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sacking

UK
/ˈsækɪŋ/
US
/ˈsækɪŋ/
sacking out

Translations

sackingnoun
sackings
pl
licenciementEmploi courant, surtout au sens de renvoi d’un salarié.
The company announced the sacking of several employees due to budget cuts.
L’entreprise a annoncé le licenciement de plusieurs employés en raison de restrictions budgétaires.
mise à sacSens historique ou militaire; action de piller un lieu.
The sacking of the city left it in ruins and its treasures stolen.
La mise à sac de la ville l’a laissée en ruines et ses trésors ont été volés.
toile de juteSens matériel; désigne une étoffe grossière de jute ou de chanvre.
The potatoes were stored in sacking to keep them fresh.
Les pommes de terre étaient stockées dans de la toile de jute pour les garder fraîches.
Synonyms
removal
ousting
discharge
layoff
termination
dismissal
sackingadjective
more sacking
Comp.
most sacking
Super.
UK
/ˈsækɪŋ/
US
/ˈsækɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe items made of coarse sacking cloth.
de toile de juteSe dit d’un objet fabriqué avec de la toile de jute.
The refugees slept under sacking blankets.
Les réfugiés dormaient sous des couvertures de toile de jute.
Synonyms
ransacking
despoiling
predatory
plunderous
ravaging
pillaging
plundering
looting
marauding
raiding
sackverb

sacking

Gerund

sacked
Past Simple
sacked
Past Participle
sacking
Gerund
UK
/sæk/
US
/sæk/
The company decided to sack several employees due to budget cuts.
L'entreprise a décidé de licencier plusieurs employés en raison de réductions budgétaires.
The invading army proceeded to sack the city, leaving it in ruins.
L'armée d'invasion a commencé à saccager la ville, la laissant en ruines.
ensacherEmballage, agriculture, industrie.
After harvesting, they sacked the rice for transport.
Après la récolte, ils ont ensaché le riz pour le transport.
Additional translations
sackerSport; en football américain.
Synonyms
fire
let go
remove
dismiss
terminate
discharge

Definitions

sackingnoun
The act of dismissing someone from employment.
The company announced the sacking of several employees due to budget cuts.
A coarse material made of jute, hemp, or similar fibers, used for making sacks.
The potatoes were stored in sacking to keep them fresh.
The act of looting or plundering a place, especially in a war or conflict.
The sacking of the city left it in ruins and its treasures stolen.
sackingadjective
Made of or relating to sacking cloth.
The refugees slept under sacking blankets.
sackverb
To dismiss someone from employment.
The company decided to sack several employees due to budget cuts.
To plunder and destroy a captured town or city.
The invading army proceeded to sack the city, leaving it in ruins.
To put into a sack or sacks; to bag.
After harvesting, they sacked the rice for transport.
In American football, to tackle a quarterback behind the line of scrimmage.
The linebacker sacked the quarterback for a ten-yard loss.
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