Box
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noun
- box (cuboid container); but not as widely used as in English in formal language, perhaps most common for plastic boxes
- loudspeakerbox-like encasing containing one or more loudspeaker devices
- a stall for a horse (compartment in a stable); not used for a horsebox, which is Pferdeanhänger
- pitarea for refueling and repairing
Forms
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Box | Boxen |
| genitive | Box | Boxen |
| dative | Box | Boxen |
| accusative | Box | Boxen |
Used in the library
- Ein ehemaliger Champion im Boxen arbeitet heute als Türsteher.A former boxing champion works as a bouncer today.B2Noch einmal, bitte (3) — Once more, please (3) (B2)
- Der Verein feiert den Champion im Boxen, der aus dem Viertel stammt.The club celebrates the boxing champion who comes from the neighbourhood.B2Noch einmal, bitte (16) — Once more, please (16) (B2)
Other ways to say it
- Behältercontainer (item that can store or transport objects or materials)
- Dosebox (container made from metal or plastic, less often wood); tin, can (air-tight container for food)
- Kartoncarton; cardboard box (e.g. a moving box); cardboard, paperboard
- Kastencrate (e.g. for bottles); box, case
- Kistechest, box; crate, case (a box that contains beverage bottles)
- Schachtela small, usually square box, package or case; vulva, vagina