Слово англійською: pack

Іменник

Переклад pack українською: па́чка (па́чка сигаре́т), паку́нок, згра́я (соба́к і т. д.), ба́нда, компа́нія (дру́зів і т. д.), гру́па (люби́телів кіно́), компре́с, коло́да карт, згра́я соба́к, вата́га вовкі́в

Детальний опис

pack

noun

/pæk/

container

[countable] (especially North American English) a container, usually made of paper, that holds a number of the same thing or an amount of something, ready to be sold

pack of something a pack of cigarettes/gum
You can buy the envelopes in packs of ten.
a family pack (= one big enough for a family) of crisps

compare package, packet see also blister pack, bubble pack, flat-pack, six-pack

set

[countable] a set of different things that are supplied together for a particular purpose

Send for your free information pack today.
a starter/welcome/gift pack
Each child was given a party pack filled with goodies.

things tied for carrying

[countable] a number of things that are wrapped or tied together, especially for carrying

donkeys carrying packs of wool
(figurative) Everything she told us is a pack of lies (= a story that is completely false).

large bag

[countable] a large bag that you carry on your back

We passed a group of walkers, carrying huge packs.
The water in his pack made it very heavy.

of animals

[countable + singular or plural verb] a group of animals that hunt together or are kept for hunting

packs of savage dogs
wolves hunting in packs
a pack of hounds
the dominant animal in the pack
The pack is/are led by the alpha male and female.

Wordfinder

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trail

of people

[countable + singular or plural verb] a group of similar people or things, especially one that you do not like or approve of

We avoided a pack of journalists waiting outside.
A pack of reporters was/were waiting for us.
He's the leader of the pack.
Of all the newspapers, this one is the worst of the pack.

of cards

(especially British English)

(also deck North American English, British English)

[countable] a complete set of 52 playing cards

a pack of cards
During the earthquake, buildings collapsed like a pack of cards.
Take a card from the top of the pack.

of Cubs/Brownies

[countable + singular or plural verb] an organized group of cubs / Cub Scouts or brownies

to join a Brownie pack

for wound

[countable] a hot or cold piece of soft material that holds liquid, used for treating a wound see also face pack, ice pack, mud pack

Word OriginMiddle English: from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German pak (noun), pakken (verb). The verb appears early in Anglo-Latin and Anglo-Norman French in connection with the wool trade; trade in English wool was chiefly with the Low Countries.

Idioms

the joker in the pack

a person or thing that could change the way that things will happen in a way that cannot be predicted

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