baggage
noun/ˈbæɡɪdʒ/
[uncountable]Слово англійською: baggage
Переклад baggage українською: багажі́, дозво́лена вага́ багажу́, бага́жний ваго́н, ви́дача багажу́, ручна́ покла́жа
Детальний опис
- bags, cases, etc. that contain somebody's clothes and things when they are travelling synonym luggage
- excess baggage (= weighing more than the limit allowed on a plane)
- baggage handlers (= people employed to load and unload baggage at airports)
- (North American English) We loaded our baggage into the car.
Which Word? baggage / luggage / bagsbaggage / luggage / bags- Luggage is the usual word in British English, but baggage is preferred in the context of the bags and cases that passengers take on a flight. In North American English baggage is usually used.
- In North American English luggage is more formal than baggage and is often used to describe the empty bags themselves:
- (North American English) I need to buy some new luggage for my vacation next month.
- (British English) I need to buy a new suitcase for my holiday next month.
- Both these words are uncountable nouns:
- Do you have a lot of luggage?
- Two pieces of luggage have gone missing.
- Never leave baggage unattended.
- Bags are individual pieces of baggage:
- You're allowed one checked bag and one carry-on.
- How many bags do you have?
Collocations Travel and tourismTravel and tourismHolidays/vacations- have/take (British English) a holiday/(North American English) a vacation/a break/a day off/(British English) a gap year
- go on/be on holiday/vacation/leave/honeymoon/safari/a trip/a tour/a cruise/a pilgrimage
- go backpacking/camping/hitchhiking/sightseeing
- plan a trip/a holiday/a vacation/your itinerary
- book accommodation/a hotel room/a flight/tickets
- have/make/cancel a reservation/(especially British English) booking
- rent a villa/(both British English) a holiday home/a holiday cottage
- (especially British English) hire/ (especially North American English) rent a car/bicycle/moped
- stay in a hotel/a bed and breakfast/a youth hostel/a villa/(both British English) a holiday home/a caravan
- cost/charge $100 a/per night for a single/double/twin/standard/(British English) en suite room
- check into/out of a hotel/a motel/your room
- pack/unpack your suitcase/bags
- call/order room service
- cancel/cut short a trip/holiday/vacation
- apply for/get/renew a/your passport
- take out/buy/get travel insurance
- catch/miss your plane/train/ferry/connecting flight
- fly (in)/travel in business/economy class
- make/have a brief/two-day/twelve-hour stopover/(North American English also) layover in Hong Kong
- experience/cause/lead to delays
- check (in)/collect/get/lose (your) (especially British English) luggage/(especially North American English) baggage
- be charged for/pay excess baggage
- board/get on/leave/get off the aircraft/plane/ship/ferry
- taxi down/leave/approach/hit/overshoot the runway
- experience/hit/encounter severe turbulence
- suffer from/recover from/get over your jet lag/travel sickness
- attract/draw/bring tourists/visitors
- encourage/promote/hurt tourism
- promote/develop ecotourism
- build/develop/visit a tourist/holiday/(especially British English) seaside/beach/ski resort
- work for/be operated by a major hotel chain
- be served by/compete with low-cost/(especially North American English) low-fare/budget airlines
- book something through/make a booking through/use a travel agent
- contact/check with your travel agent/tour operator
- book/be on/go on a package deal/holiday/tour
- buy/bring back (tacky/overpriced) souvenirs
- the equipment that an army carries with it
- Extensive baggage trains followed the troops.
- the beliefs and attitudes that somebody has as a result of their past experiences
- She was carrying a lot of emotional baggage.
- The party has now jettisoned its traditional ideological baggage.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French bagage (from baguer ‘tie up’), or bagues ‘bundles’; perhaps related to bag.
Idioms
bag and baggage
- with all your possessions, especially secretly or suddenly
- He threw them out onto the street, bag and baggage.