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"Bags" is a form of "bags", a plural noun which is often translated as "las bolsas". "Baggage" is a noun which is often translated as "el equipaje". Learn more about the difference between "baggage" and "bags" below.
baggage(
bah
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gihj
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (suitcases)
a. el equipaje (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Have you checked your baggage yet?¿Ya has facturado tu equipaje?
a. el bagaje (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
He had some emotional baggage he had to deal with before getting into another romantic relationship.Tenía cierto bagaje emocional que debía resolver antes de iniciar otra relación amorosa.
3. (military)
4. (old-fashioned) (pejorative) (repulsive woman)
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
a. la bruja (F) (colloquial)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Our son shall never marry a baggage like that!¡Nuestro hijo nunca se casará con semejante bruja!
bags(
bahgz
)A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
a. las bolsas (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
This cream is great for disguising the bags under your eyes.Esta crema es excelente para camuflar las bolsas bajo los ojos.
b. las ojeras (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
There were bags under June's eyes and she looked depressed.June tenía ojeras y parecía deprimida.
bag
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
2. (sack)
b. la funda (F) (Dominican Republic) (Ecuador) (Puerto Rico)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in the Dominican Republic
Regionalism used in Ecuador
Regionalism used in Puerto Rico
Would you like a bag to take the leftovers?¿Quisiera usted una funda para llevar las sobras?
3. (purse)
a. la cartera (F) (Latin America)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
Do you have any room in your bag for these gloves?¿Tienes espacio en tu cartera para estos guantes?
4. (luggage)
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
5. (to pack)
a. guardar en una bolsa
The teenagers who bag your groceries work for tips.Los muchachos que guardan la comida en bolsas trabajan por propinas.
6. (to get)
a. hacerse con
She bagged the window seat on the overnight flight.Se hizo con el asiento de la ventana en el vuelo de la noche.
