handbag
A small bag used chiefly by women for carrying various small personal items, sometimes…A small bag used chiefly by women for carrying various small personal items, sometimes considered as a fashion accessory.
» Whose handbag is this?
Wessen Handtasche ist das?
Чья это сумочка?
Чия це сумочка?
Meaning
2 senses(Commonwealth, countable, uncountable)A small bag used chiefly by women for carrying various small personal items, sometimes considered as a fashion accessory.
a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
(archaic, countable, uncountable)A small bag carried in the hand, used either when travelling or to carry tools for a specific job.
Handtasche
су́мочкаsúmočka, ридикю́льridikjúlʹ, су́мкаsúmka
су́мочкаsúmočka, то́рбочкаtórbočka, торби́нкаtorbýnka
Examples
105 sentencesWhose handbag is this?
Чия це сумочка? — Anjy
ruЧья это сумочка? — odexed
deWessen Handtasche ist das? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
This is her handbag.
Це її сумочка. — deniko
ruЭто её сумочка. — Selena777
deDas ist ihre Handtasche. — Yorwba
She had her handbag stolen.
У неї вкрали сумочку. — deniko
ruУ неё украли сумочку. — marafon
deMan hat ihr die Handtasche geklaut. — Yorwba
Mary had her handbag stolen.
У Мері поцупили сумочку. — deniko
ruУ Мэри украли сумочку. — marafon
Have you looked in your handbag?
Translations
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Origin
From hand + bag. The music genre is named from women dancing around a pile of their handbaFrom hand + bag. The music genre is named from women dancing around a pile of their handbags in nightclubs. The verb is a reference to Margaret Thatcher's handbag.
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Forms
plural: handbagsSynonyms
3 synonyms- a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women):bagpocketbookpurse
Word family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable