portmanteau

[US]/pɔːt'mæntəʊ/
[UK]/ˌpot'mænto/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. Valise de voyage ; Mot-valise.
Word Forms
Plurielportmanteaus

Example Sentences

a portmanteau movie composed of excerpts from his most famous films.

un film en patchwork composé d'extraits de ses films les plus célèbres.

It was in this room that he kept disused portmanteaus, battered japanned cases, and other lumber;and it was in this room that George Talboys had left his luggage.

C'était dans cette pièce qu'il gardait des portemanteaux inutilisés, des étuis japanais abîmés et d'autres bois ; et c'était dans cette pièce que George Talboys avait laissé ses bagages.

brunch is a portmanteau of breakfast and lunch

brunch est un mot-valise formé de breakfast et lunch

smog is a portmanteau of smoke and fog

smog est un mot-valise formé de smoke et fog

motel is a portmanteau of motor and hotel

motel est un mot-valise formé de motor et hotel

infomercial is a portmanteau of information and commercial

infomercial est un mot-valise formé d'information et commercial

edutainment is a portmanteau of education and entertainment

edutainment est un mot-valise formé d'éducation et entertainment

workaholic is a portmanteau of work and alcoholic

workaholic est un mot-valise formé de work et alcoholic

spork is a portmanteau of spoon and fork

spork est un mot-valise formé de spoon et fork

smaze is a portmanteau of smoke and haze

smaze est un mot-valise formé de smoke et haze

glamping is a portmanteau of glamorous and camping

glamping est un mot-valise formé de glamorous et camping

mockumentary is a portmanteau of mock and documentary

mockumentary est un mot-valise formé de mock et documentary

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