pack out

remplir, remplir à craquer

Remplir entièrement un lieu de personnes.

En anglais simple : If people pack out a place, they fill it completely.

• Fans packed out the stadium.
• The hall was packed out for her first concert.
• Will they pack out the theatre again tonight?

Comment l'utiliser : pack out a place (Fans packed out the hall.); be packed out (The theatre was packed out last night.)

Synonymes : fill, crowd

Expressions courantes : pack out something, pack out stadiums, pack out theatres

emporter, ramener

Emporter ses déchets ou ses autres affaires en quittant un espace naturel.

En anglais simple : To take your rubbish or other things away with you when leaving a natural area.

• Please pack out your rubbish.
• We packed out every bottle after camping.
• Did you pack out the food wrappers?

Comment l'utiliser : pack out something (Please pack out your empty cans.); pack something out (We packed all our rubbish out.)

Synonymes : carry out, take away

Expressions courantes : pack out rubbish, pack out something, pack out waste

se tasser, se compacter

Se resserrer sous la pression, en laissant très peu d’espace vide entre les éléments.

En anglais simple : To become pressed tightly together, with little empty space inside.

• The snow packed out under our boots.
• Loose soil can pack out after repeated use.
• This material packs out quickly under heavy pressure.

Synonymes : compact, compress

Expressions courantes : pack out completely, pack out quickly, pack out under pressure

tabasser, passer à tabac

Attaquer quelqu’un et lui donner de nombreux coups, souvent à plusieurs.

En anglais simple : To attack someone and hit them repeatedly, often as a group.

• They packed him out behind the shop.
• A gang packed out the boy after school.
• He feared they would pack him out again.

Comment l'utiliser : pack someone out (The gang threatened to pack him out.)

Synonymes : beat up, jump

Expressions courantes : pack out someone, pack someone out