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nounverb

la boîte

box

C'est un objet qui sert à mettre ou à ranger des choses à l'intérieur.

Definition & meaning

Boîte is a feminine noun with several meanings:

  • Box or container: something used to hold or store things.
  • Company or workplace: an informal word for a business or firm.
  • Nightclub: an informal shortening of boîte de nuit .
  • Tin or can: a sealed container for food or other products.

Grammar & Word origin

The word is la boîte; its plural is les boîtes.

It comes from Old French boiste, ultimately from Greek pyxis, meaning “box.”

Synonyms & antonyms

  • coffret — a small box, often decorative or used for valuables.
  • récipient — a general word for a container, not necessarily a box.
  • entreprise — a more neutral or formal word for a company.
  • discothèque — a more specific word for a nightclub.

There is no common direct antonym.

Common phrases & collocations

  • boîte aux lettres — mailbox.
  • boîte de conserve — tin or can of preserved food.
  • boîte à outils — toolbox.
  • boîte de nuit — nightclub.
  • mettre en boîte — to tease or make fun of someone.

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Examples

Je mets les biscuits dans la boîte.noun

I put the cookies in the box.

Cette boîte est très jolie.noun

This box is very pretty.

Papa range la boîte sur la table.noun

Dad puts the box on the table.

Marie ouvre une boîte rouge.noun

Marie opens a red box.

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