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1 box office
1.1) cinem. teatr. (ticket office) botteghino m., biglietteria f.2) fig.2.to do well at the box office — avere grande successo di botteghino, fare cassetta
a box office success — un successo di botteghino, un campione d'incassi
* * *(a ticket office in a theatre, concert - hall etc: There's a queue at the box office for tonight's show.) botteghino* * *n* * *1.1) cinem. teatr. (ticket office) botteghino m., biglietteria f.2) fig.2.to do well at the box office — avere grande successo di botteghino, fare cassetta
a box office success — un successo di botteghino, un campione d'incassi
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2 ♦ box
♦ box (1) /bɒks/n.1 scatola; cassetta; cassa: biscuit box, scatola per biscotti; (aeron.) black box, scatola nera; hat box, scatola per cappelli; cappelliera; letter box, cassetta (o buca) per le lettere; tool box, cassetta degli attrezzi; a box of matches, una scatola di fiammiferi; box-shaped, a (forma di) scatola; (edil.) scatolare; (elettr.) fuse box, scatola delle valvole; portafusibili2 (contenuto di una) scatola (o cassetta, cassa): He ate a whole box of chocolates, si è mangiato un'intera scatola di cioccolatini8 palco (spec. di teatro): press box, palco della stampa; royal box, palco reale; box seat, posto in un palco; box owner, palchettista10 (= post-office box, P.O Box) casella postale: box number, numero di casella postale; Box 34, casella postale n. 3412 (tecn.) alloggiamento; sede19 (giorn.) riquadrato; riquadro; palchetto20 (autom., in GB) quadrato a righe trasversali gialle (a un incrocio, non si può impegnare neanche a semaforo verde)26 (volg.) genitali maschili; pacco (pop.)● (edil.) box beam, trave scatolare □ box bed, letto con base piena; letto con cassetti; ( anche) letto ad armadio □ (fotogr.) box camera, macchina fotografica a cassetta □ (mecc.) box coupling, giunto a manicotto □ (mecc., USA) box end wrench, chiave poligonale doppia; chiave a stella doppia □ (edil.) box girder, trave scatolare □ (autom., in GB) box junction, incrocio contrassegnato da un «box» (V. sopra, def. 20) □ ( USA) box lunch, colazione confezionata in una scatola □ (fam.) box of tricks, aggeggio ingegnoso; piccolo marchingegno; ( anche) repertorio di idee, espedienti, ecc. □ (teatr., cinem.) box office, botteghino □ (teatr., cinem.) box-office success (o hit), successo di cassetta □ (tecn.) box pallet, pallet a cassa □ ( sartoria) box pleat, cannone □ ( baseball) box score, punteggio della gara □ box set ► boxset □ (fam.) box-shifter, ditta che si preoccupa solo del fatturato ( e non dell'assistenza ai clienti) □ ( USA) box social, asta di piatti pronti per raccogliere fondi □ (mecc., GB) box spanner, chiave a tubo □ box spring, molla (di materasso, poltrona, ecc.) □ (ferr.) box wagon, carro merci coperto □ (mecc., USA) box wrench, chiave a tubo □ (fam. USA) in a box, in difficoltà; nei guai; nei casini (fam.) □ (fam. Austral.) out of the box, eccellente; straordinario □ (fam.) to think outside the box, guardare un problema da un'ottica nuova, senza preconcetti □ (autom.) three-box car, (auto a) tre volumi □ (autom.) two-box car, (auto a) due volumi.NOTA D'USO: - box o garage?- box (2) /bɒks/n.box (3) /bɒks/ (to) box (1) /bɒks/v. t.1 ( anche to box up) mettere in scatola (o in scatole); confezionare in scatole; inscatolare; mettere in casse; incassare2 racchiudere in un riquadro; riquadrare.(to) box (2) /bɒks/A v. t.B v. i.( sport) boxare; tirare di boxe● (fam. GB) to box clever, muoversi con astuzia; giocare d'astuzia.(to) box (3) /bɒks/v. t.solo nella loc.: to box the compass, (naut.) nominare nell'ordine le 32 quarte della bussola; (fig.) cambiare radicalmente idea; fare un cambiamento a 180 gradi.
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