pack — EN↔FR

pack /BrE pak

, AmE pæk

noun

1 (container) (box) paquet m; (large box) boîte f; (bag) sachet m

a cigarette pack un paquet de cigarettes

a cornflakes pack une boîte de cornflakes

2 (group) (of wolves, people, dogs) bande f; (of hounds, in hunting) meute f; (of scouts, guides) section f

3 Sport (in rugby) pack m; (in race) peloton m

4 Games (of cards) jeu m

5 (load) (backpack) sac m; (carried by animal) ballot m

6 Medicine enveloppement m; (smaller) compresse f

B -pack

combining form

a two/four-pack (of cassettes) un lot de deux/quatre; (of beer) un pack de deux/quatre

transitive verb

1 (stow) (in suitcase) mettre [qch] 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 literal, figurative faire ses valises

to pack sth with remplir qch de

3 (package commercially) emballer, conditionner [fruit, meat, goods]

4 (cram into) [people, crowd] remplir complètement [church, theatre, stadium]; boucher [corner, hole, gap] (with avec)

to be packed with être bondé de [people]; être plein de [ideas, sweets]

to pack sth into a hole bourrer or

5 (press firmly) tasser [snow, earth]

6 informal (carry) avoir [pistol, gun]

7 Politics (influence composition of) s'assurer [jury]; rendre [qch] favorable à ses vues [conference, meeting, committee]

intransitive verb

1 (get ready for departure) [person] faire ses valises

2 (crowd) to pack into s'entasser dans [hall, theatre, church, stadium]

Idioms

a pack of lies

un tissu de mensonges

to send sb packing

envoyer promener qn

Phrasal verbs

■ pack away:

pack [sth] away,

pack away [sth]

ranger [clothes, books]

■ pack in:

pack in

informal (break down) [car] tomber en panne; [machine] se détraquer informal; [heart, liver] craquer informal;

pack [sth] in,

pack in [sth]

1 (cram in) entasser [people]

that play is really packing them in cette pièce attire vraiment les foules

2 informal (give up) plaquer informal [job, boyfriend]

to pack it all in tout plaquer informal

I've packed in smoking j'ai arrêté de fumer

pack it in! arrête!, ça suffit!

■ pack off:

pack [sb] off,

pack off [sb]

expédier

to pack sb off to expédier qn à [school, bed]; expédier qn en [country]

■ pack up:

pack up

1 (prepare to go) [person] faire ses valises

to pack up and leave faire ses valises

2 informal (break down) [TV, machine] se détraquer informal; [car] tomber en panne; [heart, liver] tâcher informal, ne pas tenir le coup informal

3 informal (stop) s'arrêter

;

pack [sth] up,

pack up [sth]

1 (put away) ranger [books, clothes]; (in boxes, crates) emballer [books, objects]

2 informal (stop)

to pack up doing arrêter de faire