packet — EN↔ES

packet

/AmE ˈpækət

, BrE ˈpakɪt

noun

1 (container) (British) paquete m

a packet of biscuits un paquete de galletas

a packet of cigarettes (British) un paquete or una cajetilla de cigarrillos; una cajilla de cigarrillos (River Plate);

(before noun) ‹soup/cake mix› de sobre

2 (considerable sum) (British informal) (no plural) dineral m; fortunón m (informal)

to cost/earn a packet costar/ganar un dineral; costar/ganar un fortunón (informal)

3 also packet boat (Nautical) paquebote m

4 (Computing) paquete m

5 (male genitals) (informal) paquete m (informal)