1 (crowded) (with people, vehicles) lleno; repleto; a rebosar; (more emph) atestado the theatre was packed
the bus was packed (with people) el autobús estaba lleno or repleto or a rebosar or atestado (de gente)
the court was packed with protesters
the lecture was packed la conferencia llenó la sala a rebosar
Carlton showed no sign of emotion as the guilty verdicts were announced to a packed [courtroom] A packed commuter [train] was delayed for nearly an hour yesterday the streets were packed with cars and motorbikes the Costa Brava is packed with tourists la Costa Brava está llena de turistas la Costa Brava está atestada de turistas > to be packed solid tight the [restaurant] was packed tight the car park was packed solid to play to packed [houses]
the show played to packed houses for 12 weeks el espectáculo tuvo lleno completo durante 12 semanas; the place was packed (out) el local estaba repleto or a tope (informal) or hasta arriba (informal)
to be packed like sardines we spend too much time packed like sardines on the underground
2 (filled) lleno; repleto the [car] was packed with explosives These [yogurts] are packed with tasty and nutritious ingredients ...[jets] packed with electronic devices... he wrote up this visit in 110 densely packed pages
crates packed with books cajones (m) de embalaje llenos or repletos de libros
apples are packed with vitamins all the drawers were packed with clothes
the book is packed with interesting facts el libro está lleno de datos interesantes; packed full of sth repleto de algo; completamente lleno de algo
the book is packed full of information pomegranates have a red, sweet and sour pulp packed full of seeds
3 (with luggage ready) she was packed and ready to leave ya había hecho la(s) maleta(s) y estaba lista para irse
4 (compressed) [+snow] the snow was packed hard la nieve se había convertido en una masa compacta
the papers were packed tightly in the box
