| Traduceri suplimentare |
| box n | (theatre: private stall) | lojă s.f. |
| | Abe greatly enjoyed his box at the theatre. |
| | Abe s-a bucurat din plin de locurile la lojă de la teatru. |
| box n | (stadium: reserved area) | pavilion s.n. |
| | | graden s.n. |
| | We will sit in the company's box at the football game. |
| | Vom sta în pavilionul companiei la meciul de fotbal. |
| box n | (courtroom: jurors' enclosure) | boxă s.f. |
| | The jurors sat in the box, listening carefully. |
| | Jurații stăteau în boxă, ascultând cu atenție. |
| box n | (box for sending mail) | cutie s.f. |
| | Mail is collected from this box every afternoon. |
| | Corespondența e colectată din această cutie în fiecare după-amiază. |
| box n | (slot for receiving mail) | cutie poștală s.f. |
| | The drop box is located in the office door. |
| | Cutia poștală e montată pe ușa biroului. |
| box n | (juke box) | tonomat s.n. |
| | Put some good music on the box and let's dance! |
| | Pune niște muzică bună la tonomat și hai să dansăm. |
| box n | US, abbreviation (automotive: gearbox) | cutie de viteze loc.subst. |
| | My car's box is very stiff, and keeps getting stuck in 4th gear. |
| | Cutia de viteze a mașinii mele s-a gripat rău și rămâne blocată în viteza a patra. |
| the box n | UK, slang (TV) | tv, televizor s.n. |
| | | sticlă s.f. |
| | There's nothing good on the box tonight. |
| | Nu e nimic interesant la tv în seara asta. |
| | Nu e nimic interesant pe sticlă în seara asta. |
| box n | informal (coffin) | cosciug s.n. |
| | | sicriu s.n. |
| | Many unfortunate soldiers came home in a box. |
| | Mulți soldați nenorocoși au venit acasă în cosciug. |
| | Mulți soldați nenorocoși au venit acasă în sicriu. |
| box n | (space on a form) | căsuță s.f. |
| | Tick the appropriate box on the form. |
| | Bifați căsuța corespunzătoare de pe formular. |
| box n | (baseball) (baseball) | locul unde stau cei care lovesc cu bâta |
| | Casey stepped into the batter's box. |
| box n | UK (sports protector) | scoică s.f. |
| | Cricketers should always wear a box and kneepads for protection. |
| | Jucătorii de cricket trebuie să poarte mereu scoică și apărătoare de genunchi. |
| box n | US, figurative, informal (predicament) | situație penibilă s.f. |
| | I've worked myself into a box and now I'm stuck. |
| | M-am pus singur într-o situație penibilă și acum sunt blocat. |
| box n | UK, informal (slap) | palmă s.f. |
| | The shopkeeper's box to his ears taught the shoplifter a lesson. |
| | Palma peste urechi pe care hoțul a primit-o de la vânzător i-a servit drept lecție. |
| box⇒ vi | (sport: be a boxer) | a boxa vb.intranz. |
| | Sean and his brother like to box. |
| | Lui Sean și fratelui său le place să boxeze. |
| box [sb]⇒ vtr | (sport) | a boxa vb.intranz. |
| | Frazier boxed Ali for the heavyweight title. |
| | Frazier a boxat cu Ali pentru titlul la categoria grea. |
| box [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | (punch repeatedly) | a lovi vb.tranz. |
| | Tanner boxed the punching bag with all his strength. |
| | Tanner lovea în sacul de box cu toată puterea. |
| box⇒ vtr | (put in a box) | a ambala vb.tranz. |
| | I boxed up my grandmother's present and posted it to her. |
| | Am ambalat cadoul bunicii într-o cutie și i l-am trimis. |
| box vtr | (enclose) | a închide vb.tranz. |
| | | a imobiliza vb.tranz. |
| | We need to box in the goat if we don't want it to escape. |
| | Trebuie să închidem bine capra, dacă nu vrem să ne scape. |
Forme compuse:
box | boxed |
| ballot box n | (box for votes) | urnă de vot s.f. |
| | Media representatives were on hand to photograph the president as he dropped his ballot in the ballot box. |
| ballot box n | figurative (results of a vote) | sistem de votare s.n. |
| | We'll see how popular the new law is at the ballot box. |
birdhouse (US),
bird box (mainly UK),
nest box,
nesting box (UK) n | (to feed, shelter birds) | coteț de păsări s.n. |
| | | hulubărie s.f. |
| | | căsuță pentru păsări s.f. |
boombox,
boom box n | slang (ghetto blaster: portable stereo) (argou) | casetofon s.n. |
| | MP3 players and iPods have replaced the boom box. |
| box camera n | (simple box-shaped camera) | aparat foto s.n. |
| | The invention of the box camera meant that everyone could be a photographer. |
| box cutter n | (utility knife) | cuțit de desfăcut cutii s.n. |
| | | cuter s.n. |
| | The plane's hijackers were armed with box cutters. |
| box hedge n | (type of hedge) | gard viu tuns egal s.n. |
| | We have a lovely box hedge in our garden. |
| box of chocolates n | (filled chocolates in a box) | cutie de bomboane de ciocolată s.f. |
| | I love to receive boxes of chocolate on my birthday and Valentines' Day. |
| box office n | (theatre, cinema: ticket booth) (teatru sau film) | ghișeu de bilete s.n. |
| | (teatru sau film) | casă de bilete s.f. |
| | The box office was closed so tomorrow I'll get the tickets for you. |
| box office n | figurative (theatre, cinema: attendance) (teatru sau film) | succes de casă s.n. |
| | The film was a massive success at the box office. |
box office,
box-office n as adj | figurative (relating to ticket sales) (de bilete, de vânzări) | de casă loc.adj. |
| | | de încasări loc.adj. |
| | The movie was the biggest box-office success of the year. |
| box score n | (sport: statistics) | statistici s.f.pl. |
| | The box score for basketball game gives you lots of useful statistics. |
| box seats npl | (sport, theatre: best seating) | cele mai bune locuri s.n. |
| | The company I work for has box seats for the season at the baseball stadium. |
| box set n | (series of CDs, DVDs, etc.) (CD-uri, DVD-uri) | set de cutii s.n. |
| | I just bought the box set of the StarTrek Voyager series on DVD for $200! |
| box spring n | (frame in a mattress) | arc s.n. |
| | Sleeping on a mattress without a box spring underneath is bad for your back. |
| box turtle n | (tortoise-like reptile) (specia Terrapene) | broască țestoasă s.f. |
| | Box turtles are wild animals so it is not a good idea to keep one as a pet. |
box-spring (US),
divan (UK) n | (type of bed frame) | divan s.n. |
| | | sofa s.f. |
boxroom,
box room,
box-room n | (storage room) | debara s.f. |
| | | cameră de depozitare s.f. |
boxroom,
box room,
box-room n | (very small room) | cămăruță s.f. |
bread box (US),
bread bin (UK) n | (storage container for bread) | cutie pentru pâine s.f. |
| | Bread boxes are not really used anymore. I haven't seen one in years. |
| call box n | US (public phone booth) | cabină de telefon s.f. |
| | Do they still have those red-and-glass telephone call boxes on the streets in London? |
cat box,
litter box,
litter tray n | (toilet box for cats) | cutie de nisip pentru pisică s.f. |
| | (pentru pisici) | litieră s.f. |
| | One of my son's chores is to clean out the cat box daily and add fresh litter when needed. |
| check box n | US (square for marking with a tick) (pe formulare) | căsuță s.f. |
| | Only half of the check boxes on my "to do" list are checked. |
| cigar box n | (wooden case for cigars) | cutie de trabucuri s.f. |
| | Long since void of cigars, her late husband's cigar box was used by her granddaughter as a makeshift piggy bank. |
cooler,
UK: cool box n | (box: keeps food and drink chilled) | ladă frigorifică s.f. |
| | | răcitor s.n. |
| | There's a cooler full of beer in the back of the van. |
dropbox,
drop box n | (receptacle: for donations, etc.) (pentru donații etc.) | cutie s.f. |
| | Please leave all donations in the drop box next to the front door. |
| fly box n | (fishing: box for storing bait) | cutie pentru momeală s.f. |
| | I keep my fishing hooks and lures in my fly box. |
| fuse box n | (with circuit breakers) | tablou cu siguranțe s.n. |
| | | tablou electric s.n. |
| | There's been a power cut and I don't know where the fuse box is. |
gearbox,
gear box n | (car: gear casing) | cutie de viteze s.f. |
| | I don't know anything about cars; I can't even identify the gear box when I look under the hood. |
glove box,
also UK: glove compartment n | (small storage compartment in a car) | torpedo, torpedou s.n. |
| | Keep your insurance policy in your vehicle's glove box. |
| idiot box n | US, slang (television, TV set) | televizor s.n. |
| | (figurat) | sticlă s.f. |
| | They sat and watched that idiot box for six hours. |
| jack-in-the-box n | (toy: doll springs up when opened) (jucărie cu surpriză) | jack-in-the-box s.f. |
| | I bought my nephew a jack-in-the-box for his birthday. |
| jury box n | (courtroom: area where jury sits) | boxa juraților s.f. |
| | The lawyer turned to the jury box and made a last plea on behalf of his client. |
letterbox,
letter box n | (slot, box for delivered mail) (pentru primirea corespondeței) | cutie poștală s.f. |
| | Someone just put a pile of junk mail through my letterbox. |
letterbox,
letter box n | UK, informal (box for posting mail) (pentru trimiterea corespondeței) | cutie poștală s.f. |
| | The letter box in the village is emptied at 6.30 pm. |
lunch box,
lunchbox n | (container for a packed lunch) | cutie pentru cărat prânzul s.f. |
| | I put a sandwich in my lunch box, ready for lunch later that day. |
lunch box,
lunchbox n | UK, figurative, slang (man's crotch area) (testicule) | punguță cu bijuterii s.f. |
| | Stop sticking your lunchbox in my face while I'm trying to read! |
mailbox (US),
postbox,
pillar box (UK) n | (in street: post box) | cutie de scrisori s.f. |
| | The mailbox is emptied twice a day. |
| mailbox n | US (of building: letterbox) | cutie de scrisori s.f. |
| | | cutie poștală s.f. |
| | The package was too big for the mailbox. |
| mailbox n | (phone: voicemail storage) | cutie poștală s.f. |
| | | mesagerie s.f. |
| | My mailbox is full; I need to delete some messages. |
| mailbox n | (email: inbox) (e-mail) | cutie poștală electronică s.f. |
| | | inbox s.n. |
| | I'm trying to get my mailbox emptied before I go on holiday. |
music box,
UK: musical box n | (box that plays mechanical music) | cutie muzicală s.f. |
| | When I was a child, I had a music box with a ballerina who twirled as the music played. |
out of the box,
out-of-the-box adj | (computing: ready to use) | gata de funcționare loc.adj. |
| Notă: hyphens used when term is an adj before a noun |
| | This computer should work out of the box. |
out of the box,
out-of-the-box adj | (unconventional, creative) | neconvențional adj. |
out of the box,
out-of-the-box adj | (computing: ready to use) (IT, instalat complet) | funcțional adj. |
| Notă: Hyphens are used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| | It is quicker to buy an out-of-the-box laptop than to have one built to order. |
| outside the box expr | figurative (idea: unconventional) | neconvențional adj. |
| | | în afara normelor loc.adj. |
| | The leader told his team he wanted them to come up with ideas that were outside the box. |
| packing box n | (storage container) | cutie de ambalaj s.f. |
| penalty box n | (ice hockey: bench for penalized players) (hochei) | banca de pedeapsă s.f. |
| | After the brawl broke out, three players were sent to the penalty box for fighting. |
| penalty box n | (soccer: area in front of goal where penalty is awarded for foul) | zonă de penalti s.f. |
| | The attacker was just inside the penalty box when he was fouled, resulting in the penalty kick. |
| pencil box | (box for pencils) | penar s.n. |
PO Box,
post-office box,
Post-Office box n | (number used as mailing address) | căsuță poștală s.f. |
| | I would prefer if you sent it to my PO Box instead of my house. |
| poor box n | (receptacle for charitable donations) | cutie de donații s.f. |
| | People put coins into the poor box outside the church. |
Post Office Box,
post office box n | (number used as mailing address) | căsuță poștală, cutie poștală s.f. |
| | FedEx will not deliver packages to post office box addresses. |
| press box n | (journalists' enclosure) | tribuna presei s.f. |
| | | cușca jurnaliștilor s.f. |
| | | zona presei s.f. |
| | To ensure a professional working environment, no family members or guests are permitted in the press box. |
| safe-deposit box n | (secure container in a bank) | seif s.n. |
| | I keep my expensive jewelry and old photos in a safe-deposit box. |
shadowbox (US),
shadow-box (UK) vi | (practise boxing alone) | a exersa mișcări de box de unul singur expr. |
| | | a boxa în gol expr. |
shadowbox,
UK: shadow-box vi | UK (pretend to deal with a problem) | a-și închipui că se confruntă cu o problemă expr. |
shadowbox,
shadow box n | (shallow display case) | vitrină s.f. |
shoe box,
shoebox,
shoe-box n | (cardboard box in which shoes are sold) | cutie de pantofi s.f. |
| | When I buy new shoes I always save the shoe box for storing things in. |
| snuff box n | (tobacco container) | tabacheră s.f. |
| | Belinda kept trinkets in an antique snuff box. |
soapbox,
soap box n | historical (speaker's makeshift platform) | tribună improvizată s.f. |
| | In the 19th century, politicians would literally stand on soap boxes to give their speeches. |
| squawk box n | informal (loudspeaker) | difuzor s.n. |
| | The students listened as the day's announcements came over the squawk box. |
| telephone box n | UK (public phone booth) | cabină telefonică s.f. |
| | It is such a shame that they got rid of the old red telephone boxes. |
| think outside the box v expr | figurative (think unconventionally) | a gândi neconvențional expr.vb. |
| | | a fi creativ expr.vb. |
| | The company values employees who can think outside the box and find creative solutions. |
| voice box n | informal (larynx) | laringe s.m. |
| | Cats have two separate voice boxes: one for meowing and one for purring. |
| window box n | (plants on a window sill) | jardinieră s.f. |
witness stand (US),
witness box (UK) n | (in a law court) | boxa martorilor s.f. |
| | The defendant lied when he was put on the witness stand. |