packet

paquete, sobre

Bolsa, caja o envoltorio pequeño de papel en el que se venden productos.

En inglés sencillo: A small bag, box, or paper container in which things are sold.

• Open the packet carefully.
• I bought two packets of flower seeds.
• There is one biscuit left in the packet.

Cómo se usa: packet of something (She bought a packet of biscuits.)

Sinónimos: pack, package

Expresiones frecuentes: packet of crisps, packet of seeds, empty packet

paquete

Paquete pequeño y envuelto que se envía por correo.

En inglés sencillo: A small wrapped package sent through the post.

• A packet arrived in the post.
• She mailed a packet of documents to the office.
• Have you received the packet I sent?

Sinónimos: parcel, package

Expresiones frecuentes: mail a packet, postal packet, sealed packet

paquete, paquete de datos

Pequeña unidad de datos enviada por una red de un ordenador o dispositivo a otro.

En inglés sencillo: A small unit of data sent from one computer or device to another over a network.

• The router sends each packet to its destination.
• Some packets were lost during transmission.
• Each packet contains a small amount of data.

Sinónimos: data packet

Expresiones frecuentes: data packet, packet loss, send a packet

paquetito, paquete

Conjunto pequeño de cosas envueltas o sujetas juntas.

En inglés sencillo: A small bundle or package of things wrapped or held together.

• She tied the packet with string.
• He kept a small packet of letters in the drawer.
• What is inside that cloth packet?

Cómo se usa: packet of something (He handed me a packet of old letters.)

Sinónimos: bundle, package, parcel

Expresiones frecuentes: small packet, wrapped packet, packet of something

bolsa de plástico

Bolsa de plástico para llevar cosas; este uso es especialmente común en el inglés de Sudáfrica.

En inglés sencillo: A plastic bag used to carry things, especially in South African English.

• Put the groceries in a packet.
• She carried two plastic packets home.
• The shop charges for every packet.

Sinónimos: plastic bag, carrier bag

Expresiones frecuentes: plastic packet, shopping packet, carry a packet