Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A number of small utensils carried in a case or sheath together; especially, such a sheath with knives, tweezers, and the like, hung from the girdle, and worn during the middle ages. Compare étui, equipage, 4.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A case for small implements.
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Examples
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C'est d'un chiant et j'me suis pris une trousse a pharmacie parce que ca m'obligera a trier mes medoc dont les sacs trainent partout ma commode!
pinku-tk Diary Entry pinku-tk 2009
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- Posséder une trousse d = urgence en cas de désastre
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Beside the dictionary there lies his green cahier d'essai* and his over-stuffed trousse* with pencils, erasers, and rulers threatening to spill out.
French Word-A-Day: 2006
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Beside the dictionary there lies his green cahier d'essai* and his over-stuffed trousse* with pencils, erasers, and rulers threatening to spill out.
French Word-A-Day: 2006
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Beside the dictionary there lies his green cahier d'essai* and his over-stuffed trousse* with pencils, erasers, and rulers threatening to spill out.
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“You mean his trousse de toilette,” she said, putting great emphasis on the last three words.
Words in a French Life Kristin Espinasse 2007
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REFERENCE: une trousse de toilette = a toiletry case
Words in a French Life Kristin Espinasse 2007
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Also une trousse à outils = a tool kit une trousse de maquillage = makeup bag une trousse à pharmacie = a first-aid kit une trousse de secours = a first-aid kit
Words in a French Life Kristin Espinasse 2007
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Each and every élève has a variety of pens, pencils, erasers, correction fluid, rulers, and more, all crammed into a required trousse.
Words in a French Life Kristin Espinasse 2007
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* References: surtout = especially; a vrai dire = to tell the truth; ça non = not that; évidemment = obviously; soi-disant = so-called; le prêter = loan it; une trousse (f) = toiletry bag; un soulagement (m) = relief; il est de retour = he's back; ce n'est pas la peine = it's not necessary
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