noun🔗ShareRumpf(heading, biological) Part of a body."The elephant's trunk is very strong and flexible. "Der Rüssel des Elefanten ist sehr stark und flexibel.bodybiologypartanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareKoffer, Truhe(heading) A container."The trunk of the car contained the camping equipment. "Der Kofferraum des Autos enthielt die Campingausrüstung.itemthingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareKanal, Leitung(heading) A channel for flow of some kind."The water trunk from the reservoir carried fresh water to the school. "Der Wasserkanal vom Stausee transportierte Frischwasser zur Schule.technicalpartsystemstructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareHauptzweig, StammIn software projects under source control: the most current source tree, from which the latest unstable builds (so-called "trunk builds") are compiled."The software development team is working on the trunk, making frequent updates to the most recent code version. "Das Softwareentwicklungsteam arbeitet am Hauptzweig und nimmt häufige Aktualisierungen der neuesten Codeversion vor.computinginternettechnologytechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareHauptteil, RumpfThe main line or body of anything."the trunk of a vein or of an artery, as distinct from the branches"Der Hauptteil einer Vene oder Arterie, im Gegensatz zu den Verzweigungen.partstructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareZylinderrohrA large pipe forming the piston rod of a steam engine, of sufficient diameter to allow one end of the connecting rod to be attached to the crank, and the other end to pass within the pipe directly to the piston, thus making the engine more compact."The steam engine's massive trunk allowed the connecting rod to reach the piston efficiently, making the machine compact and powerful. "Das massive Zylinderrohr der Dampfmaschine ermöglichte es der Pleuelstange, den Kolben effizient zu erreichen, wodurch die Maschine kompakt und leistungsstark wurde.machineparttechnicalenergyindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBadehoseShorts used for swimming (swim trunks)."My son wore his new swim trunks to the pool party. "Mein Sohn trug seine neue Badehose zur Poolparty.wearstyleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareStutzen, kürzenTo lop off; to curtail; to truncate."The teacher had to trunk the presentation because it was running too long. "Der Lehrer musste die Präsentation kürzen, weil sie zu lange dauerte.actionnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAusschwemmenTo extract (ores) from the slimes in which they are contained, by means of a trunk."The miners used a special trunk to extract gold from the ore slime. "Die Bergleute benutzten einen speziellen Trunk, um Gold aus dem Erzschlamm auszuschwemmen.geologymaterialsubstancetechnicalindustryprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading