Meaning of kappsäck | Babel Free

Definitioner

1. a carpetbag (or similar bag made of for example soft leather, typically with a top rim that splits open wide)
   common-gender
2. a portmanteau (traveling case or bag, often opening into two equal sections)
   common-gender
3. a suitcase, a bag (more generally, when kappsäck is used for rhetorical flair – see usage notes)
   common-gender
4. out of a suitcase (constantly traveling, staying briefly in several places)
   common-gender, idiomatic

Ekvivalenter

Exempel

“packa pappas kappsäck”

pack dad's portmanteau [a tongue twister]

“packa kappsäcken och lämna allt bakom sig”

pack one's bags [idiomatically] and leave everything behind

“bo/leva i kappsäck”

live out of a suitcase (be constantly on the move)

“livet i kappsäck”

life out of a suitcase (life on the move)

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