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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesplein à craquer
Pronunciation / Transliteration: plɛn a kʁakɛ
"Le restaurant était plein à craquer ce samedi soir."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Filled to absolute capacity with people, items, or contents, leaving no extra space.
"The subway train during the morning rush hour was packed from end to end." - 2
Extremely crowded or full of activity.
"We had a packed schedule during our three-day trip to Tokyo."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English verb pacchen, ultimately rooted in Germanic and Dutch terms relating to bundling or filling goods into containers. Over centuries, the adjectival sense evolved from describing a physical container filled to capacity to metaphorically describing crowded places, schedules, or events brimming to the absolute limit.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Packed" is said worldwide
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plein à craquer
Transliteration: plɛn a kʁakɛ
"Le restaurant était plein à craquer ce samedi soir."
vollgestopft
Transliteration: fɔlɡəʃtɔpft
"Der Terminkalender für diese Woche ist komplett vollgestopft."
affollato
Transliteration: affollato
"Il mercato di domenica mattina era affollatissimo."
abarrotado
Transliteration: abarrotado
"El estadio estaba abarrotado de fanáticos entusiastas."
lotado
Transliteration: lotado
"O ônibus estava tão lotado que não consegui entrar."
खचाखच भरा हुआ
Transliteration: khachākhach bharā huā
"बाजार त्योहार के समय खचाखच भरा हुआ था।"
满满当当
Transliteration: mǎn mǎn dāng dāng
"他的行囊塞得满满当当的。"
꽉 찬
Transliteration: kkwak chan
"지하철 안이 사람들로 꽉 차 있었다."
満杯の
Transliteration: manpai no
"電車は人で満杯だった。"
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