Packet in spanish
pronunciation: pɑkete part of speech: noun
packet = paquete, dosier.
Example: In packet switching the message is split up in order to be sent through the network in short fixed length packets.more:
» a packet of chewing gum = un paquete de chicles.
Example: Having a USB memory stick is like carrying a portable hard drive the size of a packet of chewing gum.» a packet of cigarettes = un paquete de cigarrillos, un paquete de tabaco, una cajetilla de cigarrillos, una cajetilla de tabaco.
Example: Five hundred packets of cigarettes are supplied to the Vatican each month, while cardinals also receive coupons for petrol.» cost + a packet (of money) = costar un dineral, valer un dineral, costar un montón, valer un montón.
Example: If you are serious I could send you one but postage from South Africa will cost a packet!.» packet soup = sopa de sobre.
Example: Consumers of both tinned and packet soup are increasingly eating fresh soup too.» packet switching = conmutación en paquetes. [En tecnología de la información, método usado para enviar información por las redes según el cual ésta se divide en secciones (paquetes) para su transmisión]
Example: In packet switching the message is split up in order to be sent through the network in short fixed length packets.» Packet-Switching System (PSS) = Sistema de Comunicación por Paquetes (PSS).
Example: Eventually, it will be possible to use both the telephone network and the Packet-Switching System (PSS) for Teletex to both UK and overseas addresses.» pay packet = paga, nómina, sueldo.
Example: Productivity has risen threefold since 1970 but barely a dollar from this buoyant economy has made its way into the average person's pay packet.» spend + a packet (of money) = gastarse un montón, gastarse el oro y el moro, gastarse una fortuna.
Example: Webcams mean that everyone can operate their own video security systems without spending a packet.» sugar packet = paquete de azúcar.
Example: This is a selection of US museums dedicated to some rather unusual and extraordinary subjects and exhibits, including beverage cans, sugar packets, band aids, hygiene products, road asphalt and navel fluff.