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boîte

box, tin

noun BWAT Less Common

Also means

nightclub, company (informal)

Usage Note

Boîte literally means a box or tin, but colloquially it refers to one's workplace ('la boîte' = the company) or a nightclub (boîte de nuit). The circumflex on the î signals a historical 's' that was dropped, as in boîte from Latin buxida. The final -e is silent.

Examples

"Elle range ses bijoux dans une boîte."

Natural Translation

She stores her jewellery in a box.

Literal Translation

She arranges her jewels in a box

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