tea chest

• Coffre ou caisse en bois léger et robuste, conçu à l'origine pour transporter et stocker des feuilles de thé, souvent réutilisé ensuite pour le rangement, la fabrication de meubles ou le transport d'autres marchandises.

A strong, lightweight wooden box or crate originally designed for transporting and storing tea leaves, often reused for storage, furniture, or shipping other goods.

1. Storage container for teaB1formal

   A large, strong wooden box used for packing and transporting tea leaves.

   Caisse à thé

   • The tea chests were stacked in the warehouse.
   • They used an old tea chest as a makeshift table.
   • The tea chest was lined with foil to keep the tea fresh.

2. Repurposed furniture or storageB2informalbritish

   A tea chest, often reused as a cheap, simple piece of furniture or storage container.

   caisse à thé recyclée

   • He kept his books in an old tea chest.
   • The students used tea chests as chairs in their dorm room.
   • She painted the tea chest and used it as a coffee table.