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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescaja deslizante
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈkaxa ðezliˈsante
"Guardó los cerillos en una caja deslizante."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A small container featuring a lid or section that opens by sliding horizontally along tracks or grooves.
"He kept his collection of vintage matches inside a small wooden sliding-box." - 2
In mechanics or UI design, a framed section that moves or reveals content linearly when shifted.
"The interface relies on a sliding-box mechanism to display additional menu options."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the present participle of the verb 'slide', originating from Old English 'slīdan', combined with 'box', from Old English 'box' (referring to the tree and its wood, later the container). The compound describes a container equipped with a lid or compartment that moves smoothly along a groove or track.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sliding-box" is said worldwide
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boîte coulissante
Transliteration: bwat kulisɑ̃t
"Il a ouvert la boîte coulissante pour prendre une allumette."
Schiebechachtel
Transliteration: ˈʃiːbəˌʃaxtəl
"Die Schiebechachtel enthält kleine Büroklammern."
scatola scorrevole
Transliteration: skaˈtɔːla skorˈrɛːvole
"Ha riposto i gioielli nella scatola scorrevole."
caja deslizante
Transliteration: ˈkaxa ðezliˈsante
"Guardó los cerillos en una caja deslizante."
caixa deslizante
Transliteration: ˈkajʃɐ dezliˈzɐ̃tʃi
"A caixa deslizante facilita o armazenamento de pequenos itens."
सरकने वाला डिब्बा
Transliteration: sarkane wala dibba
"उसने सरकने वाले डिब्बे से एक सिक्का निकाला।"
抽拉盒
Transliteration: chōulā hé
"这个抽拉盒是用竹子做成的。"
슬라이딩 박스
Transliteration: seullaiding bakseu
"그는 작은 열쇠를 슬라이딩 박스에 넣었다."
引き出し式箱
Transliteration: hikidashi-shiki hako
"彼女は引き出し式箱からペンを取り出した。"
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