| Principales traductions |
| pack [sth]⇒ vtr | (wrap for shipment) (colis) | empaqueter⇒ vtr |
| | (enveloppe, sac) | emballer⇒ vtr |
| | Pack the books in a padded mailing envelope. |
| | Empaquette les livres dans une enveloppe matelassée. |
| | ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. Il a emballé ses objets dans un sac robuste. |
| pack [sth] vtr | (fill: suitcase, bag) (ses valises) | faire⇒ vtr |
| | | mettre ses affaires dans, ranger ses affaires dans loc v |
| | Have you packed the big suitcase yet? |
| | Tu as déjà mis des affaires dans la grosse valise ? |
| pack⇒ vtr | (put in luggage) (des affaires) | mettre dans une valise, mettre dans un sac vtr |
| | | emporter⇒ vtr |
| | Don't forget to pack your toothbrush and pyjamas. |
| | N'oublie pas de mettre ta brosse à dent et ton pyjama dans ton sac. |
| | N'oublie pas d'emporter ta brosse à dent et ton pyjama. |
| pack vi | (fill suitcase, bag) | faire ses valises, faire ses bagages loc v |
| | I need to pack for the trip to the beach. |
| | Je dois faire mes valises pour le voyage en bord de mer. |
| pack n | (bundle, package) (anglicisme) | pack nm |
| | The beer comes in packs of six. |
| | Les bières sont vendues par pack de six. |
| pack n | US (packet, carton) (de cigarettes) | paquet nm |
| | Josh shook his last cigarette out of the pack. |
| | Josh a fait tomber la dernière cigarette de son paquet en le secouant. |
| pack n | (rucksack) (randonnée) | sac à dos nm |
| | We went hiking for a week with all the food in my pack. |
| | Nous sommes allés faire de la randonnée pendant une semaine avec toute la nourriture dans mon sac à dos. |
| pack n | (group of wolves) (de loup) | meute nf |
| | The wolf pack worked together to catch its prey. |
| | La meute de loups travaillait en groupe pour attraper sa proie. |
| pack n | (group of dogs) (de chien) | meute nf |
| | The pack of wild dogs howled all night. |
| | La meute de chiens sauvages a hurlé toute la nuit. |
| Traductions supplémentaires |
| pack n | figurative, informal (batch, group) (groupe : familier) | tas nm |
| | Those politicians are a pack of liars. |
| | Ces politiciens sont un tas de menteurs. |
| pack n | UK (deck: set of playing cards) (de cartes) | paquet nm |
| | While we had a newer pack of cards, we still preferred to use this one. |
| | Nous avions un paquet de cartes neuf, mais on a quand même préféré utiliser celui-ci. |
| pack n | figurative (people: band) (de voyou, d'imbécile) | bande nf |
| | (de personne, d'individu) | groupe nm |
| | The travellers were robbed by a pack of thieves. |
| | Les voyageurs ont été attaqués par une bande de brigands. |
| pack n | (book, box: of matches) (d'allumettes) | paquet nm |
| | Do you have a pack of matches that I can use to light the candles? |
| | Est-ce que vous avez un paquet d'allumettes pour allumer les bougies ? |
| pack vi | (wrap packages for shipment) | emballer⇒ vtr |
| | We try to pick and pack the day an order is received. |
| | Nous essayons de préparer et d'emballer les colis le jour de la commande. |
| pack [sth]⇒ vtr | (fit, cram) | entasser⇒, tasser⇒ vtr |
| | She packed everything tightly into a small box. |
| | Elle a tout entassé (or: tassé) dans une petite boite. |
| pack [sth] vtr | figurative (cram together) (familier) | caser⇒ vtr |
| | My wife always packs a lot of activities into a day. |
| | Ma femme arrive toujours à caser un tas d'activités en une journée. |
| pack [sth] vtr | (wrap up) | emballer⇒ vtr |
| | Pack everything in a duffel bag. |
| | Emballe tout dans un sac de paquetage. |
| pack [sth] vtr | (compact, compress) | compacter⇒ vtr |
| | The sand was packed down by the weight of the trucks. |
| | Le sable a été compacté par le poids du camion. |
| pack [sth] vtr | (load into a car) (le coffre, la voiture) | charger⇒ vtr |
| | I need to pack the suitcases in the car before we go. |
| | Je dois charger la voiture avant que nous partions. |
| pack [sth] vtr | informal (carry or wear) | porter⇒ vtr |
| | | avoir⇒ vtr |
| | Watch out - he's packing a gun! |
| | Attention, il porte un flingue ! |
| | Attention, il a un flingue ! |
| pack [sth] with [sb/sth] vtr + prep | usu passive (fill with partisans) | remplir⇒ vtr |
| | The candidate's staff packed the hall with friendly supporters. |
| | Le personnel du candidat a rempli la salle avec des partisans. |
| pack [sth] with [sb/sth] vtr + prep | informal (fill with people) | remplir⇒, bonder⇒ vtr |
| | (familier) | blinder⇒, bourrer⇒ vtr |
| | They packed the concert hall with so many people that you couldn't even see the band. |
| | La salle de concert était tellement remplie (or: bondée) qu'on ne pouvait même pas voir le groupe. |
Verbes à particule
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| pack [sth] away vtr phrasal sep | (tidy away in a box or bag) | ranger⇒ vtr |
| pack [sth] away vtr phrasal sep | (store in large quantities) | stocker⇒ vtr |
| | Les gens se sont mis à stocker des provisions en attendant la tempête de neige. |
| | | emmagasiner⇒ vtr |
| pack [sth] away vtr phrasal sep | slang, figurative (eat a lot of [sth]) | engloutir⇒ vtr |
| | C'est incroyable, ce qu'elle arrive à engloutir en dix minutes. |
| | | ingurgiter⇒ vtr |
| pack [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | (make [sth] more compact) | tasser⇒, comprimer⇒ vtr |
| | Irene packed down the blanket so that it would fit in the drawer. |
| pack [sth] in vtr phrasal sep | slang (activity: finish) | arrêter⇒ vtr |
| | I think I'm going to pack it in for the night, it's been a long day. |
| | Je crois que je vais arrêter pour ce soir : ce fut une longue journée ! |
| | (arrêter définitivement) | (tout) plaquer⇒ vtr |
| | Je crois que je vais arrêter pour ce soir : la journée a été longue. |
| pack [sth] in vtr phrasal sep | (audience: attract) | attirer beaucoup de monde loc v |
| | The Black-Eyed Peas really pack them in at their concerts. |
| | Les concerts des Black-Eyed Peas attirent beaucoup de monde. |
| | (familier) | attirer les foules loc v |
| | Leur concert attire les foules. |
| pack [sth] in vtr phrasal sep | slang (fit) (familier) | caser⇒ vtr |
| | How many countries can we pack in during our two-week trip? |
| | Combien de pays on peut caser dans notre voyage de deux semaines ? |
| pack [sb] off vtr phrasal sep | (send [sb] somewhere) | envoyer⇒ vtr |
| pack up vi phrasal | (tidy away) | ranger⇒ vi |
| | It is getting dark, so the workmen are packing up for the day. |
pack [sth] up,
pack up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (tidy away) | ranger⇒ vtr |
| | The campers packed up their tents and went home. |
pack [sth] up,
pack up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (package ready for posting) | emballer⇒ vtr |
| | Helen packed up the gift and took it to the post office. |
| pack up vi phrasal | UK, slang (machine: stop working) (familier) | péter⇒ vi |
| | The washing machine's packed up so I am having to wash all my clothes by hand. |
Formes composées
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| battery pack n | (set of batteries) | lot de batteries nm |
| | My husband has to carry extra battery packs for his camera, but I just buy AA batteries anywhere for mine. |
| blister pack n | (tablets: push-through packet) (anglicisme) | emballage blister, blister nm |
| | | emballage-coque nm |
| bubble pack n | (protective padding) | papier bulle nm |
| cold pack n | (ice pack, compress) | poche de glace, compresse de glace nf |
| | After getting hit in the eye, I put a cold pack on it to prevent swelling. |
deck of cards (US),
pack of cards (UK) n | (set of playing cards) | jeu de cartes nm |
| | | paquet de cartes nm |
| | Mike took out a deck of cards and removed the jokers. |
| expansion pack n | (game add-on) (Jeux vidéo) | pack d'expansion nm |
face mask (US),
face pack (UK) n | (facial skin cleansing substance) (Cosmétique) | masque nm |
fanny pack,
belt bag (US),
bumbag (UK) n | (pouch worn round the waist) (sac à la ceinture) | banane nf |
| | When travelling, Hayley keeps her passport and money in a black leather fanny pack. |
| flat-pack n | UK (piece of self-assembly furniture) | meuble en kit nm |
| | That store only sells flat-packs, so you have to put everything together yourself. |
| flat-pack n as adj | UK (needing to be assembled) | en kit loc adj |
| | I bought a flat-pack entertainment centre; do you want to come over and help me assemble it? |
| hoarder n | UK (person who keeps or collects) (figuré) | écureuil nm |
| | | collectionneur invétéré, collectionneuse invétérée nm, nf |
| | | entasseur compulsif, entasseuse compulsive nm, nf |
| hot pack n | (heated compress for pain relief) | compresse chauffante, compresse chaude nf |
| | (plus grand) | coussin chauffant nm |
ice bag,
ice pack n | (ice-filled compress for pain relief) | poche de glace nf |
| | For an hour after the fight, he sat with an ice bag over his right eye. |
| | Il est resté assis avec une poche de glace sur l'œil droit pendant une heure après la bagarre. |
ice pack,
icepack,
ice block n | (freezable pack used in coolers) (pour les aliments) | pain de glace nm |
| | Linda slipped a couple of ice packs into the bag to keep the picnic food fresh. |
ice pack,
icepack n | (ice-filled compress for pain relief) (pour la douleur) | poche de glace nf |
| | I applied an ice pack to my twisted ankle to relieve the pain. |
| | J'ai mis une poche de glace sur ma cheville foulée pour apaiser la douleur. |
ice pack,
icepack n | (floating ice mass) | banquise nf |
| | The size of the permanent Arctic ice pack is diminishing. |
| | La taille de la banquise permanente en Arctique diminue. |
| jet pack n | (fuel-powered propelling device) | réacteur dorsal nm |
| | | propulseur autonome nm |
| | I was an avid sci-fi fan as a child, and I imagined that by now we would all be using jet packs! |
| pack a punch v expr | figurative, informal (be powerful) (familier : personne, alcool) | être costaud vi + adj |
| | Wow! That whiskey really packs a punch! |
| | Ouh là là, il arrache, ce whisky ! |
| | (familier : alcool, piment) | arracher⇒, arracher la gueule vi |
| | Ton whisky, il arrache ! |
| pack animal n | (animal used for carrying) | bête de somme nf |
| pack horse n | (horse used for carrying) | cheval de bât nm |
| | There is too much equipment for one pack horse to carry. |
| pack ice n | (ice mass, ice floe) | banquise nf |
| | Their ship was crushed after becoming trapped in pack ice. |
| pack it in v expr | UK, slang (stop) | laisser tomber loc v |
Pack it in!,
Pack that in! interj | UK, slang (stop doing that) | Arrête !, Arrêtez ! interj |
| | Pack it in, you two! Why are you always fighting? |
| | Arrêtez, vous deux ! Pourquoi êtes-vous toujours en train de vous chamailler. |
| pack leader n | (dominant dog in a hunting group) | chef de meute nm |
| | Le chef de meute doit souvent se battre pour maintenir sa position. |
pack of cigarettes (US),
packet of cigarettes (UK) n | (10 or 20 cigarettes in a carton) | paquet de cigarettes nm |
| pack of dogs n | (group of wild dogs) | meute de chiens nf |
| pack of lies n | informal (false account) | tissu de mensonges nm |
| | His statement to the Police was a pack of lies. |
| | Sa déclaration à la police était un tissu de mensonges. |
| | | ramassis de mensonges nm |
| | Sa déclaration à la police était un ramassis de mensonges. |
| pack on the pounds v expr | (gain weight) | prendre du poids loc v |
pack rat,
packrat n | figurative, US (hoarder: person who hoards or collects) (figuré) | écureuil nm |
| | | collectionneur invétéré, collectionneuse invétérée nm, nf |
| | | entasseur compulsif, entasseuse compulsive nm, nf |
| | (rare) | accumulateur compulsif, accumulatrice compulsive nm, nf |
| | The old lady was a pack rat, and when she died it took several large moving vans to empty the house of her belongings. |
| | La vieille dame était une entasseuse compulsive et après sa mort, il a fallu plusieurs camions de déménagement pour vider sa maison. |
pack rat,
packrat,
trade rat n | (animal: Neotoma cinerea) | rat à queue touffue nm |
| pack [sth] up again v expr | (return [sth] to container) | remballer⇒ vtr |
| | J'ai remballé les objets pour les retourner à l'expéditeur. |
| pack your bags v expr | (prepare luggage) | faire ses valises, faire des bagages loc v |
| | I had bought so much clothing, I could barely pack my bags. |
| | J'avais acheté tellement de vêtements que j'ai eu du mal à faire mes valises. |
| pack your bags v expr | informal, figurative (prepare to leave) (figuré) | faire ses valises, faire des bagages loc v |
| | When Sandra found out about her husband's affair with another woman, she told him to pack his bags. |
| | Quand Sandra a découvert que son mari la trompait avec une autre femme, elle lui a dit de faire ses valises. |
| power pack n | (electrical adaptor, converter) | bloc d'alimentation nm |
| | This power pack's losing its charge: I'll be needing a new one soon. |
| | Le bloc d'alimentation est presque à plat, je devrai le remplacer bientôt. |
| power-up pack n | (cards: booster set) (Cartes, anglicisme) | boosters nmpl |
press kit,
press pack n | (media publicity pack) | dossier de presse nm |
| | The marketing department is preparing a press kit for the launch of the product. |
| six-pack n | (pack of six drinks) | pack de six nm |
| six-pack n | figurative, slang (abdominal muscles) (figuré, familier) | tablettes de chocolat nfpl |
| | (familier) | abdos nmpl |
| | (Can, familier) | six-pack nm |
| | He took off his shirt to reveal a well-defined six pack. |
| six-pack n as adj | (drinks: in a pack of six) | en pack de six loc adj |
| six-pack n as adj | figurative, informal (muscles, abs: well toned) (abdos...) | bien dessiné loc adj |
| | (figuré, familier) | six-pack abs : tablettes de chocolat nfpl |
wolf pack,
wolfpack n | (group of wolves) | meute de loups nf |
wolf pack,
wolfpack n | figurative (group of aggressive people) (figuré : de personnes) | meute nf |
wolf pack,
wolfpack n | figurative (group of attacking submarines) | flotte de sous-marins nf |