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paquet

French → English

noun//pa.kɛ//

(logistics) Package: a bundle of items wrapped or tied together; parcel

Il a reçu un paquet contenant trente billets de mille francs.

(English) He received a package containing thirty thousand-franc notes.

Les enveloppes sont regroupées par paquet de cent avant l'envoi.

(English) The envelopes are grouped in bundles of one hundred before sending.

noun//pa.kɛ//

(collective) Bunch: a group of several people or things gathered together

Des bus déversent des paquets de manifestants sur la place.

(English) Buses are dropping off bunches of protesters in the square.

Ils étaient cachés par paquets de deux ou trois dans la tranchée.

(English) They were hidden in groups of two or three in the trench.

noun//pa.kɛ//

(slang) Earful: a set of unpleasant or harsh remarks addressed to someone

Elle m'a déballé son paquet dès que je suis arrivé à la maison.

(English) She gave me an earful as soon as I arrived home.

Tu vas recevoir ton paquet si tu continues à agir ainsi.

(English) You're going to get an earful if you keep acting like that.

Entry ID: fr:en:paquet · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary