pack
[pæk]1.
noun
1) US (container) (box) paquet m; (large box) boîte f; (bag) sachet m
2) (group) bande f; (of hounds) meute f; (of scouts) section f
3) (in rugby) pack m
4) (of cards) jeu m de cartes
5) (backpack) sac m à dos; (carried by animal) ballot m
2.
-pack combining form
a four-pack — (of cassettes) un lot de quatre; (of beer) un pack de quatre
3.
transitive verb
1) (stow) (in suitcase) mettre [quelque chose] dans une valise [clothes]; (in box, crate) emballer [ornaments, books]
2) (put things into) emballer [box, crate]
to pack one's suitcase — faire sa valise
to pack one's bags — lit, fig faire ses valises
3) (package commercially) conditionner [fruit, meat, goods]
4) (cram into) [crowd] remplir complètement [church, theatre]
to be packed with — être bondé de [people]; être plein de [ideas]
5) (press firmly) tasser [snow, earth]
4.
intransitive verb
1) (get ready for departure) [person] faire ses valises
2) (crowd)
to pack into — s'entasser dans [place]
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