box

boîte

Récipient à parois plates, généralement muni d’un couvercle, servant à ranger ou transporter des objets.

En anglais simple : A container with flat sides, usually with a lid, used to keep or carry things.

• Put your toys in the box.
• We packed our books into boxes.
• Is this box heavy?

Comment l'utiliser : a box of something (She brought a box of chocolates.)

Synonymes : container

Expressions courantes : cardboard box, empty box, box of chocolates, wooden box

case, encadré

Zone carrée ou rectangulaire sur une page ou un écran, souvent destinée à un texte ou à un choix.

En anglais simple : A square or rectangular area on a page or screen, often for text or a choice.

• Write your name in the box.
• Tick the boxes that apply to you.
• A warning appeared in a red box.

Synonymes : field

Expressions courantes : text box, check box, box on something

boîte, casier

Petit espace ou récipient destiné à recevoir ou à conserver des objets.

En anglais simple : A small space or container for receiving or keeping things.

• Send the letter to my post office box.
• He kept the documents in a deposit box.
• The collection boxes were full of coins.

Synonymes : compartment, receptacle

Expressions courantes : post office box, deposit box, collection box

appareil, télé

Appareil électronique, comme une télévision, une radio ou un ordinateur.

En anglais simple : An electronic device, such as a television, radio, or computer.

• There is nothing good on the box tonight.
• He connected a small box to the television.
• These boxes receive digital signals.

Synonymes : device

Expressions courantes : on the box, boom box, set-top box

loge, box

Espace de sièges séparé pour un petit groupe dans un théâtre, un tribunal ou un bâtiment similaire.

En anglais simple : A separate seating area for a small group in a theatre, court, or similar building.

• They watched the opera from a private box.
• The witness stepped into the box.
• All the theatre’s boxes were occupied.

Synonymes : loge

Expressions courantes : private box, jury box, witness box, royal box

boxer

Combattre avec les poings, généralement comme sport.

En anglais simple : To fight using your fists, usually as a sport.

• He learned to box at sixteen.
• She boxed against the national champion.
• The angry man threatened to box his ears.

Comment l'utiliser : box against someone (She will box against a much taller opponent.)

Synonymes : fight, punch

Expressions courantes : box against someone, box someone’s ears, learn to box

mettre en boîte, emballer

Mettre des objets dans une ou plusieurs boîtes.

En anglais simple : To put things into one or more containers with flat sides.

• Please box these cups carefully.
• We boxed up our old clothes.
• Have you boxed everything for the move?

Comment l'utiliser : box something up (He boxed his books up before moving.)

Synonymes : pack, pack up

Contraires : unpack

Expressions courantes : box up something, box the books, box for delivery, box for shipping

encadrer

Tracer un carré ou un rectangle autour de quelque chose sur une page.

En anglais simple : To draw a square or rectangle around something on a page.

• Box the correct answer.
• She boxed the important paragraph in red.
• The teacher asked us to box each total.

Synonymes : outline, frame

Expressions courantes : box the answer, box the text, box something in