coffin

• Nom désignant une boîte ou un contenant dans lequel on enterre ou l'on incinère le corps d'un défunt.

A noun referring to a box or container in which a dead body is buried or cremated.

1. Burial containerB1formal

   A long, narrow box in which a dead person is buried or cremated.

   Cercueil

   • The coffin was carried by six pallbearers.
   • They lowered the coffin into the grave.
   • The family chose a simple wooden coffin for the funeral.

   Synonymescasketsarcophagus

• Verbe signifiant placer ou enfermer quelque chose dans un cercueil, ou conserver soigneusement quelque chose en lieu sûr.

A verb meaning to place or enclose something in a coffin, or to store something securely.

1. Place into a coffinB2formal

   To place a dead body into a coffin for burial or cremation.

   Mettre en bière

   • The family watched as the body was coffined for the funeral.
   • The undertaker carefully coffined the deceased.
   • They coffined the remains before the ceremony.

   Synonymescasket