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sack2 English-Spanish

echar (del trabajo), botar (del trabajo)

to give sb the sack in sack1 English-Spanish

echar a algn (del trabajo), botar a algn (del trabajo)

sack1 British & World English

a large bag made of a strong material such as hessian, thick paper, or plastic, used for storing and carrying goods

sack2 British & World English

(chiefly in historical contexts) plunder and destroy (a captured town or building)

sack3 British & World English

a dry white wine formerly imported into Britain from Spain and the Canaries

sack1 English-Italian

saccheggiare

sack2 English-Italian

sacco m

the sack in sack1 British & World English

dismissal from employment

sack coat British & World English

a loose-fitting coat hanging straight down from the shoulders, particularly as worn by men (sometimes as part of military uniform) in the 19th and early 20th centuries

sack race British & World English

a race in which competitors stand in sacks and jump forward

sack suit British & World English

a suit with a straight loose-fitting jacket

sad sack British & World English

an inept blundering person

stuff sack British & World English

a bag into which a sleeping bag, clothing, etc. can be packed

sack out in sack1 British & World English

go to bed, or go to sleep

a sack of potatoes in sack1 British & World English

used in similes to refer to clumsiness, inertness, or unceremonious treatment of the person or thing in question

daysack British & World English

another term for daypack.

sack dress in sack1 British & World English

a woman’s short loose unwaisted dress, typically narrowing at the hem, popular especially in the 1950s

get the sack in sack English-German

rausgeschmissen werden

to get the sack in sack English-French

se faire mettre à la porte

give sb. the sack in sack English-German

jmdn. rausschmeißen