la commode

dresser

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dresser A piece of furniture with drawers, also called a chest of drawers. In English, “commode” usually refers to a toilet or bedside toilet, so it is a false friend.

FR: J'ai rangé mes vêtements dans la commode.

EN: I put my clothes away in the dresser.

Le tiroir de la commode comporte plusieurs compartiments.

The chest of drawers has several compartments.

Tom posa son porte-monnaie sur la commode.

Tom put his wallet on the dresser.

Mets-le dans le tiroir du haut de la commode.

Put it in the top drawer of the dresser.

Le dernier est derrière la commode.

The last one is behind the dresser.

— La Nuit américaine (1973)