torse

torso, trunk (body)

noun TORS Rare

Origin: Italian 'torso' (stalk, trunk)

Also means

torso (sculpture)

Usage Note

Torse refers to the human trunk, from shoulders to waist, and in art to a sculpted torso without limbs. Torse nu (bare-chested) is a common phrase. Do not confuse torse with tors (twisted, as in a colonne torse), which is a different adjective.

Examples

"Il courait torse nu sur la plage."

Natural Translation

He ran bare-chested on the beach.

Literal Translation

He ran torso bare on the beach.

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