Difficulty Level
intermediate
Translations
🇩🇪 großer Koffer
, 🇪🇸 gran maleta
, 🇮🇹 grossa valigia
, 🇵🇹 grande mala
, 🇨🇳 大皮箱
, 🇯🇵 大きなトランク
, 🇰🇷 큰 여행용 가방
, 🇸🇦 حقيبة كبيرة
, 🇮🇳 बड़ी सामान बक्सा
Usage Examples
- Je range mes affaires dans la malle avant de partir.
- La malle du train était déjà remplie de bagages.
- Il a laissé sa malle derrière la porte de l'atelier.
Etymology
The French noun *malle* (“chest, trunk”) comes from Old French *malle*, itself derived from Latin *malleus* (“hammer”). The term originally denoted a sturdy case for weapons, its shape evoking a hammer’s head, and over time it broadened to mean any solid box or trunk. The word has kept essentially the same form from Middle French to modern usage.
Synonyms
valise
sac
sac de voyage
boîte
coffre
caisse
malle à musique
Antonyms
poche
enveloppe
valise
sac à dos
cartable
