sack

a large bag made of cloth or paper, used for carrying things

bolsa, saco

• carry a sack

Collocations sack of potatoes · plastic sacks

• He carried the sack of flour to the kitchen.

  Él llevó la bolsa de harina a la cocina.

to dismiss someone from their job, especially suddenly and without warning

despedir, echar (de un trabajo)

• sack somebody

Collocations sacked from a job · get sacked

• The boss decided to sack him.

  El jefe decidió despedirlo.

to punish someone by making them leave a place, especially for doing something wrong

castigar con la expulsión

• sack somebody

Collocations sacked from school · get sacked for something

• The student was sacked from the university.

  El estudiante fue expulsado de la universidad.

to remove something, especially a person's possessions, from somewhere and put them in sacks or boxes

sacar (algo) de algún lugar y ponerlo en sacos o cajas

• sack something

Collocations sacked the furniture · sacked all his belongings

• They sacked everything from the house.

  Sacaron todo de la casa.