portefaix

pɔʁtəfɛ

Definition

Definition of portefaix - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

métier transport

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personne qui transporte des charges lourdes comme métier

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Le portefaix a chargé les sacs sur son dos.

colporteur

porteur

comportement

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homme brutal et sans manières

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Il se comporte comme un portefaix avec ses collègues.

brute

rustre

insecte

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larve de phrygane qui porte un fourreau protecteur

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Le portefaix vit dans les rivières avec son étui.

trichoptère

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Origin of portefaix

français, porte (porte) + faix (fardeau)

Examples of portefaix in a sentence

Les portefaix travaillaient sans relâche sous le soleil.
On dirait un portefaix quand il parle si fort.
Ce portefaix n'a aucun respect pour les autres.
Le portefaix construit son fourreau avec des brindilles.
On observe souvent le portefaix sous les pierres des ruisseaux.

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English:porter, brute, ...
German:Lastenträger, Rüpel, ...
Italian:facchino, rozzo, ...
Spanish:cargador, patán, ...
Portuguese:carregador, brutamontes, ...
Chinese:搬运工, 粗人, ...
Japanese:荷運び人, 乱暴者, ...
Arabic:حمّال, رجل فظ, ...
Hebrew:סַבָּל, גַּס רוּחַ, ...
Russian:носильщик, грубиян, ...
Ukrainian:носій, грубіян, ...
Catalan:portefaix, bàrbar, ...
Danish:bærer, bølle, ...
Dutch:sjouwer, bruut, ...
Greek:χαμάλης, άγριος, ...
Hungarian:teherhordó, tahó, ...
Khmer:កម្មករសែងឥវ៉ាន់, ជនព្រៃផ្សៃ, ...
Korean:짐꾼, 난폭한 남자, ...
Polish:osoba nosząca ciężary, gwałtowny i bez manier mężczyzna, ...
Portuguese (BR):carregador, brutamontes, ...
Romanian:hamal, bădăran, ...
Swedish:bärare, tölp, ...
Thai:คนแบกของ, คนหยาบคาย, ...
Turkish:hamal, kaba adam, ...
Vietnamese:phu khuân vác, kẻ thô lỗ, ...

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Definition of portefaix - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

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