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I like traveling because it broadens my horizons and I get away from the usual monotony at home and at work.
But what stresses me out every time is the packing. Do I have enough T-shirts, pants and socks? Have I packed the toothbrush? And where is my passport? And will all the stuff fit into my suitcase?
However, today we are not talking about stress. We are talking about the word for luggage in French.
The French word for luggage is les bagages.
“Le bagage” means a single piece of baggage in French, which can be everything starting from a bag over a suitcase up to a backpack. And the plural form of “bagage” simply means several items – or in short “the luggage”.
Now let’s see which words we have with luggage and how the French translations look like.
Luggage in French
Some explanation
| English Expressions | French Translations | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| bulky luggage | bagages volumineux | masculine |
| cabin luggage | bagages de cabine | masculine |
| excess luggage | excédent de bagages | masculine |
| free luggage | bagage gratuit | masculine |
| hand luggage | bagage à main | masculine |
| left luggage locker (British English) | consigne à bagages | feminine |
| left-luggage office (British English) | dépôt de bagages | masculine |
| luggage | bagage | masculine |
| luggage barrow | brouette à bagages | feminine |
| luggage belt | ceinture à bagages | feminine |
| luggage carousel | carrousel à bagages | masculine |
| luggage cart | chariot à bagages | masculine |
| luggage compartment | compartiment à bagages | masculine |
| luggage counter | comptoir à bagages | masculine |
| luggage dump | décharge de bagages | feminine |
| luggage inspection | inspection des bagages | feminine |
| luggage insurance (British English) | assurance bagages | feminine |
| luggage label | étiquette à bagages | feminine |
| luggage locker | casier à bagages | masculine |
| luggage net | filet à bagages | masculine |
| luggage office | bureau des bagages | masculine |
| luggage rack | porte-bagages | masculine |
| luggage receipt | reçu de bagage | masculine |
| luggage space | espace bagages | masculine |
| luggage tag | étiquette à bagages | feminine |
| luggage ticket | ticket de bagage | masculine |
| luggage trolley | chariot à bagages | masculine |
| luggage trunk (American English) | coffre à bagages | masculine |
| luggage van | fourgon à bagages | masculine |
| luggage wagon | wagon à bagages | masculine |
| roof luggage rack | galerie (d’un véhicule) | feminine |
Example Sentences
- Les passagers sont priés d’enregistrer leurs bagages à main, car le vol est complet et nous n’avons pas assez de place dans les casiers supérieurs. – Passengers are asked to check in their carry-on baggage, as the flight is fully booked and we do not have enough space in the overhead lockers.
- Je suis désolé, madame. Mais un bagage à main par personne, c’est la limite. – I’m sorry, lady. But one piece of hand luggage per person is the limit.
