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box1

UK: /bɒks/ US: /bɑːks/ (pl boxes)

Translation

n [c]
caja
a box of matches
una caja de cerillas
a cardboard box
una caja de cartón
estuche
palco
(en un formulario)
recuadro
casilla
Tick the appropriate box
Marque la casilla adecuada
Véase tb: black box; call box; cool box; Dispatch Box; fuse box; PO Box; post office Box; safety deposit box; signal box; telephone box; window box; witness box
(Definition of box n from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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