bag

sac

Contenant en papier, en plastique ou en tissu servant à transporter ou ranger des choses.

En anglais simple : A container made of paper, plastic, or cloth, used to carry or store things.

• My bag is heavy.
• He put the bread in a paper bag.
• Have you packed your bags?

Comment l'utiliser : bag of something (She bought a bag of apples.)

Synonymes : sack

Expressions courantes : shopping bag, plastic bag, bag of something

truc, tasse de thé

Ce qu’on aime ou ce qui nous intéresse, notamment dans l’expression « my bag ».

En anglais simple : Something you enjoy or are interested in, especially in the expression 'my bag'.

• Jazz is my bag.
• Team sports have never been her bag.
• Is modern art your bag?

Comment l'utiliser : be someone's bag (Fast cars aren't really my bag.)

Synonymes : thing, interest

Expressions courantes : my bag, your bag, not someone's bag

poche, sac

Petite poche dans le corps d’un animal contenant un liquide ou une autre substance.

En anglais simple : A small pouch inside an animal's body that holds liquid or another substance.

• The snake has a bag of venom.
• The drawing shows a fluid bag inside the animal.
• These bags store liquid in the body.

Synonymes : sac, pouch

Expressions courantes : bag of venom, fluid bag, poison bag

décrocher, obtenir

Réussir à obtenir quelque chose qu’on voulait.

En anglais simple : If you do this, you manage to get something you wanted.

• She bagged the best seat.
• We hope to bag a bargain today.
• He has bagged a job at the museum.

Synonymes : get, secure, land

Expressions courantes : bag a prize, bag a bargain, bag a job

ensacher, mettre en sac

Mettre des choses dans un sac en papier, en plastique ou en tissu.

En anglais simple : To put things into a container made of paper, plastic, or cloth.

• Please bag the apples.
• The cashier bagged our groceries.
• We bagged up the fallen leaves.

Comment l'utiliser : bag something up (I'll bag the clothes up for donation.)

Synonymes : pack

Expressions courantes : bag the groceries, bag up something, bag the rubbish

abattre, capturer

Capturer ou tuer un animal à la chasse ou à la pêche.

En anglais simple : To catch or kill an animal while hunting or fishing.

• The hunter bagged a deer.
• We bagged two large fish before lunch.
• Did anyone bag a duck today?

Synonymes : catch, kill

Expressions courantes : bag a deer, bag a fish, bag a pheasant

pocher, se déformer

Pour un vêtement, pendre trop lâchement ou former des poches en se détendant.

En anglais simple : If clothes do this, they hang loosely or develop loose, stretched areas.

• His old trousers bag at the knees.
• The sleeves have bagged at the elbows.
• Cheap fabric can bag after a few washes.

Comment l'utiliser : bag at something (These trousers bag at the knees.)

Synonymes : sag

Expressions courantes : bag at the knees, bag at the elbows