French Conversation · Level 123
59 words
French word
tronc
Pronunciation
IPA/tʁɔ̃/
Meaning
- masculine nountrunk
Example
Le tronc de l'arbre est énorme.
The trunk of the tree is enormous.
More examples
Il a une blessure au tronc après la chute.
He has an injury to his torso after the fall.
Core concept
A hard central core from which other parts extend, like the woody middle of a tree between roots and branches.
Common phrases
tronc d'arbre
tree trunk
tronc du corps
torso
Similar words
branche: A tree part that grows outward and bears leaves and smaller twigs.
bûche: A cut piece of a tree used as firewood or fuel.
racine: The underground part that anchors a tree and absorbs water and nutrients.
écorce: The thin outer layer covering a tree's surface.
Definition in French
Partie dure et ligneuse d'un arbre située entre les racines et les branches.
Word origin
The noun traces back to Latin truncus through Old French tronc; the Latin word already described a trunk, stem, or stump.
Usage tips
- The final c of tronc is silent, and the vowel is nasal, so the word is pronounced roughly like the first part of French tronc commun, not like English trunk.
Other meanings
- torsonoun
- collection boxnoun
Related words
- tronçonsegmentnoun
- tronquertruncateverb