baggage
gb/bˈæɡɪd͡ʒ/ us/bˈæɡɪd͡ʒ/
B1
Engleză
~ 5700
Sensuri
0 sensuri
Substantiv
B1
entity
1
suitcases and bags for travel
Bags and cases you take with you when you travel, especially by plane, bus, or train.
Tipar de utilizare:
[someone]'s baggage; checked/hand/carry-on baggage
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes treat "baggage" as a regular countable noun and say *"three baggages"*. In standard English, "baggage" is usually uncountable: say "three bags" or "three pieces of baggage". Learners also confuse "baggage" and "luggage"; they are almost the same, but "baggage" is especially common in air-travel contexts and in American English.
Sinonime
luggage (Very close in meaning; more common in British English, while "baggage" is especially common in airline and American English contexts.)
Colocații
checked baggage
|carry-on baggage
|hand baggage
|excess baggage
|baggage claim
|baggage allowance
Teme
travel
|daily life
|transport
|daily_life
Exemple
- You can have one piece of hand baggage and one checked bag.
- My baggage was delayed, so I had to wait an hour at the airport.
- Please do not leave your baggage unattended at any time.
- They lost my baggage on the flight from New York to Paris.
- The airline charged her extra for excess baggage.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- I put my baggage on the airport scale.
- His baggage is very heavy.
- She waits for her baggage at baggage claim.
- We have too much baggage for this small car.
- You can take one small baggage item on the plane.
Substantiv
B2
entity
2
emotional problems from the past
Bad feelings from past experiences that still hurt you and change how you act now.
Tipar de utilizare:
[someone] has/carries [emotional] baggage
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes think of physical bags when they see "baggage" in this sense. Here it is metaphorical: it does not mean real bags. Do not say *"I put my baggage in the car"* when you talk about emotional problems; use it with verbs like "carry," "have," or "bring" and often with the adjective "emotional."
Sinonime
trauma ("Trauma" often refers to one very harmful event or injury, especially serious or medical; "baggage" is broader and more informal, and can include many smaller past problems that still affect someone.)
Antonime
emotional freedom (Describes a state where someone does not feel limited or weighed down by past emotional problems, which is the opposite of having emotional baggage.)
Colocații
emotional baggage
|carry a lot of baggage
|relationship baggage
|personal baggage
|psychological baggage
Teme
emotions
|relationships
|psychology
|health
Exemple
- He brings a lot of emotional baggage into his relationships.
- Therapy helped her unpack some of the baggage from her childhood.
- The divorce left him with serious baggage around trust.
- She likes him, but she knows he has too much baggage from his last marriage.
- We all carry some baggage from our past; the question is how we deal with it.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- She has a lot of emotional baggage from her first marriage.
- He still carries baggage from his difficult childhood.
- Therapy can help you deal with your old baggage.
- I do not want to bring my baggage into this new relationship.
- Everyone has some baggage, and that is normal.
Substantiv
C1
entity
3
harmful history or associations
Bad things from a person’s or group’s past that make other people feel unsure or unhappy about them now.
Tipar de utilizare:
[someone/something] comes with/has [a lot of] baggage
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes confuse this with physical travel bags and try to use travel verbs like "pack" or "carry on" literally. In this sense, "baggage" is abstract and used with verbs like "have," "carry," "bring," or "come with" to talk about reputation and history, especially in politics and business.
Sinonime
liability ("Liability" is more formal and often used in business or legal contexts; "baggage" is more informal and can refer to a mix of image, history, and problems.)
Antonime
asset (An "asset" is something that helps or adds value, which contrasts with "baggage" as something that hurts or makes a person or thing less desirable.)
Colocații
political baggage
|too much baggage
|legal baggage
|historical baggage
|cultural baggage
Teme
politics
|business
|reputation
|communication
Exemple
- The candidate carries a lot of political baggage from his time in office.
- This brand has too much baggage after the recent scandal.
- The merger talks failed because each company came with its own legal baggage.
- Hiring him would bring a lot of baggage to the team.
- The policy still carries historical baggage from its colonial past.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- The new boss has some political baggage from his last job.
- That company has a lot of baggage after the data leak.
- The project comes with financial baggage from earlier mistakes.
- They did not want a leader with too much baggage.
- This law has cultural baggage that many people dislike.
Substantiv
informal
C1
entity
4
insulting term for a woman
A rude, old word for a woman, used as an insult.
Tipar de utilizare:
old/silly/nasty + baggage
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may not realize this use is offensive and old-fashioned. It is best learned for understanding older books or films, not for active use. Avoid using "baggage" to describe a woman in modern speech.
Sinonime
hag (Also an insulting word for a woman, often suggesting she is old and unpleasant; both are strongly negative and should be avoided in polite speech.)
Colocații
silly old baggage
|nasty old baggage
|miserable old baggage
Teme
people
|insults
|communication
|relationships
Exemple
- He muttered something about the "silly old baggage" next door.
- The character in the novel is described as a "miserable old baggage."
- That kind of language, calling women "baggage," is now seen as sexist and rude.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- The man in the story calls the woman a "silly old baggage."
- Today, people think the word "baggage" for a woman is rude.
- You should not call a woman "baggage"; it is an insult.
Substantiv
technical
C2
entity
5
army’s transported equipment and supplies
Equipment, supplies, and personal things that an army carries with it when it moves.
Tipar de utilizare:
military/army baggage; baggage train
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may not meet this meaning often and can usually understand it from context as a specialized historical or military use related to equipment and supplies.
Sinonime
supplies (A broader term for things an army needs; "baggage" here focuses on what is carried along with the troops, often including personal items.)
Colocații
army baggage
|baggage train
|baggage wagons
Teme
military
|history
|law
|travel
Exemple
- The general ordered the baggage to remain behind the front line.
- Enemy forces attacked the baggage train during the night.
- Most of the army's baggage was lost when the bridge collapsed.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- In the old army, the baggage moved behind the soldiers.
- The soldiers protected the baggage train.
- The river took away much of their baggage.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
baggage
IPA
GB/bˈæɡɪd͡ʒ/
US/bˈæɡɪd͡ʒ/
Silabe și accent
bag - gage (2 silabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (bag)
Forme ale cuvântului
Noun
- Base: baggage
- Plural: baggage
Familie de cuvinte
Expresii
baggage claim
1/bˈæɡɪd͡ʒ klˈeɪm/
fixed phrase
place to pick up checked bags
The place in an airport where you get your checked bags after a flight.
Exemple
- I'll meet you at baggage claim after we land.
- We waited at baggage claim for half an hour.
- Your suitcase is probably still on the belt at baggage claim.
carry a lot of baggage
1/kˈɛɹi ə lˈɑt əv bˈæɡɪd͡ʒ/
idiom
informal
be heavily affected by past problems
To have many emotional or personal problems from the past that still affect you strongly.
Exemple
- She carries a lot of baggage from her family life.
- He knows he carries emotional baggage and is trying to change.
- They both carry a lot of baggage into this relationship.
check your baggage at the door
1/t͡ʃˈɛk jˈʊɹ bˈæɡɪd͡ʒ ˈæt ðə dˈɔɹ/
idiom
informal
set aside issues when entering a situation
To put your personal problems, anger, or prejudices aside when you enter a place or start an activity, so they do not cause trouble there.
Exemple
- We ask everyone to check their baggage at the door and focus on the task.
- Good leaders check their baggage at the door before important meetings.
- At group therapy, participants are encouraged to check their baggage at the door and be open.
checked baggage
1/t͡ʃˈɛkt bˈæɡɪd͡ʒ/
fixed phrase
bags you give to the airline
Bags that you give to the airline before a flight so they travel in the plane’s hold, not with you in the cabin.
Exemple
- Her checked baggage did not arrive with the flight.
- You must pay a fee for checked baggage on some airlines.
- The weight limit for checked baggage is 23 kilos.
come with baggage
1/kˈʌm wˈɪθ bˈæɡɪd͡ʒ/
idiom
informal
have past problems attached
To have emotional or other problems from the past that make a person or situation more difficult.
Exemple
- He’s a great guy, but he comes with a lot of baggage.
- Any candidate for this job will come with some baggage.
- The project comes with baggage from earlier failures.
excess baggage
1/ˈɛksˌɛs bˈæɡɪd͡ʒ/
fixed phrase
baggage over the allowed limit
Baggage that is heavier or more than the amount you are allowed to take without paying extra.
Exemple
- The airline charged me for excess baggage.
- If you have excess baggage, you may need to pay a fee.
- We repacked our suitcases to avoid excess baggage.
hand baggage
1/hˈænd bˈæɡɪd͡ʒ/
fixed phrase
small bags you carry onto a plane
Small bags you take with you into the airplane, not the bags you check in.
Exemple
- Each passenger is allowed one piece of hand baggage.
- Please place your hand baggage in the overhead locker.
- Her hand baggage was too big for the cabin.
leave your baggage at the door
1/lˈiv jˈʊɹ bˈæɡɪd͡ʒ ˈæt ðə dˈɔɹ/
idiom
informal
not bring past problems into a situation
To decide not to let your past problems or feelings affect a new place, meeting, or relationship.
Exemple
- In this workshop, please leave your baggage at the door.
- When you come to work, try to leave your baggage at the door.
- She told him to leave his baggage at the door and start fresh.
emotional baggage
1/ɪmˈoʊʃənəl bˈæɡɪd͡ʒ/
idiom
informal
past negative feelings affecting now
Unresolved bad feelings from past experiences that still affect you today.
Exemple
- He entered the relationship with a lot of emotional baggage from his divorce.
- It's important to deal with your emotional baggage before starting something new.
emotional baggage
2/ɪmˈoʊʃənəl bˈæɡɪd͡ʒ/
idiom
past emotional problems affecting you now
Bad feelings and problems from your past that still hurt you and change how you act today.
Exemple
- She has a lot of emotional baggage from her childhood.
- Before starting a new relationship, he wanted to deal with his emotional baggage.
- Therapy can help you work through emotional baggage.