boxes in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for boxes in the English»French Dictionary

I.box [Brit bɒks, Am bɑks] N

1. box:

box (small, cardboard)

boîte f

box (larger, crate)

caisse f

box of matches/of chocolates

boîte d'allumettes/de chocolats

to sell apples by the box

vendre des pommes par caisses

it comes in a box

cela se vend en boîte

2. box (on page):

box

case f

put a tick in the box

cocher la case

3. box (seating area):

box THEAT

loge f

box SPORTS

tribune f

4. box (in stable):

box

box m

5. box Brit SPORTS (for protection):

box

coquille f

6. box (television) inf:

the box

la télé

7. box SPORTS:

box (in soccer)

surface f de réparation

box (in baseball)

emplacement m

8. box (in gymnastics):

box

cheval m de saut

9. box (for post):

box, a. Box

boîte f postale

Box 20

BP 20

10. box MOTOR (for gears, steering, axle):

box

boîte f

11. box (slap):

a box on the ear

une gifle

12. box BOT:

box

buis m

box attr hedge, furniture

en buis

13. box Brit TRANSP → box junction

14. box (dilemma):

box inf

impasse f

15. box inf COMPUT:

box

machine f

II.box [Brit bɒks, Am bɑks] VB trans

1. box (pack) → box up

2. box (fight):

box opponent

boxer

3. box (strike):

to box sb's ears

gifler qn

4. box NAUT:

to box the compass

réciter la rose des vents

III.box [Brit bɒks, Am bɑks] VB intr SPORTS

box

boxer

IV.boxed ADJ

boxed note, information:

boxed

en encadré

boxed set

coffret m

boxed advert

encadré m

See also box junction, box up

box junction N Brit TRANSP

box junction

milieu m d'intersection (délimité par des bandes jaunes)

I.box up VB [Brit bɒks -, Am bɑks -] (box up [sth], box [sth] up)

box up

mettre [qc] en caisse, encaisser

box stall N Am

box stall

box m

box spring N

1. box spring Brit (bed spring):

box spring

ressort m de sommier

2. box spring Am (bed base, set of springs):

box spring

sommier m à ressorts

swell box N MUS

swell box

boîte f expressive

box junction N Brit TRANSP

box junction

milieu m d'intersection (délimité par des bandes jaunes)

box office N CINE THEAT

1. box office (ticket office):

box office

guichet m

box office takings

recettes fpl des guichets

2. box office fig:

to do well/badly at the box office

être bien/mal accueilli au box office

to be good box office show:

faire recette

to be good box office person:

attirer les foules

attr a box office success/failure

un succès/échec au box office

to be a box office attraction

attirer les foules

box number N

box number

numéro m de boîte postale

box lunch N Am

box lunch

panier-repas m

box pleat N

box pleat

pli m creux

box room N Brit

box room

petite chambre f (servant de débarras)

boxes in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for boxes in the English»French Dictionary

box¹ [bɒks, Am bɑ:ks] N

1. box:

box (container)

boîte f

box (of large format)

caisse f

a (cardboard) box

un carton

chocolate box

boîte de chocolats

tool box

boîte à outils

2. box (rectangular space):

box

case f

3. box (small space):

to be just a box

être grand comme un mouchoir de poche

4. box THEAT:

box

loge f

5. box Aus, Brit SPORTS:

box

coquille f

6. box inf (television):

the box

la télé

7. box (box junction):

box

zone d'intersection quadrillée en jaune

8. box no pl (tree):

box

buis m

I.box² [bɒks, Am bɑ:ks] N

box

gifle f

to give sb a box on the ears

gifler qn

II.box² [bɒks, Am bɑ:ks] VB intr SPORTS

box

faire de la boxe

III.box² [bɒks, Am bɑ:ks] VB trans

1. box SPORTS:

box

boxer

2. box (hit):

to box someone's ears

gifler qn

music(al) box N

music(al) box

boîte f à musique

box calf N

box calf

box m

shooting box N

shooting box

pavillon m de chasse

signal box N RAIL

signal box

poste m d'aiguillage

cash box N

cash box

caisse f

prompt box <-es> N THEAT

prompt box

trou m du souffleur

sentry box N

sentry box

guérite f

suggestion box N

suggestion box

boîte f à idées

boxes Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

I brought the box into the house

j'ai rentré la boîte dans la maison

the mail tumbled through the letter box

le courrier tombait en cascade de la boîte aux lettres

the box that he told me about

la boîte dont il m'a parlé

to take sth out of a box

prendre qc dans une boîte

to go into the witness box Brit [or stand Am]

aller à la barre (des témoins)

they left quite a few boxes

ils ont laissé pas mal de boîtes

the box where he puts his things

la boîte dans laquelle il met ses affaires

to give sb a box on the ears

gifler qn

to fill a box with things

remplir un carton de choses

to push boxes out of the way

repousser des cartons

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Translations for boxes in the French»English Dictionary

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boîte à bornes

terminal box