trousseau de clés
The English phrase "set of keys" is translated into French as trousseau de clés.
The phrase trousseau de clés is used specifically for keys that are gathered together on a ring or keychain.
What does it mean word for word?
The word trousseau literally refers to a bundle or a collection of things kept together.
Which one should you use?
While un jeu de clés can be used, trousseau de clés is the more idiomatic way to describe a physical bundle of keys on a ring.
Did you know?
- The word trousseau does not just refer to keys. It also describes the traditional collection of linens and clothes a bride would prepare for her marriage.
- The word trousseau has a distant linguistic relative in the English word 'tassel', both stemming from the idea of a bundle or fringe.
- The word trousseau is used in a medical context to describe a specific type of clinical sign or syndrome, such as 'Trousseau's sign' in hypocalcemia.
Examples in context
- Je lui ai donné un trousseau de clés.I gave him a set of keys.This sentence is useful for showing how to express the action of giving someone a trousseau de clés.Tatoeba #6684791 by GB3, translation #6684376 by Joseph
- Je porte mon trousseau de clés dans ma poche.I carry my set of keys in my pocket.This sentence is useful for describing the act of carrying a trousseau de clés in a pocket.Tatoeba #8571298 by Aiji, translation #7839190 by AlanF_US
- J'ai oublié mon trousseau de clés à la maison.I forgot my set of keys at home.
- J'ai oublié mon trousseau de clés chez toi.I forgot my set of keys at your place.
- Ma grand-mère m'a donné un trousseau de clefs pour la nouvelle maison.My grandmother gave me a set of keys for the new house.
- Mon ami m'a prêté son jeu de clefs pour que je puisse récupérer mes affaires.My friend lent me his set of keys so I could retrieve my things.
- Il a perdu son trousseau de clés.He lost his set of keys.
Example conversation
Chloé is looking for her keys in the living room.
- GabrielOù est ton trousseau de clés, Chloé ?Where is your set of keys, Chloé?
- ChloéJe ne trouve plus mon trousseau de clés.I can't find my set of keys anymore.
- GabrielRegarde sur la table de l'entrée.Look on the hall table.
- ChloéAh, le voilà !Ah, there it is!
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
