valise in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for valise in the English»French Dictionary

valise [Brit vəˈliːz, Am vəˈlis] N dated

valise

nécessaire m de voyage

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However, after several attempts to unlock the valise, he was finally able to jolt it open with a screwdriver.

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But the generous ledge for stashing a valise behind you, and the ample seating area, make you forget the inconvenience.

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But then he starts getting reports about a strange drifter carrying a black valise.

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The hearth below is cluttered with andirons, while a wicker basket and a battered blue valise lie on a herringbone-patterned floor before the fireplace.

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With a kick he sends the valise into the air, where it assumes the form of a demon, whom the fellow tries to catch.

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I will ask myself while in line for immigration control, or sitting on my bed at home with an empty valise, or filling out papers at the municipal building.

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Separated from his alcoholic, bipolar, embittered wife -- another suitcase -- he is caught between salvation and damnation like a valise hemmed in on an airport carousel.

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Suddenly, the black valise had a malevolent appearance, like a slim priest who was hiding explosives under his cassock.

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Valise means small piece of luggage.

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The drunken fellow starts back; he stumbles against a valise.

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