Container

//kənˈteɪnə//

Synonyms for "container" (45 found)

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Translations

163 translations across 63 languages.

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Ancient Greek

3 entries
  • σκεῦος noun (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported)
  • ἀγγεῖον noun (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported)
  • ἄγγος noun (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported)

Arabic

1 entries
  • حَاوِيَة noun (a very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods)

Armenian

3 entries
  • անոթ noun (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported)
  • կոնտեյներ noun (a very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods)
  • տարա noun (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported)

Assamese

2 entries
  • টেমা noun (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported)
  • বৈয়াম noun (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported)

Bashkir

1 entries
  • һауыт noun (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported)

Belarusian

1 entries
  • кантэ́йнер noun (a very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods)

Bulgarian

2 entries
  • конте́йнер noun (a very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods)
  • съд noun (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported)

Catalan

2 entries
  • contenidor noun (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported)
  • contenidor noun (a very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods)

Cherokee

1 entries
  • ᎠᏟᏍᏙᏗ noun (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries
  • 容器 noun (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported)
  • 貨櫃 /货柜 noun (a very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods)
  • 集裝箱 /集装箱 noun (a very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods)

Czech

1 entries
  • kontejner noun (a very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods)

Danish

1 entries
  • beholder noun (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported)

Dutch

3 entries
  • bak noun (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported)
  • container noun (a very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods)
  • vrachtcontainer noun (a very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • ujo noun (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported)

Estonian

4 entries
  • konteiner noun (a very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods)
  • konteiner noun (file format)
  • konteiner noun (abstract data type)
  • mahuti noun (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported)

Finnish

4 entries
  • astia noun (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported)
  • kokoelma noun (abstract data type)
  • kontti noun (a very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods)
  • säiliö noun (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported)

French

4 entries
  • container noun (a very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods)
  • contenant noun (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported)
  • conteneur noun (someone who contains; something that contains)
  • conteneur noun (a very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods)

Galician

1 entries
  • contedor noun (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported)

Georgian

4 entries
  • კონტეინერი noun (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported)
  • კონტეინერი noun (a very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods)
  • სათავსი noun (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported)
  • საცავი noun (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported)

German

4 entries
  • Behälter noun (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported)
  • Behältnis noun (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported)
  • Container noun (a very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods)
  • Gefäß noun (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported)

Greek

2 entries
  • δοχείο noun (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported)
  • εμπορευματοκιβώτιο noun (a very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • מיכל noun (a very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods)

Hindi

3 entries
  • डिब्बा noun (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported)
  • पात्र noun (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported)
  • बक्सा noun (a very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • konténer noun (a very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods)
  • konténer noun (file format)
  • konténerfájl noun (file format)
  • tartály noun (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • kontainer noun (a very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods)

Irish

4 entries
  • coimeádán noun (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported)
  • gabhdán noun (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported)
  • soitheach noun (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported)
  • árthach noun (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported)

Italian

3 entries
  • container noun (a very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods)
  • contenitore noun (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported)
  • recipiente noun (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported)

Japanese

2 entries
  • コンテナ noun (a very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods)
  • 容器 noun (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported)

Khmer

1 entries
  • ធុង noun (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported)

Korean

3 entries
  • 그릇 noun (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported)
  • 용기 noun (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported)
  • 콘테이너 noun (a very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods)

Latin

4 entries
  • capsa noun (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported)
  • olla noun (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported)
  • receptaculum noun (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported)
  • vās noun (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported)

Latvian

2 entries
  • konteiners noun (a very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods)
  • tvertne noun (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • конте́јнер noun (a very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods)

Malay

1 entries
  • kontena noun (a very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods)

Mongolian

4 entries
  • контейнер noun (a very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods)
  • сав noun (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported)
  • чингэлэг noun (a very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods)
  • ᠴᠢᠩᠭᠡᠯᠢᠭ᠌ noun (a very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods)

Māori

1 entries
  • tokanga noun (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported)

Nepali

1 entries
  • भाँडा noun (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported)

Norman

1 entries
  • cont'neux noun (a very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods)

Norwegian

1 entries
  • beholder noun (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries
  • container noun (a very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods)
  • konteiner noun (a very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods)

Norwegian Nynorsk

2 entries
  • container noun (a very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods)
  • konteinar noun (a very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods)

Old English

1 entries
  • fæt noun (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported)

Persian

4 entries
  • بارگنج noun (a very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods)
  • ظرف noun (someone who contains; something that contains)
  • فراهمشلان noun (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported)
  • کانتینر noun (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported)

Plautdietsch

2 entries
  • Behelta noun (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported)
  • Jefäss noun (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported)

Polish

4 entries
  • kontener noun (a very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods)
  • kontener noun (file format)
  • kontener noun (abstract data type)
  • pojemnik noun (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported)

Portuguese

3 entries
  • contentor noun (a very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods)
  • contêiner noun (a very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods)
  • recipiente noun (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported)

Romanian

4 entries
  • butelie noun (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported)
  • container noun (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported)
  • container noun (a very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods)
  • cutie noun (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported)

Russian

4 entries
  • вмести́лище noun (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported)
  • конте́йнер noun (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported)
  • конте́йнер noun (a very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods)
  • сосу́д noun (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • kontejner noun (a very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods)
  • контејнер noun (a very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods)

Slovak

1 entries
  • kontajner noun (a very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods)

Slovene

4 entries
  • kontejner noun (a very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods)
  • vsebnik noun (someone who contains; something that contains)
  • vsebnik noun (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported)
  • vsebnik noun (a very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods)

Spanish

4 entries
  • container noun (a very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods)
  • contenedor noun (a very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods)
  • cuchumbo noun (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported)
  • envase noun (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported)

Swahili

1 entries
  • kontena noun (a very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods)

Swedish

4 entries
  • behållare noun (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported)
  • behållare noun (user interface component)
  • container noun (a very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods)
  • kärl noun (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • lalagyan noun (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported)

Thai

4 entries
  • คอนเทนเนอร์ noun (a very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods)
  • ตู้คอนเทนเนอร์ noun (a very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods)
  • บรรจุภัณฑ์ noun (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported)
  • ภาชนะ noun (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported)

Tocharian B

1 entries
  • tāsi noun (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported)

Turkish

3 entries
  • kap noun (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported)
  • konteyner noun (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported)
  • konteyner noun (a very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • конте́йнер noun (a very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods)

Vietnamese

3 entries
  • công-te-nơ noun (a very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods)
  • côngtenơ noun (a very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods)
  • thùng noun (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported)

Volapük

1 entries
  • ninädian noun (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported)

Zhuang

1 entries
  • aen noun (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported)

ǃXóõ

1 entries
  • ǃnàa noun (an item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported)

Sample sentences

21 total sentences available.

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This food will keep for a week in an airtight container.

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He emptied the container of its contents.

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The container may be the best in Japan, but if the contents are third class, then isn't it completely meaningless?

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Tom bought a bucket of extra-spicy fried chicken and a container of coleslaw.

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