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boîte meaning in English

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boîte à onglets nom {f}

mitre boxnoun

boîte à ouvrage nom {f}

housewife(case for materials used in sewing)
noun
[UK: ˈhaʊs.waɪf] [US: ˈhaʊs.waɪf]

boîte à savon nom {f}

soapbox car(vehicle)
noun

boîte à secret nom {f}

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 suggestions nom {f}

suggestion box◼◼◼(receptacle)
noun

boîte à thé nom {f}

tea caddy◼◼◼(box, jar, pot, or tin used to store tea leaves)
noun

boîteux adjectif

lame [lamer, lamest]◼◼◼(slang: unconvincing)
adjective
[UK: leɪm] [US: ˈleɪm]

diable en boîte nom {m}

jack-in-the-box [jacks-in-the-box]◼◼◼(child’s toy)
noun
[UK: ˈdʒæk ɪn ðə bɒks] [US: ˈdʒæk ɪn ðə bɑːks]

boîter verbe

dislocate [dislocated, dislocating, dislocates]◼◼◼(to dislodge a bone)
verb
[UK: ˈdɪ.slək.eɪt] [US: ˈdɪsloket]
He dislocated his collarbone while playing. = Il s'est déboîté la clavicule en jouant.

emboîter verbe

box [boxed, boxing, boxes]◼◼◼(to place inside a box)
verb
[UK: bɒks] [US: ˈbɑːks]

emboîter le pas verbe

follow suit◼◼◼(follow an example)
verb
[UK: ˈfɒ.ləʊ suːt] [US: ˈfɑːlo.ʊ ˈsuːt]

en boîte adjectif

canned◼◼◼(preserved in cans)
adjective
[UK: kænd] [US: ˈkænd]

mettre en boîte verbe

box [boxed, boxing, boxes]◼◼◼(to place inside a box)
verb
[UK: bɒks] [US: ˈbɑːks]

mise en boîte nom {f}

canning◼◼◼(preserving process)
noun
[UK: ˈkæn.ɪŋ] [US: ˈkæn.ɪŋ]

méduse-boîte nom {f}

box jellyfish◼◼◼noun

ouvre-boîte nom {m}

can opener◼◼◼(device used to open tin cans)
noun
[UK: kæn ˈəʊ.pə.nə(r)] [US: ˈkæn ˈoʊ.pə.nə(r)]

ouvre-boîtes nom {m}

can opener◼◼◼(device used to open tin cans)
noun
[UK: kæn ˈəʊ.pə.nə(r)] [US: ˈkæn ˈoʊ.pə.nə(r)]

rires en boîte nom {m pl}

canned laughter◼◼◼(previoursly recorded laughter that is edited into the soundtrack of a TV programme)
noun

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