement par le bas) (clothing)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La fillette troussait sa jupe pour courir plus facilement.

lift your skirt, lift your skirts

verbe pronominal (vieilli (relever ses jupes)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
La jeune femme se troussa pour traverser la rue inondée.

tup

verbe transitif (argot (posséder sexuellement) (dated, slang)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le jeune homme troussait les femmes dans les bals.

train

verbe transitif (relever et attacher des branches basses) (tree branches)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le jardinier troussait les arbres de son verger.

dash off

verbe transitif (littéraire (écrire rapidement avec brio) (letter, article)

(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.")
Le jeune homme troussa un billet doux.

strickle

verbe transitif (faire un moule par troussage) (mold)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
En fonderie, on trousse un moule.

braid

verbe transitif (nouer la queue d'un cheval) (horse's tail)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le cavalier a troussé son cheval pour la parade.

tool bag

nom féminin (étui)

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

toolkit

nom féminin (ensemble d'outils)

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

first-aid kit

nom féminin (médicaments de première nécessité) (medical)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En Europe, une trousse de premiers secours est obligatoire en voiture.
In Europe, a first-aid kit is mandatory in every car.

first-aid kit

nom féminin (nécessaire de premiers soins)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'ai toujours une trousse de secours dans mon sac quand je fais du VTT.
I always carry a first-aid kit in my bag when I go mountain biking.

wash bag, toiletry bag

nom féminin (étui)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y a toujours un flacon d'huile essentielle d'arbre à thé dans ma trousse de toilette.
There is always a bottle of tea tree oil in my wash bag.

toiletries

nom féminin (nécessaire de toilette)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Les trousses de toilette ne sont pas autorisées en cabine.
Toiletries are not allowed in the cabin.

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