crate

• Sustantivo que designa un contenedor grande y resistente, generalmente de madera o plástico, utilizado para transportar o almacenar mercancías.

A noun referring to a large, strong container, typically made of wood or plastic, used for transporting or storing goods.

1. Storage containerA2formal

   A large, strong container, often made of wood or plastic, used for storing or transporting goods.

   Cajón de embalaje / jaula de transporte

   • The workers loaded the crates onto the truck.
   • We stored the old books in a wooden crate.
   • The shipment arrived in a large plastic crate.

   Sinónimosboxcartoncasechestcontainerpacking case

2. Amount containedB1informal

   The quantity of items that fill a crate.

   Contenido de una caja

   • He bought a crate of apples from the market.
   • The restaurant ordered a crate of soda bottles.
   • A crate of oranges was delivered to the store.

   Sinónimoscrateful

• Verbo que significa empaquetar o almacenar objetos en una caja o cajón para su transporte o almacenamiento.

A verb meaning to pack or store items in a crate for transportation or storage.

1. Pack into a crateB1formal

   To pack or place items into a strong wooden or plastic container for storage or transport.

   embalar en cajón

   • They crated the fragile antiques for shipping.
   • The workers crated the machinery before moving it to the warehouse.
   • We need to crate these books carefully for the move.

   Sinónimosboxcaseencasepackpackage

   Antónimosuncrateunpackunwrap