saco

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sack

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saco
masculine noun
1sack, bag (bolsa)
  • saco de arena -> sandbag
  • saco de dormir -> sleeping bag
2coat (abrigo) (Am); jacket (chaqueta)
3(expresiones)
  • caer en saco roto -> to fall on deaf ears
  • espero que no eches en saco roto mis consejos -> I hope you take good note of my advice
  • ser (como) un saco sin fondo -> to be (like) a bottomless pit
a saco
adverbial phrase
also:
  • entrar a saco en -> to sack, to pillage (saquear)
  • los asaltantes entraron a saco en el palacio presidencial -> the attackers stormed the presidential palace
  • el periodista entró a saco con las preguntas (informal) -> the journalist didn't beat about the bush with his questions

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saco [sah’-co]
noun
1Sack, bag (bolso). (m)
  • Sacos vacíos -> readymade bags
2A coarse stuff worn by country people. (m)
3Coarse cloth worn as penance. (m)
4Anything which includes within itself many other things. (m)
5Pillage, sack, plunder; heap. (m)
verb
6SAQUEO.
7Long coat (prenda).
8Nick (cárcel).
  • A saco -> sacking, plundering
  • No echar una cosa en saco roto -> not to be heedless of advice, not to waste an opportunity
9Sagum, short, round jacket worn by Roman soldiers.
  • Saco de viaje -> traveling bag
(Note. —The fourth acceptation is commonly taken in an unfavorable sense.) Saco de arena, sandbag.

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saco
sustantivo:masculino
1 (costal) (referido al contenedor) bag; sack; (referido al contenido) bagful; (Mil) kitbag; (Dep) punchball
a sacos by the ton
por fin lo tenemos en el saco (familiar) we've finally talked him round; (familiar)
no es no parece saco de pajao he can't be written off as unimportant
caer en saco roto to fall on deaf ears
eso es echarlo en saco roto
no echar algo en saco roto to be careful not to forget sth
La avaricia [rompe el saco] y, a veces, como ahora, hace que se hunda un rincón del mundo.
dar a algn por saco (vulgar) to screw sb; (vulgar)
mandar a algn a tomar por saco (vulgar) to tell sb to get stuffed; (vulgar)
lo que tienes que hacer es mandarle a tomar por saco
ser un saco sin fondo to spend money like water
ser un saco de huesos to be a bag of bones
saco de arena sandbag
saco de dormir sleeping bag
saco de mano saco de noche saco de viaje
saco postal mailbag; postbag
saco terrero sandbag
2 (Anatomía) sac
saco amniótico amniotic sac
El bebé suele sentirse a gusto en el agua, ya que le recuerda el [saco amniótico] de la madre. Es aconsejable, sin embargo, que la enseñanza corra a cargo de un monitor preparado. es un saco de picardías
3 (gabán) long coat; loose-fitting jacket
me puse un saquito para abrigarme
 (Latinoamérica) (chaqueta) jacket; (And) (jersey) jumper
4 (muy_familiar) (cárcel) nick; (muy_familiar) prison
saco
sustantivo:masculino
(Mil) sack
entrar a saco en to sack

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