CHOCOLATE BOX

Meaning of CHOCOLATE BOX in English

ˈchocolate box BrE AmE adjective [only before noun] British English informal

a chocolate box place looks pretty, but in a way that is false because it seems too perfect:

He had grown tired of the chocolate box views.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

CHOCOLATE-BOX — adjective Etymology: from the pictures formerly commonly seen on boxes of chocolates Date: 1901 superficially pretty or sentimental
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CHOCOLATE-BOX — ˈ ̷ ̷( ̷ ̷) ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective of a painting : superficially pretty or sentimental his fiancée wanted him to paint her, and always in …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHOCOLATE-BOX — /chaw"keuh lit boks', chok"euh-, chawk"lit-, chok"-/ , adj. excessively decorative and sentimental, as the pictures or designs on some boxes …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHOCOLATE-BOX — Etymology: from the pictures formerly commonly seen on boxes of chocolates Date: 1901 : superficially pretty or sentimental
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CHOCOLATE-BOX — Function: adjective Etymology: from the pictures formerly commonly seen on boxes of chocolates Date: 1901 : superficially pretty or sentimental
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CHOCOLATE-BOX — ■ adjective Brit. (of a view or picture) pretty in a trite, conventional way.
Concise Oxford English vocab
CHOCOLATE-BOX — [chocolate-box] adj [fr. the pictures formerly commonly seen on boxes of chocolates] (1901): superficially pretty or sentimental
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CHOCOLATE-BOX — chocolate-box BrE AmE ˈtʃɒk lət bɒks -lɪt- AmE \ ˈtʃɔːk lət bɑːks ˈtʃɑːk-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CHOCOLATE-BOX — adjective [ only before noun ] ( BrE ) ( especially of places ) very pretty, but in a way …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHOCOLATE BOX — see chocolate-box
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHOCOLATE-BOX — also chocolate box Chocolate-box places or images are very pretty but in a boring or conventional way. ( BRIT ) …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHOCOLATE BOX — see chocolate-box
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
CHOCOLATE-BOX — also chocolate box Chocolate-box places or images are very pretty but in a boring or conventional way. (BRIT) ...a village …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
CHOCOLATE-BOX — прил.; неод. красивый, но скучный (о картинах, пейзажах) (неодобрительно) приукрашенный, неправдоподобно красивый - he painted his fiancee in a * …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHOCOLATE-BOX — a неодобр. 1> приукрашенный, неправдоподобно красивый he painted his fiancée in a chocolate-box pose - он написал такой портрет своей …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CHOCOLATE-BOX — красивый, но скучный ( о картинах, пейзажах )
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
CHOCOLATE BOX — (a) конфетный; мещанский; приукрашенный; сентиментальный; слащавый
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
CHOCOLATE BOX — (0) неправдоподобно красивый
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
CHOCOLATE-BOX — a неодобр. 1) приукрашенный, неправдоподобно красивый he painted his fiancée in a ~ pose - он написал такой портрет своей …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
CHOCOLATE-BOX — a неодобр. 1> приукрашенный, неправдоподобно красивый he painted his fiancée in a chocolate-box pose - он написал такой портрет своей …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CHOCOLATE-BOX — прил. ; неодобр. красивый, но скучный ( о картинах, пейзажах )
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
CHOCOLATE-BOX — прил.; неодобр. красивый, но скучный (о картинах, пейзажах)
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
CHOCOLATE-BOX — _a. _неодобр. красивый, но скучный (о картинах, пейзажах)
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
CHOCOLATE-BOX — a. неодобр. красивый, но скучный (о картинах, пейзажах)
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
CHOCOLATE-BOX — красивый, но скучный (о картинах, пейзажах)
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
CHOCOLATE-BOX — прил.; неод. красивый, но скучный (о картинах, пейзажах) (неодобрительно) приукрашенный, неправдоподобно красивый - he painted his fiancee in a * …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHOCOLATE — (sh-) n chocolate (1. as in chocolate bar; 2. as in hot chocolate)
Interlingua English vocab
CHOCOLATE — Food prepared from ground roasted cacao beans. It is consumed as candy , used to make beverages, and added as …
Английский словарь Британика
CHOCOLATE — I. ˈchäklə̇t, ˈchȯk- also -kəl- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Spanish, from Nahuatl xocoatl, perhaps from xococ sour, bitter + …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHOCOLATE — — chocolaty , adj. /chaw"keuh lit, chok"euh-, chawk"lit, chok"-/ , n. 1. a preparation of the seeds of cacao, roasted, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHOCOLATE — noun Etymology: Spanish, from Nahuatl chocolātl, probably alteration of eastern Nahuatl dialect chikolātl, from chikolli hook (probably used to refer …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CHOCOLATE — noun the beverage made by dissolving a portion of the paste or cake in boiling water or milk. 2. chocolate …
Webster English vocab
BOX — noun a small country house. 2. box ·vt to inclose in a box. 3. box ·noun the quantity that a …
Webster English vocab
CHOCOLATE — [choc.o.late] n [Sp, fr. Nahuatl chocolatl] (1604) 1: a beverage made by mixing chocolate with water or milk 2: a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BOX — [box] n, pl box or box.es [ME, fr. OE, fr. L buxus, fr. Gk pyxos] (bef. 12c): an evergreen shrub …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CHOCOLATE — food product made from cocoa beans, consumed as candy and used to make beverages and as a flavouring ingredient or …
Britannica English vocabulary
CHOCOLATE — chocolate BrE AmE ˈtʃɒk lət -lɪt; ˈtʃɒk ə l ət, -ɪt AmE \ ˈtʃɔːk- ˈtʃɑːk- ▷ chocolate|s s ▶ ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CHOCOLATE — / ˈtʃɒklət; NAmE ˈtʃɑːk-/ noun 1. [ U ] a hard brown sweet food made from cocoa beans , used …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHOCOLATE — choco ‧ late S2 /ˈtʃɒklət, ˈtʃɒklɪt $ ˈtʃɑːk ə lət, ˈtʃɒːk-/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Spanish …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CHOCOLATE — n. & adj. --n. 1 a a food preparation in the form of a paste or solid block made from …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CHOCOLATE — n. & adj. n. 1 a a food preparation in the form of a paste or solid block made from …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BOX — n. & v. n. 1 a container, usu. with flat sides and of firm material such as wood or card, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CHOCOLATE — n. & adj. --n. 1. a a food preparation in the form of a paste or solid block made from …
Oxford English vocab
BOX — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a container, usu. with flat sides and of firm material such as wood or …
Oxford English vocab
CHOCOLATE — ( chocolates) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Chocolate is a sweet …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOX — ( boxes, boxing, boxed) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A box …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHOCOLATE — (~s) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Chocolate is a sweet hard …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
CHOCOLATE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a chocolate/lemon etc cake (= a sponge cake with a chocolate etc flavour ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BOX — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a (big) box office draw (= a successful actor who many people will pay …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CHOCOLATE — [noun] - a usually brown food made from cacao seeds and usually sugar, eaten on its own or used in …
Cambridge English vocab
CHOCOLATE — n. Food prepared from ground roasted cacao beans. It is consumed as candy , used to make beverages, and added …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CHOCOLATE — Synonyms and related words : Life Saver, Scotch kisses, beige, bonbon, brittle, brown, brownish, brownish-yellow, brunet, bubble gum, butterscotch, candied …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CHOCOLATE — To give chocolate without sugar; to reprove. MILITARY TERM.
Slang English vocab
CHOCOLATE — noun 1 sweet brown food ADJECTIVE ▪ dark , plain ( BrE ), unsweetened ( AmE ) ▪ milk ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CHOCOLATE — 1. сущ. 1) шоколад a bar of chocolate ≈ плитка шоколада dark chocolate ≈ темный шоколад milk chocolate ≈ молочный …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHOCOLATE — chocolate.ogg 1. ʹtʃɒklıt n 1. шоколад a bar of chocolate - плитка шоколада; шоколадный батон a cup of chocolate - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BOX — box.ogg _I 1. bɒks n 1. 1> коробка; ящик; сундук box honey - секционный мёд, мёд в секциях box respirator …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BOX — 1) ящик; коробка || упаковывать в ящик или коробку 2) втулка; гнездо 3) кожух; корпус 4) (распределительная) коробка 5) камера; …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
BOX — 1) ящик; коробка || упаковывать в ящик или коробку 2) втулка; гнездо 3) кожух; корпус 4) (распределительная) коробка 5) камера; шкаф; бокс 6) метал. короб; …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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