noun🔗ShareBoîte, coffretSenses relating to a three-dimensional object or space."The cardboard box was large enough to hold all my school books. "La boîte en carton était assez grande pour contenir tous mes manuels scolaires.spacebuildingstructurethingitemessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBoîteSenses relating to a two-dimensional object or space"The birthday card was folded neatly into the small box. "La carte d'anniversaire était soigneusement pliée dans la petite boîte.spaceareaessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMettre en boîte, emballerTo place inside a box; to pack in one or more boxes."The movers boxed all the fragile dishes carefully before loading them onto the truck. "Les déménageurs ont mis en boîte toute la vaisselle fragile avec soin avant de la charger dans le camion.itembusinessactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEnfermer, encerclerUsually followed by in: to surround and enclose in a way that restricts movement; to corner, to hem in."The teacher boxed the students in with the desks, preventing them from moving around freely during the lesson. "Le professeur a enfermé les élèves avec les bureaux, les empêchant de se déplacer librement pendant la leçon.actionsituationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMélanger, brasserTo mix two containers of paint of similar colour to ensure that the color is identical."The painter boxed the two containers of paint to ensure they were the same shade of blue. "Le peintre a mélangé les deux contenants de peinture pour s'assurer qu'ils avaient la même nuance de bleu.colorarttechnicalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEntaillerTo make an incision or hole in (a tree) for the purpose of procuring the sap."The farmer will box the maple tree to collect its sap for syrup. "L'agriculteur entaillera l'érable pour recueillir sa sève et faire du sirop.agricultureplantessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEnfermer, encastrerTo enclose with boarding, lathing, etc., so as to conceal (for example, pipes) or to bring to a required form."The plumber boxed the pipes to make the walls look neater. "Le plombier a encastré les tuyaux pour que les murs aient l'air plus nets.buildingarchitecturetechnicalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÉquiper d'un boîtierTo furnish (for example, the axle of a wheel) with a box."The mechanic boxed the bicycle wheel's axle to protect it from dirt and damage. "Le mécanicien a équipé l'essieu de la roue de bicyclette d'un boîtier pour le protéger de la saleté et des dommages.technicalmachinepartessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEncadrer, mettre dans une boîteTo enclose (images, text, etc.) in a box."The teacher boxed the important instructions in a red box on the whiteboard. "Le professeur a encadré les instructions importantes dans une boîte rouge sur le tableau blanc.computingtechnologymediawritingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePlacer une valeur de type primitif dans un objet correspondantTo place a value of a primitive type into a corresponding object."The programmer needs to box the integer value 5 before it can be stored in the list of data. "Le programmeur doit placer la valeur entière 5 dans un objet avant qu'elle puisse être stockée dans la liste de données.computingtechnologyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBuisAny of various evergreen shrubs or trees of the genus Buxus, especially the common box, European box, or boxwood (Buxus sempervirens) which is often used for making hedges and topiary."The gardener used boxwood shrubs to create a neat, formal border around the flowerbeds. "Le jardinier a utilisé des buis pour créer une bordure nette et formelle autour des parterres de fleurs.plantnaturebiologyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBuisThe wood from a box tree: boxwood."The carpenter used boxwood to carve intricate designs on the small, wooden box. "Le charpentier a utilisé du buis pour sculpter des motifs complexes sur la petite boîte en bois.materialplantessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareViole de boisA musical instrument, especially one made from boxwood."The music teacher played a beautiful melody on her boxwood box. "Le professeur de musique a joué une belle mélodie sur sa viole de bois.musicmaterialessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLophostemonAn evergreen tree of the genus Lophostemon (for example, the box scrub, Brisbane box, brush box, pink box, or Queensland box, Lophostemon confertus)."The park's landscaping included several box trees, providing a dense backdrop for the picnic area. "L'aménagement paysager du parc comprenait plusieurs lophostemons, offrant une toile de fond dense pour l'aire de pique-nique.plantnaturebiologyorganismenvironmentessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBoîteVarious species of Eucalyptus trees are popularly called various kinds of boxes, on the basis of the nature of their wood, bark, or appearance for example, the drooping (Eucalyptus bicolor), shiny-leaved (Eucalyptus tereticornis), black, or ironbark box trees."The botanist identified the tree as a "Drooping Box," a type of eucalyptus. "Le botaniste a identifié l'arbre comme un "Drooping Box", un type d'eucalyptus.plantnaturebiologyecologyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCoup, coup de poingA blow with the fist."He received a hard box to the face during the argument. "Il a reçu un coup violent au visage pendant la dispute.sportactionbodyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBoxer, frapperTo strike with the fists; to punch."Leave this place before I box you!"Quitte cet endroit avant que je te boxe !sportactionbodyhumanessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBoxerTo fight against (a person) in a boxing match."The boxer will box his opponent next Saturday. "Le boxeur va boxer son adversaire samedi prochain.sportentertainmentactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBoxerTo participate in boxing; to be a boxer."My brother boxes in the local gym. "Mon frère boxe dans le gymnase local.sportentertainmentactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBogue, boopsA Mediterranean food fish of the genus Boops, which is a variety of sea bream; a bogue or oxeye."The chef ordered a box for the fish stew. "Le chef a commandé un bogue pour le ragoût de poisson.fishfoodessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
