pack in

incluir, meter

Meter muchas cosas, personas o actividades en un espacio o tiempo limitado.

En inglés sencillo: To include many things, people, or activities in a limited space or time.

• The new phone packs in extra features.
• We packed in three museum visits before lunch.
• That band always packs in huge crowds.

Cómo se usa: pack something in (We packed several visits in before lunch.); pack something into something (The course packs a lot of information into six lessons.)

Sinónimos: fit in, include, cram in

Expresiones frecuentes: pack in activities, pack something in, pack in crowds

dejar, abandonar

Dejar de hacer algo, a menudo porque ya no se quiere continuar.

En inglés sencillo: To stop doing something, often because you no longer want to continue.

• I am going to pack it in.
• She packed in her job and went traveling.
• Have you thought about packing in smoking?

Cómo se usa: pack something in (She packed her job in after ten years.); pack in doing something (He packed in smoking last spring.)

Sinónimos: quit, give up

Antónimos: continue

Expresiones frecuentes: pack in something, pack something in, pack it in

llevar al campamento

Llevar provisiones a un campamento o lugar apartado, especialmente cargándolas a la espalda.

En inglés sencillo: To carry supplies into a camp or remote place, especially on your back.

• We packed in food for three days.
• The hikers packed their equipment in before dark.
• How much water will we need to pack in?

Cómo se usa: pack something in (We had to pack all our food in.)

Sinónimos: carry in, haul in

Antónimos: pack out

Expresiones frecuentes: pack in supplies, pack food in, pack in equipment