cardboard

a stiff, thin material made from pressed paper that is used for making boxes and containers

cartón

• cardboard box/container

Collocations cardboard box · cardboard container

• We need to buy some cardboard for the boxes.

  Necesitamos comprar cartón para las cajas.

to use a piece of cardboard or paper to protect something from damage, especially when moving it

proteger con cartón o papel

• [transitive], T + obj + (prep)

Collocations cardboard protection · protect with cardboard

• We should take extra care to protect the paintings with cardboard.

  Deberíamos tener mucho cuidado de proteger los cuadros con cartón.