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Sack
01
Sack, Tüte
a container made of paper or plastic material used for holding and carrying a customer's purchased items
Beispiele
She carried the groceries home in a large sack.
Sie trug die Lebensmittel in einem großen Sack nach Hause.
The store gave him a sack to carry all his purchases.
Der Laden gab ihm einen Sack, um all seine Einkäufe zu tragen.
02
a bed made of canvas or rope netting, usually suspended between two points
Beispiele
The campers slept comfortably in a sack between two trees.
Children love swinging gently in a sack hung on the porch.
03
the act of dismissing someone from work
Beispiele
His sudden sack surprised all his colleagues.
Many employees feared sack after the merger.
04
the act of looting a place, often with destruction or violence
Beispiele
The sack of the city left hundreds homeless.
Historical records describe the sack of Rome in 410 AD.
05
a loose-fitting dress that hangs straight from the shoulders without a defined waist
Beispiele
She wore a simple sack over her uniform.
The fashion designer showcased a modern sack in the collection.
06
a loose, full, hip-length jacket worn by women
Beispiele
She wore a tailored sack over her dress.
The store displayed several sack jackets for the new season.
07
a light, dry, strong white wine from Spain or the Canary Islands
Beispiele
The tavern served a glass of sack with the appetizer.
Sack was popular in England during the 16th century.
08
the amount of material or goods contained in a sack
Beispiele
He bought a sack of potatoes from the market.
The shipment included several sacks of grain.
09
an enclosed area, often referring to a cavity or hollo
Beispiele
He found a hidden sack behind the wall.
Birds nested in the sack of the cliff face.
10
Sack, Verlust von Yards
(American football) a loss of yardage for the offense caused by a defensive player tackling the quarterback behind the line of scrimmage
Beispiele
The defensive end made a crucial sack in the final minutes of the game.
Der defensive End machte einen entscheidenden Sack in den letzten Minuten des Spiels.
The linebacker burst through the offensive line to sack the quarterback.
Der Linebacker durchbrach die Offensive Line, um den Quarterback zu sacken.
to sack
01
entlassen, feuern
to dismiss someone from their job
Transitive: to sack an employee
Beispiele
The manager had to sack the employee for consistently violating company policies.
Der Manager musste den Mitarbeiter entlassen, weil er wiederholt gegen die Unternehmensrichtlinien verstoßen hatte.
The company decided to sack several employees as part of a restructuring process.
Das Unternehmen beschloss, im Rahmen eines Restrukturierungsprozesses mehrere Mitarbeiter zu entlassen.
02
plündern, ausrauben
to forcefully steal and take away valuable items from a town that has been captured
Transitive: to sack a place
Beispiele
The invaders sacked the ancient city, leaving it in ruins.
Die Invasoren plünderten die antike Stadt und ließen sie in Trümmern zurück.
After breaking through the gates, the soldiers sacked the town.
Nach dem Durchbrechen der Tore plünderten die Soldaten die Stadt.
03
sacken, einsacken
to place something inside a bag or a container made of paper or plastic material
Transitive: to sack sth
Beispiele
The farmer sacked the potatoes and stored them in the shed.
Der Bauer sackte die Kartoffeln und lagerte sie im Schuppen.
After harvesting, they sacked the onions for transport.
Nach der Ernte sackten sie die Zwiebeln für den Transport ein.
