"Un monstre énorme se cachait derrière le tronc."

Translation: An enormous monster was hiding behind the trunk.

[DanielDiAn5]

Why is "An enormous monster HID behind the trunk" not accepted???

Thanks for the response.

[SamSuitt]

Still not accepted, and I wonder why not, too.

[GraemeSarg]

That would be understood as "Un monstre énorme s'est caché derrière le tronc.".

[Isaac433425]

Is, "énorme" an exception to the BAGS rule, then? I would've thought it'd be, "un énorme monstre" since other size adjectives go in front.

[liofla]

"Un énorme monstre" works for me, but if I wanted to put emphasis on it (and given the meaning of the word, you often do want that) I'd put it after it. "Un énorme monstre" sounds flatter than "un monstre énorme" to me.

[Isaac433425]

Very interesting—merci beaucoup!

[Martyn413385]

Incroyable! Either this was really quite a small monster or the trunk was even more enormous!

[IanCarolan1]

The inconsistency of the English translations by duo is somewhat tiresome.

[trung.n.thu]

DL didn't accept giant for énorme

[GraemeSarg]

I think "giant" would be "géant" rather than "énorme".

[bebeyoung1]

'a giant monster used to hide behind the trunk' is not accepted.

[GraemeSarg]

Not a very plausible interpretation. Why would it choose the same trunk every time?

[GraemeSarg]

I had not consciously realised how many different types of "trunk" there are until I went to check that I had understood this one correctly:

1. The trunk of a tree, or of a body => "un tronc".
2. The trunk of an elephant => "une trompe".
3. A trunk for packing/storing stuff => "une malle".
4. The trunk/boot of a car => "un coffre".
5. A duct/trunk => "une conduite".
6. A trunk road => "un axe routier" (or "une route nationale").
7. Trunks (for swimming) => "un maillot (de bain)".

[GraemeSarg]

How do you say "the trunk of the tree"? "Le tronc du arbre" seems to be avoided.

For example: "The monster was hiding behind the trunk of the tree that he lived in."?

[GraemeSarg]

Can anyone explain the difference (if there is one) between "le tronc d'un arbre" and "le fût d'un arbre" ?