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baggage
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bag·gage  (bgj)
n.
1. The trunks, bags, parcels, and suitcases in which one carries one's belongings while traveling; luggage.
2. The movable equipment and supplies of an army.
3. Superfluous or burdensome practices, regulations, ideas, or traits.
4.
a. A woman prostitute.
b. An impudent girl or woman.

[Middle English bagage, from Old French bague, bundle, perhaps of Germanic origin. Sense 4, perhaps from French bagasse, from Provençal bagassa, ultimately from Arabic bay, prostitute, from ba, to fornicate; see by in Semitic roots.]

baggage [ˈbægɪdʒ]
n
1.
a.  suitcases, bags, etc., packed for a journey; luggage
b.  Chiefly US and Canadian (as modifier) baggage car
2. an army's portable equipment
3. Informal, old-fashioned
a.  a pert young woman
b.  an immoral woman or prostitute
4. Irish informal a cantankerous old woman
5. Informal previous knowledge and experience that a person may use or be influenced by in new circumstances cultural baggage
[from Old French bagage, from bague a bundle, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse baggi bag]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.baggagebaggage - cases used to carry belongings when traveling
suitcase, traveling bag, travelling bag, grip, bag - a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes; "he carried his small bag onto the plane with him"
case - a portable container for carrying several objects; "the musicians left their instrument cases backstage"
dressing case - a small piece of luggage for carrying brushes and bottles and toilet articles while traveling
handgrip, handle, grip, hold - the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip"
hand luggage - luggage that is light enough to be carried by hand
hatbox - a round piece of luggage for carrying hats
imperial - a piece of luggage carried on top of a coach
satchel - luggage consisting of a small case with a flat bottom and (usually) a shoulder strap
strap - an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position
trunk - luggage consisting of a large strong case used when traveling or for storage
2.baggage - a worthless or immoral woman
adult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"
3.baggage - the portable equipment and supplies of an army
impedimenta - the baggage and equipment carried by an army
equipage, materiel - equipment and supplies of a military force

baggage
noun luggage, things, cases, bags, equipment, gear, trunks, suitcases, belongings, paraphernalia, accoutrements, impedimenta excess baggage
Translations
baggage [ˈbægɪdʒ]
A. N
1. (= luggage) → equipaje m (Mil) → bagaje m
2. (fig) (Psych) → bagaje m
3. (o.f.) (= woman) → bruja f
B. CPD baggage allowance Nlímite m de equipaje
baggage car N (US) → furgón m de equipajes
baggage check Ntalón m de equipaje
baggage (check)room N (US) → consigna f
baggage handler Ndespachador(a) m/f de equipaje
baggage locker Nconsigna f automática
baggage (re)claim Nrecogida f de equipaje
baggage train Ntren m de equipajes

baggage [ˈbægɪdʒ] n
(= luggage) → bagages mpl excess baggage
(fig) cultural baggage → bagage m culturel
ideological baggage → bagage m idéologique
emotional baggage
He's got too much emotional baggage → Son fardeau émotionnel est trop lourd., Son fardeau émotionnel est trop lourd à porter.
baggage allowance nfranchise f de bagages, poids m de bagages autorisé
baggage car (US) nfourgon m
baggage carousel n (at airport)tapis m roulant à bagages
baggage check n (US) (= receipt) → bulletin m de consigne
baggage checkroom n (US)consigne f
baggage hall n (at airport)livraison f des bagages
baggage handler n (at airport)bagagiste m
baggage handling n (at airport)acheminement m des bagages
baggage reclaim n (at airport)livraison f des bagages
baggage screening n (at airport)contrôle m des bagages

baggage
n
(= luggage)(Reise)gepäck nt
(Mil) → Gepäck nt
(pej inf: = woman) → Stück nt (inf) ? emotional a

baggage (esp US):
baggage allowance
nFreigepäck nt
baggage car
nGepäckwagen m
baggage check
baggage checkroom
baggage claim
baggage handler
nGepäckmann m
baggage locker
baggage master
nBeamte(r) mam Gepäckschalter
baggage rack
n (Rail) → Gepäcknetz nt
baggage reclaim
baggage room
baggage wagon
nGepäckwagen m

baggage [ˈbægɪdʒ] nbagaglio, bagagli mpl
baggage [ˈbægɪdʒ] nbagaglio, bagagli mpl

baggage
n baggage [ˈbӕgidʒ]
luggage He sent his baggage on in advance. bagasie حَقائِب багаж zavazadlo, zavazadla baggage das Gepäck αποσκευές equipaje pagas چمدان؛ توشه matkatavarat bagages מִטְעַן यात्री का सामान, सामान prtljaga poggyász, csomag kopor, bagasi farangur bagaglio 手荷物 수하물 bagažas bagāža bagasi bagage bagasje bagaż bagagem bagaj багаж batožina prtljaga prtljag bagage กระเป๋าเดินทาง bagaj, yolcu eşyası 行李 багаж سامان hành lý
n baggage cart
(American) (alsoluggage cart) a cart used by passengers at an airport etc to carry their luggage. kruier, tassekarretjie عَرَبَةُ الحَقائِب кола за пренос на багаж vozík na zavazadla bagagevogn das Gepäck καροτσάκι αποσκευών carrito portaequipajes pagasikäru کارت مخصوص چمدان ها matkatavarakärry chariot עֲגְלַת מִטְעַן सामान ठेला kolica za prtljagu poggyásztargonca gerobak sorong carrello (空港などで)手荷物を運ぶカート 수하물 운반 카트 bagažo vežimėlis bagāžas ratiņi kereta sorong bagasi bagagekarretje bagasjetrille(vogn) wózek na bagaże тележка для багажа vozík na batožinu voziček za prtljago kolica za prtljag bagagevagn รถเข็นกระเป๋าเดินทาง bagaj arabası 行李搬運車 візок для багажу سامان کی گاڑی toa hành lý

baggage أمتِعَة zavazadla bagage Gepäck αποσκευές equipaje matkatavarat bagage prtljaga bagaglio 手荷物 수하물 bagage bagasje bagaż bagagem багаж bagage กระเป๋าเดินทาง bagaj hành lý 行李


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