The English statement “The box was empty” was translated into Danish as “Kassen var tom”. While “Kasse” indeed means “a Box” in Danish, unfortunately the same word is also the word for a “Cash Register”. The Danish word for “Packaging” (Danish: “Emballage”) would be a more fortunate choice.
English ==> Danish
The box was empty ==> Kassen var tom
The cash register was empty ==> Kassen var tom (<== yes, it’s the same as above! 🙂 )
The packaging was empty ==> Emballagen var tom