French word

coffret

Pronunciation

IPA/kofʁɛ/

Meaning

  • masculine noungift box

Example

Pour Noël, j'ai acheté un coffret pour ma mère.

For Christmas, I bought a gift box for my mother.

Illustration for coffret (gift box)

More examples

Le coffret cadeau était rempli de petites attentions.

The gift box was full of small thoughtful touches.

Core concept

A compact presentation box holding several related items as one coordinated set.

Common phrases

  • coffret cadeau

    gift box

  • coffret beauté

    beauty box

  • coffret collector

    collector's box

Similar words

cadeau: An item given to someone as a present.
boîte: A container for storing or carrying things.
paquet: A wrapped bundle of items.
emballage: Material or wrapping used to cover and protect a product.

Definition in French

Boîte compacte contenant un ensemble d'articles vendus ou présentés ensemble, par exemple un coffret DVD ou un coffret parfum.

Word origin

Coffret developed from coffre with the diminutive suffix -et; coffre comes through Old French cofre from Latin cophinus.

Usage tips

  • Coffret is masculine, so standard phrases include un coffret and ce coffret.

Other meanings

  • presentation boxnoun
  • box setnoun
  • casenoun

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