out of the box

fuera de la caja

Desde el interior de una caja hacia el exterior.

En inglés sencillo: From inside a box to somewhere outside it.

• Take the toy out of the box.
• She lifted the new shoes out of the box.
• The kitten jumped out of the box and ran away.

Antónimos: into the box

Expresiones frecuentes: take out of the box, lift out of the box

listo para usar, de fábrica

Listo para funcionar inmediatamente, sin cambiar ajustes ni añadir nada.

En inglés sencillo: Ready to work immediately, without needing the user to change settings or add anything.

• This printer works out of the box.
• The software supports several languages out of the box.
• Does the camera work out of the box, or does it need extra parts?

Sinónimos: ready to use, as supplied

Expresiones frecuentes: work out of the box, ready out of the box

de forma creativa, fuera de lo convencional

Usando ideas nuevas o poco habituales en lugar de las formas de pensar de siempre.

En inglés sencillo: Using new or unusual ideas instead of the usual ways of thinking.

• Try thinking out of the box.
• Her out-of-the-box idea saved the project.
• We need someone who can think out of the box to solve this problem.

Sinónimos: creatively, unconventionally

Antónimos: conventionally

Expresiones frecuentes: think out of the box, out of the box thinking