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Meaning of "valise" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD VALISE

Via French from Italian valigia, of unknown origin.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF VALISE

vəˈliːz


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VALISE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Valise is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES VALISE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Suitcase

A suitcase is a general term for a distinguishable form of luggage. It is often a somewhat flat, rectangular-shaped bag with rounded/square corners, either metal, hard plastic or made of cloth, vinyl or leather that more or less retains its shape. It has a carrying handle on one side and is used mainly for transporting clothes and other possessions during trips. It opens on hinges like a door. Suitcases lock with keys or a combination.

Definition of valise in the English dictionary

The definition of valise in the dictionary is a small overnight travelling case.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VALISE

Belize · commercialese · Congolese · criminalese · federalese · fleurs-de-lis · journalese · legalese · Nepalese · novelese · officialese · puh-leeze · Senegalese · Singhalese · Sinhalese · Tirolese · Togolese · Tyrolese · vocalese · vocalise

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VALISE

vali · valiance · valiancy · valiant · valiantly · valiantness · valid · validate · validation · validatory · validity · validly · validness · valine

WORDS THAT END LIKE VALISE

actualise · banalise · centralise · contextualise · equalise · finalise · focalise · generalise · industrialise · legalise · materialise · Molise · mutualise · nationalise · normalise · penalise · radicalise · realise · scandalise · socialise · totalise

Synonyms and antonyms of valise in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «valise» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF VALISE

Find out the translation of valise to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of valise from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «valise» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

手提箱
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

valise
570 millions of speakers
en

English

valise
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

हैंड बैग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حقيبة سفر
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

чемодан
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

valise
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

হাতব্যাগ
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

valise
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Valise
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Koffer
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

valise
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

여행용 손가방
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Valise
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

va li
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

பயணிகள் துணிமணிகள் எடுத்துச் செல்லும் தோல்ப் பெட்டி
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

वालिस
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

valiz
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

valise
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

walizka
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

чемодан
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

valiză
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βαλίτσα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

koffer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

valise
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

valise
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of valise

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VALISE»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of valise
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «valise».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about valise

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VALISE»

Discover the use of valise in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to valise and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Cardboard Valise
The lives of three acquaintances in the fantastical nation of Outer Canthus intertwine through the elaborate fictions they construct, from Emile Delilah, who happily spends his traveling stipend; to Boreal Rince, an exiled king; to Elijah ...
Ben Katchor, 2011
2
There's a Whip in My Valise
This is a tale of five women, four sadists and one nymphomaniac, as they travel through Europe, battering and satisfying every man they can lay their rubberized pipes, imitation wood birches, and trusty whips on.
Greta X, 2006
3
Marcel Duchamp, the box in a valise: De ou par Marcel ...
Describes Duchamp's work on miniature artworks
Ecke Bonk, Marcel Duchamp, 1989
4
The Valise
Poetry. Sophia Rivkin's debut collection, THE VALISE, embraces all of the terrors and joys of life from the harrowing world of her Russian grandmother to the fragile body of a dead field mouse.
Sophia Rivkin, 2008
5
British Infantry Equipments (2): 1908-2000
... main feature of the Burrowes design was a diagonal strap passing from the back of the ammunition pouches at the front of the wearer's body and downwards to the rear, where it attached to straps which passed around the valise or pack.
‎2000
6
Exchange Is Not Robbery: More Stories of an African Bar Girl
I would bathe in my house and go there and put my dress down, and then I would take another dress from the valise and put it on. And what I kept to wash and press, then I would go there and open the valise and put it inside. Always, I used to ...
John M. Chernoff, 2013
7
French Grammar - Theory and Exercises:
porterune valise Present je porte unevalise tu portes une valise il porte une valise nous portons une valise vousportez une valise ilsportentune valise Future je porterai une valise tu porteras une valise ilportera une valise nous porterons une ...
My Ebook Publishing House
8
French Applied Linguistics
Pierre a dii laisser la valise lourde a I'aeroport. Pierre has had to-leave the suitcase heavy at the airport b. Pierre a du laisser la lourde valise a I'aeroport. Pierre has had to-leave the heavy suitcase at the airport 'Pierre had to leave the heavy ...
Dalila Ayoun, 2007
9
Unpacking Duchamp: Art in Transit
Did Duchamp begin reproducing and collecting his own work because he had stopped making art, or did he discover through The Box in a Valise a new way of thinking about artistic activity? Before pursuing further this rapid survey of Marcel  ...
Dalia Judovitz, 1998
10
An Audience of Artists: Dada, Neo-Dada, and the Emergence of ...
This shift was echoed in the final appearance of the Box in a Valise. Having selected and reproduced Bottle Rack, Fountain, and other works—often at widely varying scales—Duchamp carefully arranged them in an unfolding armature.
Catherine Craft, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VALISE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term valise is used in the context of the following news items.
1
En Espagne, un migrant meurt asphyxié dans une valise, quatre …
La garde civile a révélé, lundi 3 août, qu'un Marocain de 27 ans était mort asphyxié, caché dans une valise placée dans le coffre d'une voiture sur un bateau. «Le Monde, Aug 15»
2
Débris d'avion : une valise également retrouvée
Ce matin, ils ont en effet signalé la présence d'une valise, elle aussi échouée sur le littoral. L'objet rouillé, de petite taille, était verrouillé par des cadenas. Il a été ... «Réunion 1ère, Jul 15»
3
Une fillette retrouvée dans une valise en Australie
Les médias anglais s'emballent sur une nouvelle piste dans l'affaire Maddie: le corps d'une fillette a été retrouvé dans une valise en Australie. La victime ... «Paris Match, Jul 15»
4
Valise, Motel Ice Machine, Steel City Jug Slammers among bands …
Green Bar also has Valise on Saturday night, while Egan's has We Leave at Midnight and local favorites Thee Crown Imps on Friday. See the calendar below. «AL.com, Jul 15»
5
Immigration : «L'enfant dans la valise» a retrouvé sa mère
Heureux épilogue. Adou, le petit Ivoirien de huit ans retrouvé caché dans une valise le 7 mai dernier, a enfin pu retrouver sa mère hier. Les résultats des tests ... «ladepeche.fr, Jun 15»
6
VIDEOS. Tokyo : un cadavre découvert dans une valise
La police japonaise a découvert le cadavre d'une vieille femme enfermé dans une valise abandonnée depuis un mois à l'intérieur d'un casier de consigne à la ... «Le Parisien, Jun 15»
7
A Replica of Grace Kelly's 'Rear Window' Valise Is Released
The valise was made specifically for the film by heritage leather purveyor Mark Cross. In 2012, Mark Cross issued a smaller Grace Box bag inspired by ... «Wall Street Journal, May 15»
8
"L'enfant de la valise", un drame de l'immigration clandestine
Espagne : "L'enfant de la valise", un drame de l'immigration clandestine ... ivoirien de huit ans, a été découvert caché dans une valise à la frontière espagnole. «Midi Libre, May 15»
9
Un enfant découvert caché dans une valise
"En passant la valise au scanner, l'opérateur a observé quelque chose d'étrange, ce qui paraissait être une personne dans la valise", a expliqué un porte-parole ... «L'Obs, May 15»
10
Un Français cache sa femme russe dans une valise
Les gardes-frontières polonais ont annoncé lundi avoir interpellé un citoyen français transportant sa femme russe au fond d'une valise, pour tenter de la faire ... «20minutes.fr, Mar 15»
REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Valise [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/valise>. May 2024 ».
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