carpet bag in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for carpet bag in the English»French Dictionary

carpet bag [Brit, Am ˈkɑrpətˌbæɡ] N

carpet bag

sac m de voyage

Translations for carpet bag in the English»French Dictionary

I.bag [Brit baɡ, Am bæɡ] N

1. bag (container):

bag

sac m (of de)

to put sth in a bag

mettre qc dans un sac

20 pence a bag

20 pence le sac

2. bag (hunting):

to get a good bag

faire bonne chasse

3. bag (woman):

bag sl, pej

teigne f pej

II.bags N npl

1. bags (baggage):

bags

bagages mpl

to pack one's bags lit

faire ses bagages

to pack one's bags fig

faire ses valises

2. bags Brit (lots) inf:

bags of money, time

plein de

I've got bags left

il m'en reste des tonnes inf

III.bag <pres part bagging; pret, pp bagged> [Brit baɡ, Am bæɡ] VB trans

1. bag (save, get) inf:

bag seat, table

retenir

bag medal

empocher

to bag sth for sb, to bag sb sth

retenir qc pour qn

2. bag inf SPORTS:

bag goal, point

marquer

bag hare, bird

tuer

bag fish

attraper

3. bag (put in bags) → bag up

4. bag Am (capture):

bag inf

capturer

IV.bag <pres part bagging; pret, pp bagged> [Brit baɡ, Am bæɡ] VB intr

bag garment:

bag

se déformer

to bag at the knees

pocher aux genoux

V.bag [Brit baɡ, Am bæɡ]

a mixed bag

un mélange hétérogène

bags I inf , bags me Brit inf

à moi

it's in the bag inf

c'est dans le sac or la poche inf

it's not my bag inf Am

ce n'est pas mon truc inf

the whole bag of tricks inf

tout le bataclan inf

to be left holding the bag Am

payer les pots cassés inf

to have bags under one's eyes

avoir des valises sous les yeux inf

See also bag up

I.bag up VB [Brit baɡ -, Am bæɡ -] (bag [sth] up, bag up [sth])

bag up

mettre [qc] en sac, ensacher

I.carpet [Brit ˈkɑːpɪt, Am ˈkɑrpət] N

1. carpet:

carpet (fitted)

moquette f

carpet (loose)

tapis m

carpet attr beater

à tapis

carpet sale, showroom

de tapis

carpet shampoo

pour tapis

2. carpet fig:

carpet

tapis m

carpet of flowers/snow

tapis de fleurs/neige

II.carpet [Brit ˈkɑːpɪt, Am ˈkɑrpət] VB trans

1. carpet lit room:

carpet

mettre de la moquette dans

to carpet the living-room floor

mettre de la moquette dans le séjour

carpeted with flowers fig, liter

tapissé de fleurs

2. carpet (reprimand) fig:

carpet employee

passer un savon à

III.carpet [Brit ˈkɑːpɪt, Am ˈkɑrpət]

to be on the carpet inf

être sur la sellette

to brush or push or sweep sth under the carpet

enterrer or étouffer qc

carpet bag in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for carpet bag in the English»French Dictionary

I.bag [bæg] N

1. bag:

bag

sac m

bag of candy

sachet m

bag of candy

cornet m CH

2. bag (luggage):

bag

sac m de voyage

to pack one's bags

faire ses bagages

3. bag (baggy skin):

bag

poches fpl (sous les yeux)

4. bag (woman):

bag

vieille grincheuse f

5. bag (game caught by hunter):

bag

tableau m

Phrases:

bag of bones

sac m d'os

the whole bag of tricks

tout le bataclan

it's in the bag

c'est du tout cuit

II.bag <-gg-> [bæg] VB trans

1. bag (put in bag):

bag

mettre en sac

2. bag inf (obtain):

to bag sb sth [or sth for sb]

retenir qc pour qn

3. bag (hunt and kill):

bag

abattre

I.carpet [ˈkar·pət] N

1. carpet (rug):

carpet a. fig

tapis m

carpet of flowers

tapis de fleurs

2. carpet (wall-to-wall):

carpet

moquette f

carpet

tapis m plain Belg

wall-to-wall carpet

moquette f

to lay a carpet

poser de la moquette

Phrases:

to be on the carpet (be in trouble)

être sur la sellette

to sweep sth under the carpet

essayer de dissimuler qc

II.carpet [ˈkar·pət] VB trans

to carpet sth

recouvrir qc d'un tapis

to carpet sth with wall-to-wall carpet

moquetter qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

At the handover, they pass to the succeeding team a carpet bag containing, amongst other items, a journal and a phone.

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Carpet bags sometimes also served as a railway rug, a common item in the 19th century for warmth in drafty, unheated rail-cars.

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The term "carpetbagger" was a pejorative term referring to the carpet bags (a fashionable form of luggage at the time) which many of these newcomers carried.

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