box

caja

Recipiente de lados planos, normalmente con tapa, que sirve para guardar o transportar cosas.

En inglés sencillo: A container with flat sides, usually with a lid, used to keep or carry things.

• Put your toys in the box.
• We packed our books into boxes.
• Is this box heavy?

Cómo se usa: a box of something (She brought a box of chocolates.)

Sinónimos: container

Expresiones frecuentes: cardboard box, empty box, box of chocolates, wooden box

casilla, recuadro

Área cuadrada o rectangular de una página o pantalla, a menudo para texto o para marcar una opción.

En inglés sencillo: A square or rectangular area on a page or screen, often for text or a choice.

• Write your name in the box.
• Tick the boxes that apply to you.
• A warning appeared in a red box.

Sinónimos: field

Expresiones frecuentes: text box, check box, box on something

buzón, caja

Espacio pequeño o recipiente destinado a recibir o guardar cosas.

En inglés sencillo: A small space or container for receiving or keeping things.

• Send the letter to my post office box.
• He kept the documents in a deposit box.
• The collection boxes were full of coins.

Sinónimos: compartment, receptacle

Expresiones frecuentes: post office box, deposit box, collection box

aparato, televisor

Aparato electrónico, como un televisor, una radio o un ordenador.

En inglés sencillo: An electronic device, such as a television, radio, or computer.

• There is nothing good on the box tonight.
• He connected a small box to the television.
• These boxes receive digital signals.

Sinónimos: device

Expresiones frecuentes: on the box, boom box, set-top box

palco, estrado

Zona de asientos separada para un grupo pequeño en un teatro, tribunal u otro edificio semejante.

En inglés sencillo: A separate seating area for a small group in a theatre, court, or similar building.

• They watched the opera from a private box.
• The witness stepped into the box.
• All the theatre’s boxes were occupied.

Sinónimos: loge

Expresiones frecuentes: private box, jury box, witness box, royal box

boxear

Combatir con los puños, normalmente como deporte.

En inglés sencillo: To fight using your fists, usually as a sport.

• He learned to box at sixteen.
• She boxed against the national champion.
• The angry man threatened to box his ears.

Cómo se usa: box against someone (She will box against a much taller opponent.)

Sinónimos: fight, punch

Expresiones frecuentes: box against someone, box someone’s ears, learn to box

embalar, encajar

Meter cosas en una o varias cajas.

En inglés sencillo: To put things into one or more containers with flat sides.

• Please box these cups carefully.
• We boxed up our old clothes.
• Have you boxed everything for the move?

Cómo se usa: box something up (He boxed his books up before moving.)

Sinónimos: pack, pack up

Antónimos: unpack

Expresiones frecuentes: box up something, box the books, box for delivery, box for shipping

enmarcar, encuadrar

Dibujar un cuadrado o rectángulo alrededor de algo en una página.

En inglés sencillo: To draw a square or rectangle around something on a page.

• Box the correct answer.
• She boxed the important paragraph in red.
• The teacher asked us to box each total.

Sinónimos: outline, frame

Expresiones frecuentes: box the answer, box the text, box something in