shoebox
The box in which shoes are soldThe box in which shoes are sold.
» Tom opened the shoebox and took out the shoes.
Tom öffnete den Schuhkarton und nahm die Schuhe heraus.
Meaning
2 sensesThe box in which shoes are sold.
In one shoebox he had a whole collection of seeds he had saved from last year.
Schuhschachtel, Schuhkarton
коробка для обувиkorobka dlja obuvi
an oblong rectangular (usually cardboard) box designed to hold a pair of shoes
(derogatory, figuratively)A small, cramped residence or similar space.
крохотная каморкаkroxotnaja kamorka
Examples
10 sentencesTom opened the shoebox and took out the shoes.
deTom öffnete den Schuhkarton und nahm die Schuhe heraus.
Tom pulled out an old shoebox from his closet and opened it.
ruТом вытащил из своего шкафа старую обувную коробку и открыл её.
deTom holte aus seinem Schrank einen alten Schuhkarton hervor und öffnete diesen.
Tom hides his savings inside a shoebox.
deTom versteckt seine Ersparnisse in einem Schuhkarton.
Tom keeps his savings in a shoebox under the bed.
ruТом хранит сбережения под кроватью в коробке от обуви.
deTom bewahrt seine Ersparnisse in einem Schuhkarton unter dem Bett auf.
What we owned in those days could fit into a shoebox.
deWas wir damals besaßen, passte in einen Schuhkarton.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From shoe + box.From shoe + box.
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