What does paquet in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word paquet in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use paquet in French.

The word paquet in French means parcel, package, packet, pack, packet, pack, mass, bunch, mass, a lot of, loads of, wad, package, pack of cards, cigarette pack case, like a bag of dirty laundry, gift-wrap, spare no expense, cigarette packet, packet of cigarettes, mass of muscle, ball of muscle, bundle of nerves, fiscal package, gift wrap. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word paquet

parcel, package

nom masculin (objet emballé en vue d'un transport)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Simon recevra ce paquet demain par la poste.
Simon will receive this package tomorrow by mail.

packet, pack

nom masculin (conditionnement d'un produit)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les pâtes sont dans un paquet jaune.
The pasta is in a yellow packet.

packet, pack

nom masculin (marchandise conditionnée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'ai acheté un paquet de riz et un paquet de chips.
I bought a packet of rice and a packet of potato chips.

mass, bunch

nom masculin (réunion d'éléments de même nature)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y a un paquet de feuilles sur l'étagère.
There is a mass of paper on the shelf.

mass

nom masculin (masse informe de [qch])

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y a des paquets de terre sur tes chaussures.
There are clods of earth on your shoes.

a lot of, loads of

nom masculin (familier (quantité importante de [qch])

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
J'ai un paquet de truc à faire.
I have loads of things to do.

wad

nom masculin (familier (grosse somme) (informal, money)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Richard a toujours un paquet d'argent sur lui.
Richard always has a wad of cash on him.

package

nom masculin (argot (sexe masculin) (slang, male genitals)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le joueur a reçu la balle en plein dans son paquet.
The ball hit the player right in his package.

pack of cards

nom masculin (ensemble de cartes à jouer) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Choisissez une carte, puis remettez-la dans le paquet.
Pick a card, then put it back in the pack.

cigarette pack case

nom masculin (étui pour paquet)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

like a bag of dirty laundry

locution adverbiale (sans ménagement)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

gift-wrap

locution verbale (emballer [qch] dans un papier cadeau)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

spare no expense

locution verbale (familier (faire le maximum) (money)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

cigarette packet

nom masculin (emballage contenant des cigarettes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je suis sûre que mon fils fume ; j'ai vu un paquet de cigarettes traîner dans sa chambre.

packet of cigarettes

nom masculin (figuré (quantité de cigarettes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
À soixante-dix ans, mon grand-père fumait encore un paquet de cigarettes par jour. Le prix du paquet de cigarettes va encore augmenter.

mass of muscle, ball of muscle

nom masculin (personne très musclée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

bundle of nerves

nom masculin (personne très nerveuse) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

fiscal package

nom masculin (ensemble de lois fiscales)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

gift wrap

nom masculin (emballage d'un cadeau)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pouvez-vous me faire un paquet-cadeau ?
Can you gift-wrap it for me?

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