B1🏠 Everyday Objects
Italian word
baule
trunk, large chest, car boot (trunk)
Looks like
bawl
to cry loudly
⚠️ The trap
Baule is a large trunk or the car boot (trunk in American English). It has nothing to do with 'bawl' (crying). In Italy, the back of a car is 'bagagliaio' or 'baule' colloquially.
To say "to cry loudly" in Italian:
piangere a dirotto
"baule" in English means:
trunk, large chest, car boot (trunk)
Example
"Ho messo le valigie nel baule."
"I put the suitcases in the trunk (boot)."
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