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Adjective CEFR C1

/pækt laɪk sɑːˈdiːnz/

Definitions

Densely packed; tightly squeezed together; crammed.

informal, not-comparable

Deutsch wie die Ölsardinen

Suomi kuin sillit suolassa

Français comme des harengs en caque comme des sardines comme harengs en caque

Português apinhado

Svenska som packade sardiner

Tiếng Việt chật cứng

“I'm pretty claustrophobic, so I didn't wanna hop in the elevator with them all packed like sardines in there.”

“Passengers are no longer "willing to be packed into trains like sardines", says London TravelWatch.”

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.