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Meanings of handbag in English

Russian
сумка
Portuguese
bolsa
Catalan
bossa de mà
Spanish
bolso
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A container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)

сумка
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Examples for "bag"
Examples for "bag"
1
One bag contains candy; one contains flour; another peanuts; another water, etc.
School, Church, and Home Games
2
Very well; you will find them in my bag in the hall.
Blacksheep! Blacksheep!
3
Not one is left; as he shook the bag in the air.
The River of Darkness; Or, Under Africa
4
You shall go in one of the prizes; get your bag ready.
Will Weatherhelm: The Yarn of an Old Sailor
5
One bag was labelled silverware; another, jewels; another, cash; and another, souvenirs.
Fighting For Peace
1
She carries a large purse, as most mothers of young children do.
Within arm's reach
2
I took out my purse; opened it; and held it upside down.
The Irrational Knot / Being the Second Novel of His Nonage
3
Upon second thought, however, she opens her purse-strings and delivers the specie.
Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
4
Once it was flung in through the bedroom window in a purse.
The Cloister and the Hearth
5
A niggardly purse in the pocket becomes a thorn in the side.
Levels of Living / Essays on Everyday Ideals
1
Early the following morn the pocketbook was restored; everything save the miniature.
The Rector of St. Mark's
2
In a society where the pocketbook rules, so go the innovation tools.
Reuters
3
Sparwick claimed the contents of the pocketbook as part payment in advance.
The Camp in the Snow; Or, Besieged by Danger
4
He caught one of her hands and put the pocketbook in it.
Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise
5
This scrap he wrapped in clean paper and placed in his pocketbook.
Boy Scouts in Mexico; Or, On Guard with Uncle Sam
Usage of handbag in English
1
DM: Yes, the handbag development process is quite long but very interesting.
Ebony
2
Bell is rummaging in her handbag as the question is being asked.
The Irish Times
3
With her free hand, she dropped her handbag and revealed the Colt.
Clementine
4
He switched to thinking about what Nyberg had said about Hökberg's handbag.
Firewall
5
Coach Chief Executive Victor Luis downplayed the slowdown in the handbag market.
Reuters
6
When Jon did the handbag line, he did it simply and naturalistically.
The Guardian
7
Dublin's new handbag shop boasts the finest of details, writes Deirdre McQuillan.
The Irish Times
8
He caught her handbag from her, and instantly something snapped in it.
Long Live the King!
9
She wanted to snap open her handbag and pay the fare herself.
The soul catcher
10
With a deft movement, she made the card disappear inside her handbag.
Death angel
11
She drew the letter from her handbag and showed it to him.
The Perils of Pauline
12
It's my handbag, which I dropped when I was performing first aid.
Body work
13
Señor Ortega stood waiting patiently with his handbag, like a rescued wayfarer.
The Arrow of Gold: A Story Between Two Notes
14
The most expensive handbag ever sold at auction was also a Birkin.
The Guardian
15
The deportees were allowed to take only a handbag and 10 RM.
The Grey Book / A collection of protests against anti-semitism a...
16
New Girl actress Hannah Simone has a stuffed toy in her handbag.
The South African
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Ireland
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