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| bag-in-box n | (container for liquids) (لتخزين السوائل ونقلها) | كيس في صندوق |
| bag-in-box n as adj | (relating to container for liquids) | بكيسٍ في صندوق |
| ballot box n | (box for votes) | صندوق اقتراع |
| | 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) (مجازي: نتائج تصويت) | صناديق الاقتراع |
| | We'll see how popular the new law is at the ballot box. |
| bear box n | US (animal-proof storage container) (صندوق لتخزين ما لا تصل إليه حيوانات) | صندوق ضد الحيوانات |
| bento box n | (Japanese lunch container) | علبة الطعام اليابانية |
| big-box store n | (large retail unit) | متجر ضخم |
birdhouse (US),
bird box (mainly UK),
nest box,
nesting box (UK) n | (to feed, shelter birds) | بيت طيور |
| | | بيت عصافير |
| black box n | (airplane recording device) (جهاز التسجيل في طائرة) | الصندوق الأسود |
| blue box | (electronics) (في الإلكترونيات) | صندوق أزرق |
boombox,
boom box n | slang (ghetto blaster: portable stereo) | مسجّلة نقّالة |
| | MP3 players and iPods have replaced the boom box. |
| box camera n | (simple box-shaped camera) | كاميرا صندوقية |
| | The invention of the box camera meant that everyone could be a photographer. |
| box cutter n | (utility knife) | سكين تشريح دقيقة |
| | The plane's hijackers were armed with box cutters. |
| box file n | (container for filing documents) | ملفّ صندوقيّ، ملفّ صندوق |
| box hedge n | (type of hedge) | سياج صندوقي الشكل |
| | We have a lovely box hedge in our garden. |
| | لدينا في حديقتنا سياج جميل صندوقي الشكل. |
| box junction n | UK (type of road junction) | تقاطُع بمربَّع خطوط صفراء |
| box lunch | (lunch in a box) (الموضوع في علبة غداء) | الغداء |
| box number n | (number used as mailing address) | رقم بريديّ، رقم صندوق البريد |
| | Use a box number if you want something to be delivered to your local post office rather than to your home. |
| box of chocolates n | (filled chocolates in a box) | علبة شوكولاتة |
| | I love to receive boxes of chocolate on my birthday and Valentines' Day. |
| box of wine n | (wine packaged in cardboard box) | صندوق نبيذ |
| box office n | (theatre, cinema: ticket booth) | شباك التذاكر |
| | The box office was closed so tomorrow I'll get the tickets for you. |
| box office n | figurative (theatre, cinema: attendance) (مجازي) | شباك التذاكر |
| | The film was a massive success at the box office. |
box office,
box-office n as adj | figurative (relating to ticket sales) | شباك التذاكر |
| | The movie was the biggest box-office success of the year. |
box [sb] out,
box out [sb]⇒ vtr | (basketball: block [sb]) (في كرة السلة) | يصدّ شخصًا |
box plot,
box-and-whisker plot n | (statistics diagram) (رسم في الإحصائيات) | رسم مربَّع |
| box score n | (sport: statistics) | سجل أهداف، جدول نتائج |
| | The box score for basketball game gives you lots of useful statistics. |
| box seat n | (theater, sports stadium: seat in box) (في مسرح أو ملعب رياضي) | مقعد مقصورة |
| box seats npl | (sport, theatre: best seating) | مقاعد المقصورات |
| | The company I work for has box seats for the season at the baseball stadium. |
| box set n | (series of CDs, DVDs, etc.) (على أقراص) | مجموع حلقات مسلسل |
| | I just bought the box set of the StarTrek Voyager series on DVD for $200! |
| | اشتريت مجموعة أقراص رقمية لمسلسل "ستارترك فويجر" بـ200 دولار! |
| box set n | figurative (whole series available via streaming) (عبر البث التدفقيّ) | مجموع حلقات مسلسل |
| | The box set came out on Saturday, and we binged it in a weekend. |
| box spanner n | (tool for turning screws) | مفتاح ربط صندوقي |
| | I have a selection of spanners but the box spanner is the most useful. |
| | لدي مجموعة من مفاتيح الربط ولكن أكثرهم فائدة هو مفتاح الربط الصندوقي. |
| box spring n | (frame in a mattress) | صندوق النوابض |
| | Sleeping on a mattress without a box spring underneath is bad for your back. |
| box store n | US (store with goods in boxes) (يبيع المنتجات في صناديقها للتوفير) | متجر كبير |
| box turtle n | (tortoise-like reptile) | سلحفاة مصندَقة |
| | Box turtles are wild animals so it is not a good idea to keep one as a pet. |
| box wrench | (tool) (من الأدوات) | مفتاح حلقيّ |
box-spring (US),
divan (UK) n | (type of bed frame) | صندوق بنوابض |
boxroom,
box room,
box-room n | (storage room) | مخزن |
boxroom,
box room,
box-room n | (very small room) | غرفة صغيرة |
bread box (US),
bread bin (UK) n | (storage container for bread) (صندوق يوضع فيه الخبز) | صندوق الخبز |
| | Bread boxes are not really used anymore. I haven't seen one in years. |
| | لم تعد صناديق الخبز تُستعمل بالإجمال. فلم أرَ صندوق خبز من سنوات. |
| call box n | US (public phone booth) | كابينة تلفون عمومي |
| | Do they still have those red-and-glass telephone call boxes on the streets in London? |
| cardboard box n | (box made of cardboard) | صندوق من ورق الكرتون |
| | All of Jen's belongings were packed into cardboard boxes ready for the move. |
cash box,
cashbox n | (for money) | صندوق النقود، علبة النقود |
cat box,
litter box,
litter tray n | (toilet box for cats) | صندوق الهرّ، صندوق الرمل |
| | One of my son's chores is to clean out the cat box daily and add fresh litter when needed. |
check box (US),
tick box (UK) n | (square for marking with a tick) (مربع علامة صح) | خانة اختيار، مربّع اختيار |
| | Only half of the check boxes on my "to do" list are checked. |
| chocolate-box n as adj | figurative (over-decorated) | مبهرَج |
| cigar box n | (wooden case for cigars) | علبة سيجار |
| | Long since void of cigars, her late husband's cigar box was used by her granddaughter as a makeshift piggy bank. |
collecting box,
collection box,
collecting tin,
collection tin n | (for charity donations) | صندوق الصَّدَقَة |
| | | صندوق تبرعات |
| | Most shops have a collecting box at the till so you can donate your change to charity. |
| collecting box n | (for specimens) | علبة العيّنات |
cooler,
UK: cool box n | (box: keeps food and drink chilled) | برّاد، مبرّد |
| | There's a cooler full of beer in the back of the van. |
| | هناك مبرّد مليء بالبيرة في مؤخر الشاحنة. |
dialog box (US),
dialogue box (UK) n | (message on computer screen) | مربّع حِواريّ |
dickey,
dickey box n | (driver's seat on a carriage) | مقعد السائق |
| dosette box n | (container for dispensing pills) (بحسب وقت تناولها) | علبة تنظيم الأدوية |
dropbox,
drop box n | (receptacle: for donations, etc.) | صندوق إيداع |
| | Please leave all donations in the drop box next to the front door. |
| flower box | (box for plants) | علبة أزهار |
| fly box n | (fishing: box for storing bait) | علبة الطعوم |
| | I keep my fishing hooks and lures in my fly box. |
| fuse box n | (with circuit breakers) | صندوق قواطع التيار الكهربائي، لوحة قواطع الكهرباء، لوحة الكهرباء |
| | There's been a power cut and I don't know where the fuse box is. |
| gaylord box n | US (packing container) | صندوق بمنصّة تحميل |
gearbox,
gear box n | (car: gear casing) | علبة السرعة، علبة التروس |
| | I don't know anything about cars; I can't even identify the gear box when I look under the hood. |
genipap,
marmalade box n | (fruit) (ثمرة) | جينيباب، جينيبابو |
| gift box n | (decorative packaging) (علبة مزينة توضع فيها هدية) | علبة هدية |
glove box,
also UK: glove compartment n | (small storage compartment in a car) (في سيارة) | صندوق قفازات |
| | | علبة/صندوق التابلوه |
| | Keep your insurance policy in your vehicle's glove box. |
glove box,
glovebox n | (enclosed compartment in lab) (في مختبر) | صندوق قفازات |
| | The chemist used a glove box in her experiments. |
| idiot box n | US, slang (television, TV set) | تلفاز |
| | They sat and watched that idiot box for six hours. |
| jack-in-the-box n | (toy: doll springs up when opened) (دمية تخرج بنابض من علبة عند فتحها) | عفريت العلبة |
| | I bought my nephew a jack-in-the-box for his birthday. |
jewelry box (US),
jewellery box (UK) n | (case for valuable accessories) | علبة المجوهرات |
| | I've put all my rings in the jewelry box. |
| | وضعت أقراطي في علبة المجوهرات. |
| journal box | (mechanics) (في الميكانيكا) | صندوق المرتكَز، صندوق المقعدة |
| junction box n | (cover for electrical wires) | صندوق الكهرباء لتغطية الأسلاك الكهربائية |
| jury box n | (courtroom: area where jury sits) | مقصورة المحلفين |
| | The lawyer turned to the jury box and made a last plea on behalf of his client. |
kickbox,
kick-box vi | (do kickboxing) | يزاول "الكيك بوكسنغ" |
letterbox,
letter box n | (slot, box for delivered mail) (لتسليم الرسائل) | صندوق بريد |
| | Someone just put a pile of junk mail through my letterbox. |
letterbox,
letter box n | UK, informal (box for posting mail) (لإيداع الرسائل) | صندوق بريد |
| | The letter box in the village is emptied at 6.30 pm. |
| light box n | (for transparencies) (للشفّافات) | صندوق الضوء |
| lockbox n | US (box that can be locked) | صندوق بقفل |
| lockbox n | US (bank service) (من الخدمات المصرفية) | نظام الصندوق المقفل، نظام "لوكبوكس" |
lunch box,
lunchbox n | (container for a packed lunch) | علبة غداء |
| | 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) (وهو تحت الثياب) | عضو |
| | Stop sticking your lunchbox in my face while I'm trying to read! |
| mad as a box of frogs expr | UK, informal (crazy, insane) | منتهى الجنون، مصاب بجنون مطبق |
mailbox (US),
postbox,
pillar box (UK) n | (in street: post box) | صندوق بريد |
| | The mailbox is emptied twice a day. |
| mailbox n | US (of building: letterbox) | صندوق بريد |
| | The package was too big for the mailbox. |
| mailbox n | (phone: voicemail storage) | صندوق بريد |
| | My mailbox is full; I need to delete some messages. |
| mailbox n | (email: inbox) | صندق بريد، علبة بريد |
| | I'm trying to get my mailbox emptied before I go on holiday. |
| matte box n | (device: shades a camera lens) (حول عدسة كاميرا) | صندوق حجب |
money box,
moneybox n | UK (piggy bank: container for coins) | حصّالة |
music box,
UK: musical box n | (box that plays mechanical music) | الصندوق الموسيقي |
| | 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 adv | figurative, informal (unconventionally, creatively) | خارج إطار المألوف |
| | Let's try thinking out of the box here. |
| out of the box adv | (computing: ready to use) | جاهز للاستخدام |
| | This computer should work out of the box. |
out of the box,
out-of-the-box adj | (computing: ready to use) | جاهز للاستخدام |
| ملاحظة: 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) | على نحو غير تقليدي، بطريقة مبتكرة |
| | The leader told his team he wanted them to come up with ideas that were outside the box. |
| packing box n | (storage container) | صندوق توضيب |
| Pandora's box n | figurative (unforeseen problems) | مشاكل كثيرة غير متوقعة |
| penalty box n | (ice hockey: bench for penalized players) (في هوكي الجليد) | مقعد الإيقاف |
| | After the brawl broke out, three players were sent to the penalty box for fighting. |
the penalty box,
the box n | (soccer: area in front of goal) (في كرة القدم) | منطقة الجزاء |
| | The attacker was just inside the penalty box when he was fouled, resulting in the penalty kick. |
| pencil box | (box for pencils) (توضع فيها الأقلام) | مقلمة |
| phone box n | UK (public telephone booth) | كشك هاتف |
PO Box,
P.O. Box n | abbreviation (Post Office Box) | صندوق البريد |
| | I would prefer if you sent it to my PO Box instead of my house. |
| poor box n | (receptacle for charitable donations) | صندوق الصدقات |
| | People put coins into the poor box outside the church. |
Post Office Box,
post office box n | (number used as mailing address) | رقم صندوق البريد |
| | FedEx will not deliver packages to post office box addresses. |
| press box n | (journalists' enclosure) | مقصورة الصحافة |
| | To ensure a professional working environment, no family members or guests are permitted in the press box. |