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10 Language-to-English DictionariesCardboard
/ˈkɑːrd.bɔːrd/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A stiff, thick, heavy paper or pasteboard used primarily for making boxes, containers, and packaging.
"We packed all our fragile dishes securely into large cardboard boxes before the move."
- 1
Made of or consisting of cardboard; lacking depth, substance, or realism (figurative).
"The play suffered from weak direction and overly simplistic, cardboard characters."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word is a combination of 'card' (derived from the Old French 'carte' and Latin 'charta', meaning paper or leaf of paper) and 'board' (from Old English 'bōrd', meaning a flat piece of wood). It emerged in the late 18th century to describe heavy, stiff paper or pasteboard used for manufacturing boxes and stiffening books.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Cardboard" is said worldwide
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carton
Transliteration: kar.tɔ̃
"Il a jeté la vieille boîte en carton dans la poubelle."
Karton
Transliteration: kaʁˈtɔn
"Die Geschenke waren in einen stabilen Karton verpackt."
cartone
Transliteration: karˈto.ne
"Abbiamo usato molte scatole di cartone per il trasloco."
cartón
Transliteration: kaɾˈton
"Guardó los zapatos viejos en una caja de cartón."
papelão
Transliteration: pa.peˈlãw
"A caixa de papelão estava cheia de livros."
गत्ता
Transliteration: gattā
"उसने सभी सामान को गत्ते के डिब्बे में पैक किया।"
硬纸板
Transliteration: yìng zhǐ bǎn
"这间房子是用硬纸板箱搭起来的临时住所。"
판지
Transliteration: pan-ji
"그는 택배 상자를 판지로 재활용했다."
段ボール
Transliteration: dānbōru
"引っ越しのために段ボール箱をたくさん集めました。"
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