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I sæk noun(a large bag of coarse cloth, strong paper or plastic: The potatoes were put into sacks.) saco- sacking- sackcloth
II sæk verb(to dismiss (a person) from his job: One of the workmen was sacked for drunkenness.) despedir, echarsack1 n sacoto give somebody the sack despedir a alguien / echar a alguiensack2 vb despedir / echartr[sæk]1 (bag) saco1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL familiar despedir a, echar a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto get the sack ser despedido,-ato give somebody the sack despedir a alguien, echar del trabajo a alguiento hit the sack irse al catre, irse al sobre————————tr[sæk]1 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL saquear1 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL saqueosack ['sæk] vt1) fire: echar (del trabajo), despedir2) plunder: saquearsack nbag: saco mn.• saco s.m.v.• ensacar v.• ranchear v.• saquear v.
I sæk1) ca) ( large bag) saco m, costal mb) ( paper bag) (AmE) bolsa f (de papel)2) ( dismissal) (BrE colloq)to give somebody the sack — echar a alguien (del trabajo), botar a alguien (del trabajo) (AmL fam)
3) ( bed) (colloq)4) ( Sport) ( in baseball) almohadilla f, base f
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1) ( dismiss) (BrE colloq) \<\<person/employee\>\> echar (del trabajo), botar (del trabajo) (AmL fam)2) ( destroy) \<\<town/city\>\> saquear
I [sæk]1. N1) (=bag)a) (Brit) (for coal, grain) saco m- look like a sack of potatoes2) * (from job)to give sb the sack — despedir or echar a algn
3) (esp US)** (=bed)the sack — la cama, el sobre *
2. VT1) (=put into sacks) ensacar, meter en sacos2) * (=dismiss) despedir3.CPDsack dress N — vestido m tipo saco
II [sæk] liter1.N (=plundering) saqueo m2.VT (=lay waste) saquear* * *
I [sæk]1) ca) ( large bag) saco m, costal mb) ( paper bag) (AmE) bolsa f (de papel)2) ( dismissal) (BrE colloq)to give somebody the sack — echar a alguien (del trabajo), botar a alguien (del trabajo) (AmL fam)
3) ( bed) (colloq)4) ( Sport) ( in baseball) almohadilla f, base f
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1) ( dismiss) (BrE colloq) \<\<person/employee\>\> echar (del trabajo), botar (del trabajo) (AmL fam)2) ( destroy) \<\<town/city\>\> saquear
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