matchbox
A small box, usually a small cardboard box, in which matches are keptA small box, usually a small cardboard box, in which matches are kept.
» Where did you put the matchbox?
Куда ты дел спичечный коробок? — marafon
Куда вы дели спичечный коробок? — marafon
jacoblaguerre · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 sensesA small box, usually a small cardboard box, in which matches are kept.
Streichholzschachtel
спи́чечный коробо́кspíčečnyj korobók, спи́чечная коро́бкаspíčečnaja koróbka
a box for holding matches
Any small, die-cast toy car, usually a collectible.
Examples
12 sentencesWhere did you put the matchbox?
ruКуда ты дел спичечный коробок? — marafon
The houses looked like so many matchboxes.
ruДом выглядел как груда спичечных коробков. — Ann74
That weirdo breeds cockroaches in a matchbox.
ruЭтот чудик разводит тараканов в спичечном коробке. — Selena777
That radio is no bigger than a matchbox.
ruЭтот радиоприёмник не больше спичечного коробка. — marafon
This radio is no bigger than a matchbox.
deDieses Radio ist nicht größer als eine Streichholzschachtel. — al_ex_an_der
Translations
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Origin
From match + box. By genericization from the die-cast toy car brand Matchbox owned by MatFrom match + box.
By genericization from the die-cast toy car brand Matchbox owned by Mattel, so-called due to the size of the toys to fix in matchboxes.
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Forms
plural: matchboxes| Singular | matchbox |
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| Plural | matchboxes |
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