bag

borsa, sacchetto

Contenitore di carta, plastica o stoffa usato per trasportare o conservare oggetti.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: bag of something (She bought a bag of apples.)

Sinonimi: sack

Espressioni comuni: shopping bag, plastic bag, bag of something

genere, passione

Qualcosa che piace o interessa, soprattutto nell’espressione «my bag».

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: be someone's bag (Fast cars aren't really my bag.)

Sinonimi: thing, interest

Espressioni comuni: my bag, your bag, not someone's bag

sacca

Piccola sacca nel corpo di un animale che contiene liquido o un’altra sostanza.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: sac, pouch

Espressioni comuni: bag of venom, fluid bag, poison bag

accaparrarsi, ottenere

Riuscire a ottenere qualcosa che si desiderava.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: get, secure, land

Espressioni comuni: bag a prize, bag a bargain, bag a job

imbustare, insacchettare

Mettere oggetti in un sacchetto di carta, plastica o stoffa.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: bag something up (I'll bag the clothes up for donation.)

Sinonimi: pack

Espressioni comuni: bag the groceries, bag up something, bag the rubbish

abbattere, catturare

Catturare o uccidere un animale durante la caccia o la pesca.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Sinonimi: catch, kill

Espressioni comuni: bag a deer, bag a fish, bag a pheasant

fare borse, sformarsi

Detto di un indumento, pendere largo o formare rigonfiamenti perché il tessuto si è allungato.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: bag at something (These trousers bag at the knees.)

Sinonimi: sag

Espressioni comuni: bag at the knees, bag at the elbows