sack

• Sustantivo con varios significados, incluyendo una bolsa grande para transportar mercancías, la cantidad contenida en un saco, un tipo de vino español, una chaqueta o vestido holgado, una cama colgante, el saqueo de un lugar o el despido del trabajo.

A noun with multiple meanings, including a bag for carrying purchases, an enclosed space, a quantity contained in a sack, a type of Spanish wine, a woman's loose jacket, a hanging bed, a loose-fitting dress, the plundering of a place, or the termination of someone's employment.

1. Shopping bagA1formal

   A bag made of paper or plastic used to hold a customer's purchases.

   bolsa de compras

   • The cashier put my groceries in a paper sack.
   • She carried her new clothes in a plastic sack.
   • Please bring your own reusable sack to the store.

   Sinónimosbagcarrier bagpaper bagplastic bagpokeshopping bag

2. Enclosed spaceB1formal

   An enclosed area or compartment.

   Espacio cerrado o compartimento

   • The pilot climbed into the sack of the cockpit.
   • The sleeping bag is a warm sack for camping.
   • He crawled into the small sack of the tent.

   Sinónimosbagpouchsac

3. Container quantityA2formal

   The amount that a sack can hold.

   saco (cantidad que contiene)

   • He bought a sack of potatoes from the market.
   • The recipe calls for a sack of flour.
   • A sack of rice weighs about 25 kilograms.

   Sinónimosbagbagfulsackful

4. Spanish wineC1formalbritish

   A type of light, dry, strong white wine from Spain and the Canary Islands, including sherry.

   Jerez seco

   • They served a fine sack with the dessert.
   • The old tavern was known for its imported sack.
   • He ordered a glass of dry sack from the Canary Islands.

   Sinónimossherry

5. B2formalamerican

   A woman's full, loose jacket that reaches the hips.

   saco holgado

   • She wore a stylish sack over her dress.
   • The fashion designer introduced a new sack for the autumn collection.
   • Her sack was made of soft wool.

   Sinónimossacque

6. A2informal

   A hanging bed made of canvas or rope netting, usually suspended between two trees, that swings easily.

   Hamaca

   • He relaxed in a sack between two palm trees.
   • The children love to play in the sack in the backyard.
   • She hung a sack on the porch for afternoon naps.

   Sinónimoshammock

• Verbo que se usa para despedir a alguien de su trabajo o para saquear un lugar, especialmente en contexto de guerra.

A verb used to indicate the act of dismissing someone from employment, or to plunder or loot a place, especially in a war context.

1. Plunder a town after captureB2formal

   To loot or destroy a captured town or city, typically by an invading army.

   saquear una ciudad tras su captura

   • The invading army proceeded to sack the city, taking everything of value.
   • Historical records describe how the Vikings would sack coastal villages.
   • The general ordered his troops to sack the town as punishment for resistance.

   Sinónimosdespoillootmaraudpillageplunderransackravage

2. Terminate employmentB1informal

   To dismiss someone from their job, often abruptly or for cause.

   despedir

   • The company decided to sack the manager after the financial scandal.
   • He was sacked for repeatedly arriving late to work.
   • They threatened to sack anyone caught using their phones during shifts.

   Sinónimosaxebootcandischargedismissfirelay offlet goterminate

   Antónimosappointemployengagehireretain

3. Make a net profitB2informal

   To earn or gain a certain amount of money as profit, often in a business context.

   embolsarse

   • The entrepreneur sacked a tidy sum from the sale of his startup.
   • They managed to sack over a million dollars in the first quarter.
   • After expenses, he still sacked a decent profit from the deal.

   Sinónimosclearnet

4. Put in a sackA2formal

   To place items into a bag or sack for storage or transport.

   meter en saco

   • The farmer sacked the potatoes for market delivery.
   • She sacked the groceries before leaving the store.
   • They sacked the grain to keep it dry during the journey.

   Sinónimosbagpackpouchsack up

   Antónimosdumpemptypourspillunloadunpack

Variantes phrasalsack outsack up