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diable m (à ressort);∎ familiar to jump up and down like a jack-in-the-box ne pas tenir en place□Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > jack-in-the-box
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['‹ækinðəboks](a toy consisting of a figure, fixed to a spring inside a box, which comes out suddenly when the lid is opened.) boîte à surprise -
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1 noun(a) (container, contents) boîte f; (with lock) coffret m; (cardboard box) carton m; (crate) caisse f; (for money) caisse f; (collecting box) tronc m;∎ box of chocolates boîte f de chocolats;∎ figurative how can people live in these little boxes? comment les gens font-ils pour vivre dans ces trous de souris?;∎ figurative in a pine or wooden box (coffin) dans un cercueil;∎ if you keep on taking drugs you'll end up in a wooden box si tu continues à te droguer, tu vas finir au cimetière;∎ humorous the only way he's leaving here is in a wooden box il ne partira d'ici que les pieds devant;∎ British familiar to be out of one's box (extremely drunk) être complètement pété, être plein comme une barrique(b) (compartment) compartiment m; Theatre loge f; Theatre (on ground floor) baignoire f; Law (for jury, reporters) banc m; Law (for witness) barre f; Horseriding (in stable) box m, stalle f; History (of coachman) siège m (de cocher);∎ the Royal box = loge réservée aux membres de la famille royale(c) (designated area → on form) case f; (→ in newspaper) encadré m; (→ frame around article) cadre m; (→ on screen) boîte f, case f; Computing (→ for graphic) cadre m; (→ that can be drawn) encadré m; (→ on road, sportsfield) zone f quadrillée; Football (penalty box) surface f de réparation(d) Cars & Technology (casing) boîte f, carter m; (of axle, brake) boîte f; (of wheel) moyeu m; (of lock) palâtre m, palastre m∎ the box la télé;∎ what's on the box? qu'y a-t-il à la télé?(f) (postal address) boîte f postale∎ a box on the ears une gifle, une claque(border, hedge) de ou en buis(fight) faire de la boxe, boxer(b) (put in box) mettre en boîte ou caisse∎ to box the compass réciter les aires du vent∎ to box sb's ears gifler qn;∎ she boxed his ears elle l'a giflé►► box calf box m, box-calf m;Photography box camera appareil m photographique rudimentaire;American Technology box end wrench clef f polygonale;box file boîte f archive;Building industry box girder poutre-caisson f;box jellyfish cuboméduse f;British box junction carrefour m (matérialisé sur la chaussée par des bandes croisées);box kite cerf-volant m cellulaire;American box lunch = déjeuner à emporter, vendu dans une boîte;∎ Box number 301 Référence 301, Réf. 301;∎ the play was a big success at the box office or was good box office la pièce a fait beaucoup d'entrées;Sewing box pleat pli m creux;Technology box spanner clef f ou clé f en douille;box spring sommier m à ressort;American box stall box m;box of tricks sac m à malices(enclose) enfermer, confiner; (pipes, bath, wash basin) encastrer;∎ the car was boxed in between two vans la voiture était coincée entre deux camionnettes;∎ to feel boxed in se sentir à l'étroit;∎ don't box me in! de l'air!compartimenter, cloisonnermettre en boîte ou caisse; figurative enfermer -
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box [bɒks]1. nound. ( = blow) a box on the ear une claquee. ( = tree) buis m4. compounds[+ car] encastrer* * *[bɒks] 1.1) (small, cardboard) boîte f; (larger, crate) caisse fbox of matches/of chocolates — boîte d'allumettes/de chocolats
2) ( on page) case f3) ( seating area) Theatre loge f; Sport tribune f4) ( in stable) box m5) GB Sport ( for protection) coquille f6) (colloq) ( television)8) ( in gymnastics) cheval m de saut9) Postal services (also Box) boîte f postale(P.O.) Box 20 — BP 20
10) ( for gears) boîte f11) ( slap)12) Botany buis m2.transitive verb1) ( pack) mettre [quelque chose] en caisse, encaisser2) ( fight) boxer3) ( strike)3.intransitive verb Sport boxer4.boxed past participle adjective [note, information] en encadréPhrasal Verbs:- box in -
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A n1 (small, cardboard) boîte f ; (larger, crate) caisse f ; box of matches/of chocolates boîte d'allumettes/de chocolats ; to sell apples by the box vendre des pommes par caisses ; it comes in a box cela se vend en boîte ;4 ( in stable) box m ;6 ○ ( television) the box la télé ;8 ( in gymnastics) cheval m de saut ;11 ( slap) a box on the ear une gifle ;12 Bot buis m ;13 GB Transp = box junction ;14 ○ ( dilemma) impasse f ;15 ○ Comput machine f.C vtr2 ( fight) boxer [opponent] ;3 ( strike) to box sb's ears gifler qn ;4 Naut to box the compass réciter la rose des vents.■ box in:▶ box in [sth/sb], box [sth/sb] in coincer ○ [runner, car] ; to be boxed in [person] être coincé ○ ; [yard, area] être encaissé or encadré ; to feel boxed in se sentir enfermé.■ box off:▶ box off [sth], box [sth] off cloisonner [space].■ box up:▶ box up [sth], box [sth] up mettre [qch] en caisse, encaisser. -
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box office [ˈbɒksɒfɪs]► box-office success noun ( = play, show) spectacle m qui fait recette ; ( = film) succès m au box-office* * *1.noun lit guichet m; fig2.to do well/badly at the box office — être bien/mal accueilli au box office
box office takings — recettes fpl des guichets
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1 ( ticket office) guichet m ;2 fig to do well/badly at the box office être bien/mal accueilli au box office ; to be good box office [show] faire recette ; [person] attirer les foules.B modif a box office success/failure un succès/échec au box office ; box office takings recettes fpl des guichets ; to be a box office attraction attirer les foules. -
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(a ticket office in a theatre, concert - hall etc: There's a queue at the box office for tonight's show.) guichet (de location) -
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∎ the film was a box-office success le film a fait beaucoup d'entrées;∎ she's always a big box-office draw or attraction elle est sûre de faire des entrées►► box-office receipts recettes fpl en salles -
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I 1. [boks] noun1) (a case for holding something: a wooden box; a matchbox.) boîte2) (in a theatre etc, a group of seats separated from the rest of the audience.) loge2. verb(to put (something) into boxes: Will you box these apples?) mettre en boîte, emballer- box number - box office II 1. [boks] verb(to fight (someone) with the fists: Years ago, fighters used to box without wearing padded gloves.) boxer2. noun(a blow on the ear with the hand.) claque- boxer- boxing - boxing-glove - boxing-match -
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(a built-in machine for automatic recording of the details of a plane's flight: They found the black box two miles away from the wreckage of the crashed plane.) boîte noire -
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19 glorious uncertainty of the ballot box
Pol. glorieuse incertitude des urnesEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > glorious uncertainty of the ballot box
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20 to stay away from the ballot box
Pol. bouder les urnesEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to stay away from the ballot box
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