No. 2,123 in French
boîte
"Boîte" in French means "box" or "tin."
In a sentence
J'ai acheté une boîte de chocolats pour la fête.
I bought a box of chocolates for the party.
In this sentence, 'boîte' is used to describe a container or box holding chocolates.
Elle travaille dans une boîte de publicité.
She works in an advertising agency.
Here, 'boîte' is colloquially used to mean a company or firm, specifically an advertising agency.
Le samedi soir, nous allons souvent dans une boîte.
On Saturday nights, we often go to a nightclub.
In this context, 'boîte' refers to a nightclub or venue for entertainment.
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