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box meaning in French

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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}

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