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packed

(păkt)

adj.

1. Crowded to capacity: a packed theater.

2. Compressed: ground covered with wet, heavily packed leaves.

3. Informal Filled with. Often used in combination: a thrill-packed television series.

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packed

(pækt)

adj

1. completely filled; full: a packed theatre.

2. (Cookery) (of a picnic type of meal) prepared and put in a container or containers beforehand; prepacked: a packed lunch.

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Adj.	1.	packed - filled to capacity; "a suitcase jammed with dirty clothes"; "stands jam-packed with fans"; "a packed theater" jammed, jam-packed crowded - overfilled or compacted or concentrated; "a crowded theater"; "a crowded program"; "crowded trains"; "a young mother's crowded days"
	2.	packed - pressed together or compressed; "packed snow" compact - closely and firmly united or packed together; "compact soil"; "compact clusters of flowers"

packed

adjective filled, full, crowded, jammed, crammed, swarming, overflowing, overloaded, seething, congested, jam-packed, chock-full, bursting at the seams, cram-full, brimful, chock-a-block, packed like sardines, hoatching (Scot.), loaded or full to the gunwales The streets were packed with people.
empty, deserted, uncrowded, uncongested

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packed

adjective

1. Completely filled:

brimful, brimming, bursting, chockablock, full, replete.

2. Having all parts near to each other:

close, compact, crowded, dense, thick, tight.

Translations

مُكْتَظمُكْتَظُ

nacpaný

proppet

verpackt zum Bersten voll

συσκευασμένος

atestado abarrotado

täpötäysi

bondé empaqueté

pretrpan

zsúfolásig megtelt

imballato stipato strapieno

荷造りが済んで

꽉 찬

stampvol

fullt til trengsel stappfull

zatłoczony

lotado

упакованный

packad

แน่น

paketlenmiş

chật cứng

塞满的挤满的

packed

[pækt]

A. ADJ

1. (= crowded) (with people, vehicles) → lleno, repleto, a rebosar; (more emph) → atestado
the bus was packed (with people) → el autobús estaba lleno or repleto or a rebosar or atestado (de gente)
the lecture was packed → la conferencia llenó la sala a rebosar
the show played to packed houses for 12 weeks → el espectáculo tuvo lleno completo durante 12 semanas
the place was packed (out) → el local estaba repleto or a tope or hasta arriba
see also jam-packed

2. (= filled) → lleno, repleto
crates packed with books → cajones mpl de embalaje llenos or repletos de libros
the book is packed with interesting facts → el libro está lleno de datos interesantes
packed full of sth → repleto de algo, completamente lleno de algo

3. (= with luggage ready) she was packed and ready to leave → ya había hecho la(s) maleta(s) y estaba lista para irse

4. (= compressed) [snow] the snow was packed hard → la nieve se había convertido en una masa compacta

B. CPD packed lunch N → bolsa f de bocadillos
I usually take a packed lunch to work → me suelo preparar algo de comida y llevarla al trabajo, me suelo preparar unos bocadillos y llevarlos al trabajo

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packed

[ˈpækt] adj (= crowded) → bondé(e)
The cinema was packed → Le cinéma était bondé.
to be packed solid → être plein à craquer
packed with [+ people] → bourré(e) de; [+ information, facts] → bourré(e) de
The site is packed with information → Le site est bourré d'informations.; [+ vitamins] → bourré(e) de
packed with incident → riche en incidentspacked lunch n (British) → déjeuner m à emporter
to take a packed lunch → emporter son déjeuner
I'll take a packed lunch → Je vais emporter mon déjeuner.
I take a packed lunch to school → J'apporte mon déjeuner à l'école.packed out (British) adj → plein(e) à craquer

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packed

[pækt] adj (crowded) → affollato/a
the place was packed → il posto era affollato

pack

(pӕk) noun

1. things tied up together or put in a container, especially to be carried on one's back. He carried his luggage in a pack on his back.

2. a set of (fifty-two) playing-cards. a pack of cards.

3. a number or group of certain animals. a pack of wolves / a wolf-pack.

4. a packet. a pack of cigarettes.

verb

1. to put (clothes etc) into a bag, suitcase or trunk for a journey. I've packed all I need and I'm ready to go.

2. to come together in large numbers in a small space. They packed into the hall to hear his speech.

ˈpacking noun

1. the act of putting things in bags, cases etc. He has done his packing tonight as he is leaving in the morning.

2. the materials (paper, string etc) used to wrap things for posting etc. He unwrapped the vase and threw away the packing.

ˈpacking-case noun

a (large) wooden box in which goods are packed and sent from place to place.

packed (out)

containing as many people as possible. The theatre/meeting was packed (out).

pack off

to send away, usually quickly and without wasting time. They packed the children off to bed early.

pack up

1. to put into containers in order to take somewhere else. She packed up the contents of her house.

2. to stop working or operating. We'd only gone five miles when the engine packed up.

packed

→ مُكْتَظُ nacpaný proppet verpackt συσκευασμένος atestado täpötäysi empaqueté pretrpan imballato 荷造りが済んで 꽉 찬 stampvol stappfull zatłoczony lotado упакованный packad แน่น paketlenmiş chật cứng 塞满的

References in classic literature ?

I opened the bag and packed the boots in; and then, just as I was going to close it, a horrible idea occurred to me.

I dream that I haven't packed it, and wake up in a cold perspiration, and get out of bed and hunt for it.

I said I didn't care a hang whether the soap was in or whether it wasn't; and I slammed the bag to and strapped it, and found that I had packed my tobacco-pouch in it, and had to re-open it.