pack

la mochila

noun

pack
[pæk]
sustantivo
1mochila (f) (rucksack)
  • pack animal -> bestia (f) de carga
2paquete (m) (small box) (of cigarettes); baraja (f) (of playing cards) (británico)
3pandilla (f) (group) (of thieves, photographers); pelotón (m) (of runners, cyclists); delanteros mpl (in rugby); manada (f) (of wolves)
  • a pack of lies -> una sarta de mentiras
  • pack ice -> banco (m) de hielo
verbo transitivo
4empaquetar (put into box); envasar (items for sale); envolver (in cotton wool, newspaper)
  • did you pack my toothbrush? -> ¿metiste mi cepillo de dientes (en la maleta)?
5meter (cram) (earth into hole); apiñar (passengers into bus, train)
  • we were packed in like sardines -> estábamos como sardinas en lata
6llenar (fill) (hole, box)(with de)
  • to pack one's suitcase -> hacer la maleta or valija (RP)
  • to pack one's bags (sentido figurado) -> hacer las maletas or (leave) valijas (RP)
también:
  • to pack a punch -> pegar duro (fighter, drink)
verbo intransitivo
7hacer el equipaje (prepare luggage)
  • to send somebody packing (familiar sentido figurado) -> mandar a alguien a paseo (send away)
8(cram)
  • to pack into a room -> apiñarse en una habitación

pack [pak]
sustantivo
1Lío, fardo, carta.
2Baraja de naipes.
3Muta, jauría, conjunto de perros de caz
adjetivo
4Conjunto de hombre o animales que van en compañía; vuelo de perdices; hatajo o cuadrilla de malhechores, mangantes, pícaros, Pack of robbers, cuadrilla de ladrones.
5Gran extensión de hielos flotantes.
6Cubierta de sábanas mojadas, que se usa en ciertos casos de enfermedad.
1Enfardelar, embalar, envasar; encajonar, poner en cajas; disponer en buen orden para llevar.
2Meter en cualquier receptáculo.
3Apretar, juntar algo apretando; colmar.
4Despachar, enviar de prisa.
5Cargar, poner la carga a una acémila.
6Llevar sobre la espalda o el lomo.
7Envolver a un enfermo en sábanas mojadas con cubiertas secas al exterior.
8Empandillar el naipe o poner un naipe junto con otros para hacer alguna trampa.
9Juntar o unir personas escogidas para algún mal fin.
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
10Empaquetar; hacer el baúl, arreglar el equipaje. (n)
11Reunirse en una masa firme. (n)
  • Ground packs after a rain -> el terreno se consolida después de la lluvia
12Enfardelarse, empaquetarse, encajonarse. (n)
13Marcharse o irse corriendo. (n)
va.

pack [pæk]
noun
1 (packet) (gen) paquete; (m) especially (US) [of cigarettes] paquete; (m) cajetilla; (f) (wrapping) envase; (m)
in packs of four
a six-pack of beer un paquete de seis cervezas
you can buy the yoghurt in packs of four he opened a new pack of A4 paper for the printer
she smokes a pack and a half a day fuma un paquete y medio una cajetilla y media de tabaco al día;or
he took a cigarette from the pack and offered Jill one
for sell-by date see back of pack para la fecha de caducidad ver el reverso del envase
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2 (traveller's) (also backpack) mochila; (f) (on animal) fardo; (m)
I stop and slip off my pack to get out the water bottle she stuck her thumbs through her pack straps the donkeys were loaded down with huge packs of firewood
3 [of cards] baraja; (f)
a pack of cardscards una baraja de cartas
[like] a pack of cards
the roof collapsed like a pack of cards el tejado se derrumbó como una baraja de cartas
A stand holding 9,800 people fell like a pack of cards, trapping hundreds a pack of [lies]
he told me a pack of lieslies me contó una sarta bola de mentiras;or (LAm)
it's a pack of lies! ¡es una sarta bola de mentiras!;or (LAm) ¡son todo mentiras!
Jones's version of these events is nothing but a pack of lies
4 (dressing) (Med) compresa; (f)
normally the pack can be kept on for at least three hours
cold packcold compresa fría; (f)
the application of cold packs can ease the discomfort cleanse the pores of the skin with a face pack her perfect complexion is due to regular steam baths and mud packs
5 [of hounds, dogs] jauría; (f) [of wolves] manada; (f)
the huntsmen were hot on the heels of the pack as they ran the fox to earth a pack of [dogs] to be attacked by a pack of rabid dogs he walks like a pack of dogs was worrying at him from all sides
a pack of houndshounds una jauría (de perros)
a pack of wolveswolves una manada de lobos
6 [of people] (bunch) [of tourists, reporters] manada; (f) [of idiots, fools] hatajo; (m)
with a pack of cameramen in hot pursuit con una manada de cámaras pisándoles los talones
they're a pack of fools
they're like a pack of kidskids son como un hatajo de críos; (informal)
the high street of Molivos, where a pack of German tourists had already set forth
[of brownies, cubs] patrulla; (f)
the 5th Sutton Brownie Pack
[of runners, cyclists] pelotón; (m)
she put on a final spurt to pull ahead of the pack and come in to win in the final straight to be [ahead] of/[leading] the pack ir a la cabeza del pelotón to stay ahead of the pack mantenerse a la cabeza del pelotón.
they are way ahead of the pack in electronic gadgetryahead están muy a la cabeza del pelotón en materia de aparatos electrónicos
/how does TRS stay ahead of the pack?/ as you might expect, the company has a service record second to none the world's fastest racing car, leading the pack in the challenge for the world championship [leader] of the pack of runners, cyclists Sal was the leader of the pack the leader of the pack so far is former vice presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro
7 (Rugby)
the packthe (forwards) los delanteros
Scotland's pack were performing well on Saturday
(scrum) el pack
verb:transitive
1 (put in container) [+possessions] (in case, bag etc)
I decided to pack a few things and go to my mum's
I decided to pack a few things decidí meter algunas cosas en la maleta
remember to pack some sticking plaster remember to pack your swimming trunks
have you packed the salt and pepper for the picnic? ¿has metido puesto la sal y la pimienta para el picnic?;or
to pack sth [into] sth to pack one's things I'm going home to pack my things
pack your things and get out! ¡coge tus cosas haz la maleta (con tus cosas) y lárgate de aquí!;or (informal)
[+goods, products for transport] (in package) empaquetar; (in crate, container) embalar; empacar; especially (LAm)
pack fragile objects in wood shavings to pack a vase in straw the heroin was found packed in shampoo bottles
he was packing plates and wine glasses into in boxesintoor estaba metiendo empaquetando platos y copas en cajas;or
(Comm) (in individual packaging) envasar
machines now exist which pack olives in jars
she spent the summer packing apricots se pasó el verano envasando albaricoques
it comes packed in polythene
they come packed in dozens vienen en cajas de una docena
sardines packed in oil ...a delayed flight of five to six hours will ruin the produce, if it's not packed correctly
2 (fill) [+box, crate] llenar
he has a job packing boxes in a warehouse trabaja en un almacén llenando cajas
the boxes were to be packed with tins of fruit
to pack one's bagsbags hacer las maletas
I didn't have much time to pack my bags
to pack one's bags (and go leave)or coger sus cosas e irse; coger sus cosas y largarse; (informal)
after only two days in the job he was told to pack his bags and leave when I was 17, I packed my bags and left home
to pack one's/a (suit)casecase hacer la maleta
Eleanor was packing her trunk Eleanor estaba metiendo sus cosas en el baúl
she hadn't packed her trunk yet
a crate packed with bookswith una caja llena de libros
our luggage included a big wooden crate packed with his books /pack the jars with the fruit/, fill with syrup and seal to pack sth [with] sth
pack your shoes with paper so they don't lose their shape mete papel en los zapatos para que no pierdan la forma
soldiers were told to pack their empty holsters with paper to make it look as though they were armed
3 (fill tightly) [+hall, stadium] llenar a rebosar
they packed the hall to see him llenaron la sala a rebosar para verlo
seventy thousand people will pack the stadium
a fun-packed holidayfun unas vacaciones llenas repletas de diversión;or
to pack a juryjury formar un jurado con personas que simpatizan con el interesado
to pack a [meeting] opposition parties have boycotted the proceedings, saying the government has packed the conference with its own supporters
a thrill-packed eveningthrill una tarde muy emocionante
4 (press tightly)
to pack sth/sb into sthinto
we packed the children into the car apretujamos a los niños en el coche
the prisoners were unceremoniously packed into cattle trucks and driven off they've packed an enormous amount of information into this guide
they've packed enough information into this guide to satisfy every need han incluído suficiente información en esta guía como para satisfacer las necesidades de todo el mundo
to pack sth round sthround encajar algo alrededor de algo
to pack earth round a plant acollar una planta
she had packed the pillows round the patient to support him
5 (informal) (carry)
he packs a gungun lleva un revólver
eight bodyguards, at least one of them packing a pistol
he packs a powerful punchpunch pega duro
Jones packs a powerful punch and his opponent will be hard put to beat him
this play packs a powerful punch esta es una obra con mucho impacto emocional
W. Somerset Maugham's novel still packs an emotional punch
drinks that pack quite a punch bebidas que pegan fuerte; (f)
this machine packs plenty of power
verb:intransitive
1 (do one's packing) hacer la(s) maleta(s)
I packed and said goodbye to Charlie have you packed? I must go and pack you can pack later
to send sb packing (informal) [+visitor, caller] echar a algn con cajas destempladas; (from job) despedir a algn sin contemplaciones
those friends of yours came round again but I sent them packing I decided I wanted to live alone and I sent him packing when I discovered that he'd been stealing food I sent him packing
(fit) caber
these books will pack easily into that boxinto estos libros cabrán bien en esa caja
do you think all this will pack into one suitcase? ¿crees que todo esto cabrá se podrá meter en una maleta?;or
2 (cram) [+people]
to pack into a room/theatreinto apiñarse apretujarse en una habitación/un teatro;or
they packed into the hall to see him hundreds of thousands of people packed into the mosque to pack into a [car]
the five of us packed into her Mini los cinco nos apiñamos apretujamos en su Mini;or los cinco nos metimos apretujados en su Mini
they packed round the speakerround se apiñaron se apretujaron en torno al orador;or
3 (compact) [+snow] hacerse una masa compacta
the snow had packed against the door
modifier
pack animal (n) bestia animal de carga; (f)or (m)
the llamas were used as pack animals, transporting crops to the village
pack ice (n) banco de hielo; (m) masa flotante de hielo; (f)
they told of ships locked in pack ice for years on end the dark sea soon gave way to solid pack ice
pack leader (n) (Rugby) delanteroadelantera principal;a delantera (m) (f)
I am pack leader and I make the final decisions on the pitch
líder de la panda del grupo; (m)or
at nine, he was big enough to back up his claim to be pack leader in the school yard

Verb Conjugation for "pack"

Imperative
  • pack
  • you pack
  • he/she packs
  • we pack
  • you pack
  • they pack
Preterite
  • I packed
  • you packed
  • he/she packed
  • we packed
  • you packed
  • they packed
Present Continuous
  • I am packing
  • you are packing
  • he/she is packing
  • we are packing
  • you are packing
  • they are packing
Present Perfect
  • I have packed
  • you have packed
  • he/she has packed
  • we have packed
  • you have packed
  • they have packed
Past Continuous
  • I was packing
  • you were packing
  • he/she was packing
  • we were packing
  • you were packing
  • they were packing
Past Perfect
  • I had packed
  • you had packed
  • he/she had packed
  • we had packed
  • you had packed
  • they had packed
Future
  • I will pack
  • you will pack
  • he/she will pack
  • we will pack
  • you will pack
  • they will pack
Future Perfect
  • I will have packed
  • you will have packed
  • he/she will have packed
  • we will have packed
  • you will have packed
  • they will have packed
Future Continuous
  • I will be packing
  • you will be packing
  • he/she will be packing
  • we will be packing
  • you will be packing
  • they will be packing
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been packing
  • you have been packing
  • he/she has been packing
  • we have been packing
  • you have been packing
  • they have been packing
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been packing
  • you will have been packing
  • he/she will have been packing
  • we will have been packing
  • you will have been packing
  • they will have been packing
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been packing
  • you had been packing
  • he/she had been packing
  • we had been packing
  • you had been packing
  • they had been packing

pack
sustantivo:masculino
[de yogures, latas] pack; [de vacaciones] package;

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