That looked like Mr. Tanaka, but actually it was a shoebox.
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Shoebox
Synonyms for "shoebox"
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13 translations across 12 languages.
Dutch
1 entries- schoenendoos noun (box in which shoes are sold)
Faroese
1 entries- skógvaeskja noun (box in which shoes are sold)
Finnish
1 entries- kenkälaatikko noun (box in which shoes are sold)
French
1 entries- boîte à chaussures noun (box in which shoes are sold)
German
2 entries- Schuhkarton noun (box in which shoes are sold)
- Schuhschachtel noun (box in which shoes are sold)
Hungarian
1 entries- cipősdoboz noun (box in which shoes are sold)
Italian
1 entries- scatola da scarpe noun (box in which shoes are sold)
Japanese
1 entries- 靴箱 noun (box in which shoes are sold)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- skoeske noun (box in which shoes are sold)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- skoeske noun (box in which shoes are sold)
Swedish
1 entries- skokartong noun (box in which shoes are sold)
Turkish
1 entries- ayakkabı kutusu noun (box in which shoes are sold)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
Please put your shoes in the shoebox when you take them off.
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Tom pulled out an old shoebox from his closet and opened it.
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Tom opened the shoebox and took out the shoes.
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