box up

einpacken, in Kartons packen

Dinge in Kartons legen, meist zum Aufbewahren oder für einen Umzug.

In einfachem Englisch: To put things into boxes, often for storage or moving.

• Please box up these toys.
• We boxed up our clothes before moving.
• Have you boxed the dishes up yet?

So benutzt man es: box up something / box something up (We boxed our books up yesterday.); box it/them up (Please box them up for the move.)

Synonyme: pack, box

Gegenteile: unpack

Häufige Wendungen: box up something, box something up

einsperren

Jemanden in einem engen Raum festhalten, in dem er sich nicht frei bewegen kann.

In einfachem Englisch: To keep someone in a small space where they cannot move freely.

• They boxed the prisoners up in small cells.
• We were boxed up indoors throughout the storm.
• She hated being boxed up in that narrow room.

So benutzt man es: be boxed up in somewhere (We were boxed up in a tiny cabin.)

Synonyme: confine, shut in

Gegenteile: release

Häufige Wendungen: box someone up, box up prisoners

Würfel mischen

Würfel durcheinandermischen, damit die Spieler auswählen können, welche sie verwenden.

In einfachem Englisch: To mix dice so players can choose which ones to use.

• The dealer boxed up the dice.
• Box the dice up before we choose.
• They boxed up several dice for the gamblers to select.

So benutzt man es: box up something / box something up (The dealer boxed the dice up before the players chose.)

Synonyme: mix, shuffle

Häufige Wendungen: box up dice, box the dice up