pack in

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pack in
verbo transitivo
1dejar (familiar) (job, course)
  • p it in! -> ¡deja de protestar or de dar la murga! (stop complaining)
verbo intransitivo
2estropearse (car, computer) (británico), escacharrarse (español de España), desconchinflarse (español de México)

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pack in (informal)
verb:transitive:plus_adverb
1 (cram) [+people]
airlines make money by packing people in las compañías aéreas hacen dinero metiendo a un montón de gente en los aviones
to pack more people in
they were packed in like sardines estaban como sardinas en lata; the show's packing them in el espectáculo llena la sala al completo a rebosar;or
his latest film is packing them in at cinemas all over the country
we packed a lot of sightseeing into those two days metimos un montón de visitas turísticas en esos dos días
2 (stop doing) [+job, activity] dejar
he's had enough of his job and is going to pack it in
it's time we packed it in ya es hora de dejarlo
I told him I was going to pack the [game] in and get a job abroad I definitely thought my career was over. I was ready to pack [it] all in I was ready to pack [it] all in
let's pack it in for the day dejémoslo por hoy
after his most successful season in cricket he has decided to pack the game in and manage a country pub instead
pack it in! ¡déjalo ya!

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