bag

bolsa, bolso

Recipiente de papel, plástico o tela que sirve para llevar o guardar cosas.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Cómo se usa: bag of something (She bought a bag of apples.)

Sinónimos: sack

Expresiones frecuentes: shopping bag, plastic bag, bag of something

lo mío, gusto

Algo que te gusta o te interesa, sobre todo en la expresión «my bag».

En inglés sencillo: 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?

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

Sinónimos: thing, interest

Expresiones frecuentes: my bag, your bag, not someone's bag

saco, bolsa

Pequeña bolsa dentro del cuerpo de un animal que contiene líquido u otra sustancia.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: sac, pouch

Expresiones frecuentes: bag of venom, fluid bag, poison bag

conseguir, hacerse con

Lograr conseguir algo que querías.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: get, secure, land

Expresiones frecuentes: bag a prize, bag a bargain, bag a job

embolsar

Poner cosas en una bolsa de papel, plástico o tela.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: bag something up (I'll bag the clothes up for donation.)

Sinónimos: pack

Expresiones frecuentes: bag the groceries, bag up something, bag the rubbish

cazar, capturar

Atrapar o matar un animal al cazar o pescar.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Sinónimos: catch, kill

Expresiones frecuentes: bag a deer, bag a fish, bag a pheasant

abolsarse, deformarse

Dicho de una prenda, quedar floja o formar zonas abultadas por haberse estirado.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: bag at something (These trousers bag at the knees.)

Sinónimos: sag

Expresiones frecuentes: bag at the knees, bag at the elbows