pack

pack
pack
A n
1 (container) (box) paquet m ; (large box) boîte f ; (bag) sachet m ; a cigarette pack un paquet de cigarettes ; a cornflakes pack une boîte de cornflakes ;
2 (group) (of wolves, people, dogs) bande f ; (of hounds, in hunting) meute f ; (of scouts, guides) section f ;
3 Sport (in rugby) pack m ; (in race) peloton m ;
4 Games (of cards) jeu m de cartes ;
5 (load) (backpack) sac m à dos ; (carried by animal) fardeau m, charge f ;
6 Med enveloppement m ; (smaller) compresse f.
B -pack (dans composés) a two/four-pack (of cassettes) un lot de deux/quatre ; (of beer) un pack de deux/quatre.
C vtr
1 (stow) (in suitcase) mettre [qch] dans une valise [clothes] ; (in box, crate) emballer [ornaments, books] ;
2 (put things into) emballer [box, crate] ; to pack one's suitcase faire sa valise ; to pack one's bags lit, fig faire ses valises ; to pack sth with remplir qch de ;
3 (package commercially) emballer, conditionner [fruit, meat, goods] ;
4 (cram into) [people, crowd] remplir complètement [church, theatre, stadium] ; boucher [corner, hole, gap] (with avec) ; to be packed with être bondé de [people] ; être plein de [ideas, sweets] ; to pack sth into a hole bourrer ou boucher un trou avec qch ;
5 (press firmly) tasser [snow, earth] ;
6 (carry) avoir [pistol, gun] ;
7 Pol (influence composition of) s'assurer [jury] ; rendre [qch] favorable à ses vues [conference, meeting, committee].
D vi
1 (get ready for departure) [person] faire ses valises ;
2 (crowd) to pack into s'entasser dans [hall, theatre, church, stadium].
Idioms
a pack of lies un tissu de mensonges ; to send sb packing envoyer promener qn.
Phrasal verbs
pack away :
pack [sth] away, pack away [sth] ranger [clothes, books].
pack in :
pack in (break down) [car] tomber en panne ; [machine] se détraquer ; [heart, liver] craquer ;
pack [sth] in, pack in [sth]
1 (cram in) faire tenir [people] ; that play is really packing them in cette pièce attire vraiment les foules ;
2 (give up) plaquer [job, boyfriend] ; to pack it all in tout plaquer ; I've packed in smoking j'ai arrêté de fumer ; pack it in! arrête!, ça suffit!
pack off :
pack [sb] off, pack off [sb] expédier ; to pack sb off to expédier qn à [school, bed] ; expédier qn en [country].
pack up :
pack up
1 (prepare to go) [person] faire ses valises ;
2 (break down) [TV, machine] se détraquer ; [car] tomber en panne ; [heart, liver] craquer ;
3 (stop) s'arrêter ;
pack [sth] up, pack up [sth]
1 (put away) ranger [books, clothes] ; (in boxes, crates) emballer [books, objects] ;
2 (stop) to pack up doing arrêter de faire.

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