box up

inscatolare, imballare

Mettere oggetti in scatole, spesso per conservarli o trasportarli.

In inglese semplice: To put things into boxes, often for storage or moving.

• Please box up these toys.
• We boxed up our clothes before moving.
• Have you boxed the dishes up yet?

Come si usa: box up something / box something up (We boxed our books up yesterday.); box it/them up (Please box them up for the move.)

Sinonimi: pack, box

Contrari: unpack

Espressioni comuni: box up something, box something up

rinchiudere, confinare

Tenere qualcuno in uno spazio piccolo dove non può muoversi liberamente.

In inglese semplice: To keep someone in a small space where they cannot move freely.

• They boxed the prisoners up in small cells.
• We were boxed up indoors throughout the storm.
• She hated being boxed up in that narrow room.

Come si usa: be boxed up in somewhere (We were boxed up in a tiny cabin.)

Sinonimi: confine, shut in

Contrari: release

Espressioni comuni: box someone up, box up prisoners

mescolare i dadi

Mescolare i dadi perché i giocatori possano scegliere quali usare.

In inglese semplice: To mix dice so players can choose which ones to use.

• The dealer boxed up the dice.
• Box the dice up before we choose.
• They boxed up several dice for the gamblers to select.

Come si usa: box up something / box something up (The dealer boxed the dice up before the players chose.)

Sinonimi: mix, shuffle

Espressioni comuni: box up dice, box the dice up