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icebox [iceboxes] (compartment of a refrigerator used as a freezer) noun [UK: ˈaɪs.bɒks] [US: ˈaɪˌs.bɑːks] | congélateur◼◼◻nom {m} compartiment à glaçonsnom {m} |
inbox (electronic folder) noun [UK: ɪn bɒks] [US: ɪn ˈbɑːks] | boîte de réception◼◼◼nom {f} |
jack-in-the-box [jacks-in-the-box] (child’s toy) noun [UK: ˈdʒæk ɪn ðə bɒks] [US: ˈdʒæk ɪn ðə bɑːks] | diable en boîte◼◼◼nom {m} |
jewel box (box for storing jewels) noun | boîte à bijoux◼◼◼nom {f} écrin◼◻◻nom {m} |
juice box (carton of fruit juice) noun | brique de jus (de fruit)◼◼◼nom {f} |
jukebox [jukeboxes] (a coin-operated machine that plays recorded music) noun [UK: ˈdʒuːk.bɒks] [US: ˈdʒuːk.ˌbɑːks] | juke-box◼◼◼nom {m} |
kickboxer (one who practices kickboxing) noun | kickboxeur◼◼◼nom {m} kickboxeuse◼◻◻nom {f} |
kickboxing (sport) noun [UK: ˈkɪkbɒksɪŋ] [US: ˈkɪkbɒksɪŋ] | kick-boxing◼◼◼nom {m} |
letterbox (collection point for mail) noun [UK: ˈle.tə.bɒks] [US: ˈle.tə.bɑːks] | boîte aux lettres◼◼◼nom {f} boite aux lettres◼◻◻nom {f} |
letterbox (delivery point for mail) noun [UK: ˈle.tə.bɒks] [US: ˈle.tə.bɑːks] | boîte aux lettres◼◼◼nom {f} boite aux lettres◼◻◻nom {f} |
litter box (box to provide a soiling area for cats) noun | litière◼◼◼nom {f} bac à chatnom {m} |
lunchbox (container for transporting meals) noun | panier repas◼◼◼nom |
matchbox [matchboxes] (small cardboard box in which matches are kept) noun [UK: ˈmætʃ.bɒks] [US: ˈmæʧ.ˌbɑːks] | boîte d'allumettes◼◼◼nom {f} |
mitre box noun | boîte à ongletsnom {f} |
music box (box that generates or plays music) noun [UK: ˈmjuː.zɪk bɒks] [US: ˈmjuː.zɪk ˈbɑːks] | boîte à musique◼◼◼nom {f} boîte-à-musiquenom {f} |
out of the box ((idiom) immediately, without intervention from the customer) preposition | au déballage◼◼◼preposition |
outbox (electronic folder) noun | boîte d'envoi◼◼◼nom {f} |
outside the box (beyond convention) preposition | hors des sentiers battus◼◼◼preposition en dehors des clous◼◻◻preposition |
Pandora's box (a source of unforeseen trouble) noun [UK: pæn.ˈdɔː.rəz.ˈbɒks] [US: pæn.ˈdɔː.rəz.ˈbɒks] | boîte de Pandore◼◼◼nom {f} |
penalty box (in ice hockey, enclosed bench for serving a penalty) noun | banc des pénalités◼◼◼nom {m} |
pillbox [pillboxes] (box for pills) noun [UK: ˈpɪl.bɒks] [US: ˈpɪl.bɑːks] | pilulier◼◼◼nom {m} |
police box noun | cabine de police◼◼◼nom {f} |
post office box (box hired as collection point for mail) noun [UK: pəʊst ˈɒf.ɪs bɒks] [US: poʊst ˈɑːf.əs ˈbɑːks] | boîte postale◼◼◼nom {f} case postale [Switzerland]◼◼◼nom {f} |
prompter's box (the raised box where the prompter sits) noun [UK: ˈprɒmptəz bɒks ] [US: ˈprɑmptərz bɑks ] | trou◼◼◼nom |
puzzle box (a box that cannot be opened by the usual obvious means, and therefore challenges a person to find the correct way to open it) noun | boîte à secret◼◼◼nom {f} |
sandbox [sandboxes] (box with sand for children) noun [UK: ˈsænd.ˌbɑːks] [US: ˈsænd.ˌbɑːks] | bac à sable◼◼◼nom {m} carré de sable◼◼◻nom {m} |
sandbox [sandboxes] (wiki sandbox) noun [UK: ˈsænd.ˌbɑːks] [US: ˈsænd.ˌbɑːks] | bac à sable◼◼◼nom {m} |
sandbox game (video game with no storyline goal) noun | jeu bac à sable◼◼◼nom {m} |
sentry-box (booth for a sentry) noun [UK: ˈsen.trɪ bɒks] [US: ˈsen.trɪ bɑːks] | guéritenom {f} |
signal box (a building) noun [UK: ˈsɪɡ.nəl bɒks] [US: ˈsɪɡ.nəl ˈbɑːks] | cabine de signalisation◼◼◼nom {f} |