sack

• Nom avec plusieurs sens, notamment un sac pour transporter des achats, une quantité contenue dans un sac, un type de vin espagnol, une veste féminine ample, un lit suspendu, une robe ample, un pillage ou un renvoi d'un emploi.

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.

   sac de courses

   • 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.

   Synonymesbagcarrier bagpaper bagplastic bagpokeshopping bag

2. Enclosed spaceB1formal

   An enclosed area or compartment.

   Espace clos

   • 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.

   Synonymesbagpouchsac

3. Container quantityA2formal

   The amount that a sack can hold.

   contenu d'un sac

   • 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.

   Synonymesbagbagfulsackful

4. Spanish wineC1formalbritish

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

   Vin sec d'Espagne (sack)

   • 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.

   Synonymessherry

5. B2formalamerican

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

   Sacquebute

   • 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.

   Synonymessacque

6. A2informal

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

   lit suspendu en toile

   • 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.

   Synonymeshammock

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner le fait de licencier quelqu'un de son travail ou de piller un lieu, notamment en contexte de guerre.

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.

   mettre à sac

   • 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.

   Synonymesdespoillootmaraudpillageplunderransackravage

2. Terminate employmentB1informal

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

   renvoyer (licencier)

   • 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.

   Synonymesaxebootcandischargedismissfirelay offlet goterminate

   Antonymesappointemployengagehireretain

3. Make a net profitB2informal

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

   empocher un profit

   • 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.

   Synonymesclearnet

4. Put in a sackA2formal

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

   mettre en sac

   • 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.

   Synonymesbagpackpouchsack up

   Antonymesdumpemptypourspillunloadunpack

Variantes phrasalsack outsack up