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paquet — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bunch noun A group of similar things gathered or fastened together.
  • bundle noun A group of objects tied, wrapped, or packaged together.
  • load verb To put a quantity of goods, cargo, or material onto or into something for transport or storage.
  • lump noun A solid piece or mass of something without a definite shape.
  • pack noun A bundle of things wrapped or tied together for carrying, or a bag carried on the back.
  • package noun A parcel or box containing something, usually wrapped or sealed for delivery.
  • packet noun A small parcel, pouch, or bundle of something.
  • parcel noun A wrapped package prepared for shipping or delivery.
  • sack noun A large bag, typically of coarse material, used for carrying or storing bulk goods.
  • wad noun A thick, compact lump or bundle of something soft.

Senses

paquet is used for these senses in English:

  • bunch A protuberance; a hunch; a knob or lump; a hump.
  • load (often, in the plural, colloquial) A large number or amount.
  • lump A group, set, or unit.
  • pack A bundle made up and prepared to be carried; especially, a bundle to be carried on the back, but also a load for an animal, a bale.
  • package Something which is packed, a parcel, a box, an envelope.
  • packet (nautical) Originally, a vessel employed by government to convey dispatches or mails; hence, a vessel employed in conveying dispatches, mails, passengers, and goods, and having fixed days of sailing; a mail boat. Packet boat, ship, vessel (Wikipedia).
  • parcel A package wrapped for shipment.
  • sack (informal) Dismissal from employment, or discharge from a position.

bunch — full definition

  1. noun A group of similar things gathered or fastened together.
  2. noun An informal group of people, or an unspecified but sizeable amount.
  3. verb To gather or crowd together closely.

bundle — full definition

  1. noun A group of objects tied, wrapped, or packaged together.
  2. noun A set of products or services sold together as a single package.
  3. noun Informal term for a large amount of money.
  4. verb To tie or wrap into a bundle, or to sell items together as a package.

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