you pack

Affirmative imperativeconjugation ofpack. There are other translations for this conjugation.

pack

la manada

empacar

pack(

pahk

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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

1. (of mammals)

a. la manada

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

Nowadays it is hard to see a pack of wolves.Hoy en día es difícil ver una manada de lobos.

b. la jauría

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

(dogs)

A pack of dogs was chasing the poor rabbit.Una jauría de perros perseguía al pobre conejo.

2. (set of goods)

a. el paquete

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

They sold me a pack of toothbrushes.Me vendieron un paquete de cepillos de dientes.

b. la cajetilla

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

(cigarettes)

Tell her not to carry a pack of cigarettes around if she wants to quit smoking.Dile que no vaya con una cajetilla de cigarrillos encima si quiere dejar de fumar.

c. la baraja

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

(playing cards)

I brought a pack of cards for the trip.Traje una baraja para el viaje.

3. (backpack)

a. la mochila

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

Do not bring heavy packs for the expedition.No se traigan mochilas pesadas para la expedición.

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

4. (to fill a suitcase)

a. empacar

Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.

(Latin America)

The train is leaving in an hour, and I still have to pack.El tren sale dentro de una hora, y yo todavía tengo que empacar.

b. hacer la maleta

It takes me ages to finish packing.Me cuesta un siglo acabar de hacer la maleta.

c. hacer la valija (River Plate)

As I'm leaving very early in the morning, I already packed.Como me voy muy temprano por la mañana, ya hice la valija.

d. hacer las maletas

When we go on vacation, it's my mother who packs.Cuando nos vamos de vacaciones, es mi madre quien hace las maletas.

e. hacer las valijas (River Plate)

Why did you take so long to pack? - Because I'm taking a lot of stuff.¿Por qué tardaste tanto en hacer las valijas? - Porque llevo muchas cosas.

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

5. (to wrap for shipment)

a. embalar

We had to pack the glasses very carefully to send them to you.Tuvimos que embalar los vasos con mucho cuidado para enviártelos.

6. (to cram)

a. embutir

You can't pack six people into a taxi.No puedes embutir a seis personas dentro de un taxi.

7. (to put in a suitcase)

a. empacar

Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.

(Latin America)

Did you pack your woolen hat and scarf? It's going to be cold.¿Empacaste tu gorro y tu bufanda de lana? Va a hacer frío.

I usually pack more than I need.Suelo empacar más de lo que necesito.

b. meter en la maleta

Once you've packed everything, close your suitcase.Cuando lo hayas metido todo en la maleta, ciérrala.

c. meter en la valija (River Plate)

What did you pack? Why is your suitcase so heavy?¿Qué metiste en la valija? ¿Por qué pesa tanto?

d. llevar

If you're going to scuba dive, you'll have to pack your flippers.Si vas a bucear, tendrás que llevar tus aletas.

pack

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (rucksack)

a. la mochila

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

pack animalbestia de carga

2. (small box; of cigarettes)

a. el paquete

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

3. (of playing cards) (United Kingdom)

a. la baraja

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

4. (group; of thieves, photographers)

a. la pandilla

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

5. (of runners, cyclists)

a. el pelotón

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

6. (in rugby)

a. el delanteros

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

7. (of wolves)

a. la manada

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

a pack of liesuna sarta de mentiras

pack icebanco de hielo

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

8. (put into box)

a. empaquetar

9. (items for sale)

a. envasar

10. (in cotton wool, newspaper)

a. envolver

did you pack my toothbrush?¿metiste mi cepillo de dientes (en la maleta)?

11. (cram; earth into hole)

a. meter

12. (passengers into bus, train)

a. apiñar

we were packed in like sardinesestábamos como sardinas en lata

13. (fill; hole, box)

a. llenar

to pack one's suitcasehacer la maleta or

14. (fig)

to pack one's bagshacer las maletas or

to pack a punchpegar duro

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

15. (prepare luggage)

a. hacer el equipaje

16. (fam fig)

to send somebody packingmandar a alguien a paseo

17. (cram)

to pack into a roomapiñarse en una habitación

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 or una cajetilla y media de tabaco al día

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

a gift pack containing mopisturiser, shower gel and hand cream for a free information pack on the courses we offer, please call 0673 45213

economy information

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 cards 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 lies me contó una sarta or bola de mentiras; (LAm)

it's a pack of lies! ¡es una sarta or bola de mentiras!; (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 pack compresa (f) fría

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

face ice mud

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 hounds una jauría (de perros)

a pack of wolves 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 kids son como un hatajo de críos (informal)

the high street of Molivos, where a pack of German tourists had already set forth

rat

[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 gadgetry 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 pack (forwards) los delanteros

Scotland's pack were performing well on Saturday

(scrum) el pack

transitive verb

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 or puesto la sal y la pimienta para el picnic?

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 or haz la maleta (con tus cosas) y lárgate de aquí! (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 or in boxes estaba metiendo or empaquetando platos y copas en cajas

(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 bags hacer las maletas

I didn't have much time to pack my bags

to pack one's bags (and go or leave) 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)case 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 books 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 holiday unas vacaciones llenas or repletas de diversión

to pack a jury 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 evening una tarde muy emocionante

action-packed

4 (press tightly)

to pack sth/sb into sth

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 sth 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

packed

5 (carry)

he packs a gun lleva un revólver

eight bodyguards, at least one of them packing a pistol

he packs a powerful punch 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 (f) que pegan fuerte

this machine packs plenty of power

intransitive verb

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 [+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 box estos libros cabrán bien en esa caja

do you think all this will pack into one suitcase? ¿crees que todo esto cabrá or se podrá meter en una maleta?

2 (cram) [+people]

to pack into a room/theatre apiñarse or apretujarse en una habitación/un teatro

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 or apretujamos en su Mini; los cinco nos metimos apretujados en su Mini

they packed round the speaker se apiñaron or se apretujaron en torno al orador

3 (compact) [+snow] hacerse una masa compacta

the snow had packed against the door

modifier

pack animal (n) bestia (f) or animal (m) de carga

the llamas were used as pack animals, transporting crops to the village

pack ice (n) banco (m) de hielo; masa (f) flotante de hielo

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 (m) (f) principal;a delantera

I am pack leader and I make the final decisions on the pitch

líder (m) de la panda or del grupo

at nine, he was big enough to back up his claim to be pack leader in the school yard

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Participles

Present:	packing
Past:	packed

Indicative of "pack"

	Present	Past	Future
I	pack	packed	will pack
you	pack	packed	will pack
he/she	packs	packed	will pack
we	pack	packed	will pack
you	pack	packed	will pack
they	pack	packed	will pack