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/bɒks/ /bɑks/

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noun

Boîte, coffret

Senses relating to a three-dimensional object or space.

Examples :

"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.

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noun

Boîte

Senses relating to a two-dimensional object or space

Examples :

"The birthday card was folded neatly into the small box. "

La carte d'anniversaire était soigneusement pliée dans la petite boîte.

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verb

Mettre en boîte, emballer

To place inside a box; to pack in one or more boxes.

Examples :

"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.

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verb

Enfermer, encercler

Usually followed by in: to surround and enclose in a way that restricts movement; to corner, to hem in.

Examples :

"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.

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Mélanger, brasser

To mix two containers of paint of similar colour to ensure that the color is identical.

Examples :

"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.

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Entailler

To make an incision or hole in (a tree) for the purpose of procuring the sap.

Examples :

"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.

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Enfermer, encastrer

To enclose with boarding, lathing, etc., so as to conceal (for example, pipes) or to bring to a required form.

Examples :

"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.

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verb

Équiper d'un boîtier

To furnish (for example, the axle of a wheel) with a box.

Examples :

"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.

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verb

Encadrer, mettre dans une boîte

To enclose (images, text, etc.) in a box.

Examples :

"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.

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Placer une valeur de type primitif dans un objet correspondant

To place a value of a primitive type into a corresponding object.

Examples :

"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.

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noun

Buis

Any 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.

Examples :

"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.

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Buis

The wood from a box tree: boxwood.

Examples :

"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.

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noun

Viole de bois

A musical instrument, especially one made from boxwood.

Examples :

"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.

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Lophostemon

An evergreen tree of the genus Lophostemon (for example, the box scrub, Brisbane box, brush box, pink box, or Queensland box, Lophostemon confertus).

Examples :

"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.

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Boîte

Various 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.

Examples :

"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.

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noun

Coup, coup de poing

A blow with the fist.

Examples :

"He received a hard box to the face during the argument. "

Il a reçu un coup violent au visage pendant la dispute.

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verb

Boxer, frapper

To strike with the fists; to punch.

Examples :

"Leave this place before I box you!"

Quitte cet endroit avant que je te boxe !

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verb

Boxer

To fight against (a person) in a boxing match.

Examples :

"The boxer will box his opponent next Saturday. "

Le boxeur va boxer son adversaire samedi prochain.

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verb

Boxer

To participate in boxing; to be a boxer.

Examples :

"My brother boxes in the local gym. "

Mon frère boxe dans le gymnase local.

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noun

Bogue, boops

A Mediterranean food fish of the genus Boops, which is a variety of sea bream; a bogue or oxeye.

Examples :

"The chef ordered a box for the fish stew. "

Le chef a commandé un bogue pour le ragoût de poisson.

fish food essential