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conteneur

container, shipping container

noun kohn-tuh-NURR Rare
Travel & Places Transportation

Usage Note

Conteneur is the standard French term for a large metal shipping container used in freight transport. It is also used for smaller waste containers: conteneur à verre (glass recycling bin). The anglicism container exists in informal usage but conteneur is preferred in formal contexts.

Examples

"Le port est rempli de conteneurs."

Natural Translation

The port is full of containers.

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