What does bagaglio in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word bagaglio in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use bagaglio in Italian.

The word bagaglio in Italian means luggage, expertise, knowledge, hand luggage, carry-on baggage, cultural experience, hold luggage, cargo luggage, linguistic baggage. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word bagaglio

luggage

sostantivo maschile (contenitore per viaggiare)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
A Luca fu chiesto di aprire il bagaglio alla dogana per un controllo.
Luca was asked to open his luggage (or: suitcase) at customs so it could be checked.

expertise, knowledge

sostantivo maschile (figurato (conoscenze, esperienza)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Quell'esperienza all'estero ha molto accresciuto il suo bagaglio professionale.
That experience abroad greatly increased her professional knowledge.

hand luggage, carry-on baggage

sostantivo maschile (bagaglio per aerei)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

cultural experience

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il mio bagaglio culturale mi ha permesso di adattarmi senza problemi ai paesi più disparati.
My cultural experience allowed me to adapt to the most diverse countries without any difficulties.

hold luggage

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

cargo luggage

sostantivo maschile (aereo: bagaglio imbarcato)

linguistic baggage

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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