box

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la caja

∗ noun

box
[bɒks]
sustantivo
1caja (f) (container)
  • box number 12 -> apartado (m) de correos número 12 (postal)
  • box camera -> cámara (f) de cajón
2recuadro (m) (printed, drawn)
  • tick the box -> ponga una cruz en la casilla
  • (penalty) box -> área (f) (de castigo) (in soccer)
3(familiar) (television)
  • the box -> la tele (británico)
4palco (m) (in theater)
verbo transitivo
5guardar en una caja (place in box)
6(hit)
  • to box somebody's ears -> abofetear a alguien
verbo intransitivo
7boxear (fight)

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box [boks]
sustantivo
1Box o boj, árbol cuya madera se llama también así. (Botánica)
2Caja, cajita o cajón; excusabaraja; pieza hueca de madera, metal, piedra u otra materia para meter dentro alguna cosa (container, contents); cajón (large); estuche (for pen, watch); urna (ballot box); alcancía, hucha (collection box); joyero, alhajero (jewelry box); caja de herramientas (tool box).
3Bitácora. (Marina)
4Palco de teatro.
  • Witness box -> estrado
5Puñete, manotada o puñada dada en la cabez
adjetivo & sustantivo
6Cuarto muy reducido en una taberna o botillería. (Familiar) (m & n)
7Cajetín en las imprenta (m & n)
sustantivo
8Banquillo de castigo (in ice hockey penalty box); área de penalty o de castigo (in soccer); área (in baseball). (Familiar) (m & n)
sustantivo
  • The box -> la tele
  • What’s on the box? -> ¿qué dan en la tele
  • A box around the ears -> un sopapo (thump)
  • Band-box -> caja de cartón
  • Hat-box -> sombrerera
  • Jewel-box -> caja para joyas
  • Letter-box -> buzón del correo
  • Strong box -> cofre fuerte
  • Box car -> carro de cajón, furgón
  • Christmas-box -> aguinaldo
  • Alms-box -> cepillo de limosna
  • Coach-box -> pescante de coche
  • Dice-box -> cubilete
  • Dust-box -> salvadera
  • Snuff-box -> tabaquera
  • Box of a pump -> émbolo de una bomba
  • Box plaiting -> (Cost.) plegado que consiste en dobleces o pliegues hechos a derecha e izquierda alternadamente
  • Box-elder -> árbol norteamericano semejante al arce, pero con hojas de tres o cinco hojuelas
Cabina (booth).
1Encajonar, poner en una caja, embalar (put in boxes).
2Apuñear, dar manotazos.
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
3Boxear (fight); combatir o pelear a puñadas, andar a trompis. (n)
  • To box somebody around the ears -> darle un sopapo a alguien (hit)
  • To box the compass -> (Mar.) cuartear
  • Box in -> cerrarle el paso a (restrict, surround); esconder tapando con una tabla, etc. (enclose pipes)
va.

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box [bɒks]
noun
1 (gen) caja; (f) (large) cajón; (m) (chest etc) arca; (f) cofre; (m) (for money etc) hucha; (f) (for jewels etc) estuche; (m)
cardboard box caja de cartón; (f) box of matches caja de cerillas; (f) wine box caja de cartón revestida de plástico por dentro y con una llave en el exterior por la que se vierte el vino
to be first out of the box with sth Arco is definitely first out of the box with an alternative gas for cars without catalytic converters to come out of the box with sth Are you anticipating that Clinton is going to come out of the box with a whole series of fairly substantial decisions?
to be out of one's box (Britain) (very_informal) (from drugs) estar volado; (very_informal) estar colocado; (Esp) (informal) (from alcohol) estar como una cuba; (informal)
This guy must have been seriously out of his box!
2 (in theatre, stadium) palco; (m)
3
the box (Britain) (informal) (television) la caja boba; (informal) la tele; (informal) we saw it on the box (informal) lo vimos en la tele; (informal)
4 (Britain) (road junction) parrilla; (f)
5 (on form, to be filled in) casilla; (f)
6 (Dep) (protection) protector; (m)
7 (also post-office box) apartado de correos; (m) casilla de correo; (f) (LAm)
8 (Tip) (surrounding table, diagram) recuadro; (m)
verb:transitive
poner en una caja
a boxed set of six cups and saucers un juego de seis tazas y platillos envasado en una caja de cartón
This boxed collection captures 64 of the greatest modern love songs
to box the compass cuartear la aguja
modifier
box camera (n) cámara de cajón; (f)
box file (n) archivador; (m) archivo; (m)
box girder (n) viga en forma de cajón; (f) vigas gemelas; (f)
box junction (n) (Britain) (Aut) cruce con parrilla; (m)
box kite (n) cometa en forma de cubo, abierto por dos lados
box number (n) apartado de correos; (m) casilla de correo; (f) (LAm)
box office (n) taquilla; (f) boletería; (f) (LAm)
to be good box office ser taquillero
box-office
box pleat (n) (Cos) tablón; (m)
box seat (n) (US) (Teat) asiento de palco; (m)
box spring (n) muelle; (m)
box [bɒks]
noun
(blow)
a box on the ear un cachete; (m)
verb:transitive
(Dep) boxear contra
to box sb's ears (old-fashioned) guantear a algn; dar un mamporro a algn; (informal)
verb:intransitive
boxear
to box clever (Britain) (informal) andarse listo; montárselo bien; (informal)
box [bɒks]
noun
(Bot) boj; (m)

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Verb Conjugation for "box"

Imperative
  • box
  • you box
  • he/she boxes
  • we box
  • you box
  • they box
Preterite
  • I boxed
  • you boxed
  • he/she boxed
  • we boxed
  • you boxed
  • they boxed
Present Continuous
  • I am boxing
  • you are boxing
  • he/she is boxing
  • we are boxing
  • you are boxing
  • they are boxing
Present Perfect
  • I have boxed
  • you have boxed
  • he/she has boxed
  • we have boxed
  • you have boxed
  • they have boxed
Past Continuous
  • I was boxing
  • you were boxing
  • he/she was boxing
  • we were boxing
  • you were boxing
  • they were boxing
Past Perfect
  • I had boxed
  • you had boxed
  • he/she had boxed
  • we had boxed
  • you had boxed
  • they had boxed
Future
  • I will box
  • you will box
  • he/she will box
  • we will box
  • you will box
  • they will box
Future Perfect
  • I will have boxed
  • you will have boxed
  • he/she will have boxed
  • we will have boxed
  • you will have boxed
  • they will have boxed
Future Continuous
  • I will be boxing
  • you will be boxing
  • he/she will be boxing
  • we will be boxing
  • you will be boxing
  • they will be boxing
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been boxing
  • you have been boxing
  • he/she has been boxing
  • we have been boxing
  • you have been boxing
  • they have been boxing
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been boxing
  • you will have been boxing
  • he/she will have been boxing
  • we will have been boxing
  • you will have been boxing
  • they will have been boxing
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been boxing
  • you had been boxing
  • he/she had been boxing
  • we had been boxing
  • you had been boxing
  • they had been boxing

box
masculine noun
1stall (de caballo)
2pit (de coches)
  • entrar en boxes -> to make a pit stop
3boxing (boxeo) (Am)

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box [box]
noun
  • boxe -> pl
noun
1Carib. (Caribbean & Latin American) (m)
noun
2Boxing. (Ante Meridian & Latin American) (m)
Stall (de caballo); pit (en carreras de coches); (CA) Post office box.

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box
sustantivo:masculino
1 (Automóviles) pit
entrar en boxes to go into the pits; make a pit stop
[Entramos a boxes] para repostar combustible y de paso, encender un cigarrillo y cambiar impresiones con la gente que se agolpa alrededordel Alfa 155, mientras el motor se mantiene perfectamente ralentí. A 5 minutos del final y debido a un inesperado vuelo en el salto, el Yankeede Joaquín navascués pierde el [filtro de aire] con lo que se une al club de los que [ingresan a boxes] a arrancar de nuevo.
2 (Equitación) stall
3 (Latinoamérica) (boxeo) boxing

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