What does sac in French mean?

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

The word sac in French means bag, bag, sacking, sac, 10 francs, ten francs, SAC, bagless vacuum cleaner, have more than one trick up your sleeve, sack race, cul-de-sac, dead end, be dressed like a scarecrow, look like something the cat dragged in, it's in the bag, plunder, lump together, looted, looting, catch red-handed, shoulder bag, rucksack, backpack, handbag, bag of tricks, full of mischief, Good lord!, Good heavens!, potato sack, sack, dust bag, vacuum cleaner bag, shopping bag, sleeping bag liner, amniotic sac, bag of bones, sleeping bag, punch bag, golf bag, can of worms, sandbag, sports holdall, sports bag, gym bag, overnight bag, weekend bag, holdall, faux-crocodile bag, imitation-leather bag, cool bag, insulated bag, plastic bag, mailbag, bin bag, bin liner, rubbish bag, yolk sac, bivvy bag, get off your chest, go backpacking. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word sac

bag

nom masculin (contenant souple)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Son nouveau sac est en cuir.
Her new bag is made of leather.

bag

nom masculin (contenu)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour remplir ce bac, il nous faudra bien 10 sacs de sable.
To fill this tray will take at least 10 bags of sand.

sacking

nom masculin (littéraire (pillage) (literary)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le général romain décida le sac de la ville pour faire du butin.
The Roman general called for the sacking of the city in order to take the spoils.

sac

nom masculin (Anatomie : cavité) (anatomy)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Son sac lacrymal est très petit.
His lacrimal sac is very small.

10 francs, ten francs

nom masculin (argot, vieilli (argent : 10 francs)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
J'ai trouvé un billet de dix sacs.
I found 100 francs.

SAC

nom masculin invariable (abr, vieilli (police parallèle gaullienne) (historical, French acronym)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le SAC fut dissous en 1982 en tant que groupe de combat et milice privée.
The SAC as a combat group and private militia was dissolved in 1982.

bagless vacuum cleaner

nom masculin (aspirateur avec réservoir)

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

have more than one trick up your sleeve

locution verbale (figuré (avoir de la ressource) (colloquial)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

sack race

nom féminin (type de course amusante)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
À la kermesse, j'ai fini premier de la course en sac.

cul-de-sac

nom masculin (impasse) (street: Gallicism)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Toutes les petites rues latérales sont des culs-de-sac.
All these little side streets are dead ends.

dead end

nom masculin (figuré (carrière sans issue) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il n'y a aucune promotion possible, ce poste est un cul-de-sac.
Promotion is impossible; this is a dead-end job.

be dressed like a scarecrow, look like something the cat dragged in

locution verbale (familier (être mal habillé)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

it's in the bag

([qch] est assuré, fait)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

plunder

locution verbale (piller)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

lump together

locution verbale (figuré (assimiler, ne pas voir de différence) (figurative, informal)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

looted

locution adjectivale (pillé)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

looting

nom féminin (pillage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La police attribue la mise à sac du magasin aux manifestants qui ont défilé hier.

catch red-handed

locution verbale (surprendre en infraction)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

shoulder bag

nom masculin (sac à une seule bretelle)

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

rucksack, backpack

nom masculin (bagage dorsal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les sacs à dos sont très pratiques pour les randonnées.

handbag

nom masculin (petit sac de femme) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ma femme a toujours des mouchoirs dans son sac à main.

bag of tricks

nom masculin (sac de surprises)

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

full of mischief

nom masculin (personne espiègle)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

Good lord!, Good heavens!

interjection (Can (juron québécois)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")

potato sack

nom masculin (sac pour pommes de terre)

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

sack

nom masculin (péjoratif (vêtement non seyant) (pejorative: item of clothing)

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

dust bag, vacuum cleaner bag

nom masculin (sac pour les poussières aspirées)

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

shopping bag

nom masculin (filet ou sac pour les courses)

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

sleeping bag liner

nom masculin (familier (sac de couchage)

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

amniotic sac

nom masculin (contenant des embryons) (biology)

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

bag of bones

nom masculin (figuré, familier, péjoratif (personne très maigre) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cet enfant ne mange pas beaucoup, c'est un sac d'os.

sleeping bag

nom masculin (duvet)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les scouts se déplacent toujours avec un sac de couchage.

punch bag

nom masculin (sac pour boxer) (boxing)

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

golf bag

nom masculin (housse pour le matériel) (sports)

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

can of worms

nom masculin (figuré, familier (situation complexe) (figurative)

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

sandbag

nom masculin (sac contenant du sable) (ballast, etc.)

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

sports holdall, sports bag, gym bag

nom masculin (grande housse de transport)

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

overnight bag, weekend bag

nom masculin (housse de transport d'habits)

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

holdall

nom masculin (grand sac)

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

faux-crocodile bag

nom masculin (sac imitant la peau de crocodile)

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

imitation-leather bag

nom masculin (sac en faux cuir)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Elle portait un sac imitation cuir.

cool bag, insulated bag

nom masculin (sac conservant la température)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous avons un sac isotherme pour transporter notre pique-nique.

plastic bag

nom masculin (poche souple et résistante)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les magasins ne donnent plus de sacs plastiques en France. Prends un sac plastique pour ramasser les champignons.

mailbag

nom masculin (sac de courrier) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le facteur transporte ses sacs postaux.

bin bag, bin liner, rubbish bag

nom masculin (sac à déchets) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous mettons les ordures ménagères dans des sacs poubelle.

yolk sac

nom masculin (annexe embryonnaire) (of embryo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le sac vitellin contient des réserves nutritives chez certaines espèces animales.

bivvy bag

nom masculin (néologisme (housse de protection) (camping)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour dormir sans tente, on peut utiliser des sur-sacs pour protéger les duvets.

get off your chest

locution verbale (figuré, familier (dire ce qu'on a sur le cœur) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

go backpacking

locution verbale (voyager avec un sac à dos)

Pendant les vacances, nous voyagerons sac au dos.

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