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car·ton  (kärtn)
n.
1. Any of various containers made from cardboard or coated paper: cans packed in cartons; a milk carton.
2. The contents of a carton: dyed the whole carton of eggs.
tr.v. car·toned, car·ton·ing, car·tons
To place (something) in a carton.

[French, from Italian cartone, pasteboard, augmentative of carta, card, paper, from Latin charta, carta, paper made from papyrus; see card1.]

carton [ˈkɑːtən]
n
1. a cardboard box for containing goods
2. a container of waxed paper or plastic in which liquids, such as milk, are sold
3. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Archery) (Individual Sports & Recreations / Shooting) Shooting
a.  a white disc at the centre of a target
b.  a shot that hits this disc
vb (tr)
(Business / Commerce) to enclose (goods) in a carton
[from French, from Italian cartone pasteboard, from carta card1]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.carton - the quantity contained in a cartoncarton - the quantity contained in a carton  
containerful - the quantity that a container will hold
2.carton - a box made of cardboard; opens by flaps on top
box - a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid; "he rummaged through a box of spare parts"
six pack, six-pack, sixpack - a carton containing six bottles or cans

carton
noun box, case, pack, package, container A large and heavy cardboard carton had been delivered to the house.
Translations
carton [ˈkɑːtən] N [of milk] → envase m de cartón, caja f; [of ice-cream, yogurt] → vasito m; [of cigarettes] → cartón m

carton [ˈkɑːrtən] n
(= box) → carton m
[yogurt] → pot m; [milk] → brique f
[cigarettes] → cartouche f

carton
n(Papp)karton m; (of cigarettes)Stange f; (of milk)Tüte f

carton [ˈkɑːtən] n (of milk, yogurt) → cartone m; (of ice cream) → vaschetta; (of cigarettes) → stecca; (box) → scatola di cartone

carton
n carton [ˈkaːtən]
a cardboard or plastic container orange juice sold in cartons. boksie; kartonhouertjie عُلْبَةُ كَرْتون картонена кутия krabice karton der Karton χάρτινη ή πλαστική συσκευασία (πχ. για γάλα) bote, cartón, caja pakk, kartong, kanister کارتن؛ جعبه مقوایی tölkki, kartonki (boîte en) carton מֵיכָל קַרטוֹן गत्ते का डिब्बा kutija doboz, karton karton kassi, askja, (mjólkurhyrna, ferna cartone, scatola di cartone 풍자만화 pakelis, kartoninė dėžutė kartona kārba karton kartonnen doos, plastic doos kartong, eske karton caixa (cutie de) carton картонный пакет kartón kartonska škatla tetrapak kartong, ask, låda กล่องกระดาษหรือพลาสติก mukavva / karton kutu 硬紙盒,厚紙板箱 картонна коробка گتے یا پلاسٹک کا ڈبہ hộp bằng bìa

carton علبة كارتون karton karton Pappkarton χαρτοκιβώτιο cartón pahvilaatikko brique kartonska kutija confezione ボール箱 상자 kartonnen doos pappeske karton embalagem, embalagem longa-vida картонная коробка kartong กล่องบรรจุกระดาษหรือพลาสติก karton kutu hộp bìa các tông 硬纸盒


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