sandbag in Spanish
sandbag in Spanish is saco de arena, remolonear — sandbag means a sturdy bag filled with sand, used to build barriers against flooding or as protection from bullets and debris.
sandbag in Spanish
saco de arena
A small bag filled with sand and used as a cudgel.
remolonear
(figurative, intransitive, originally, US) To conceal or misrepresent one's true position, potential, or intent in order to gain an advantage; (originally, poker) to pretend to have a weak hand, as a strategy.
What does "sandbag" mean?
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noun A sturdy bag filled with sand, used to build barriers against flooding or as protection from bullets and debris.
"Volunteers stacked sandbags along the riverbank ahead of the flood."
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verb To deliberately understate one's strength, ability, or intentions in order to gain an advantage.
"He sandbagged during practice so his opponents would underestimate him."
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verb To build a barrier of sandbags around something.
"They sandbagged the shop entrance before the storm hit."
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sandbag in a sentence
- Volunteers stacked sandbags along the riverbank ahead of the flood.
- He sandbagged during practice so his opponents would underestimate him.
- They sandbagged the shop entrance before the storm hit.
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What is "sandbag" in Spanish?
"sandbag" in Spanish is saco de arena, remolonear. sandbag means: A sturdy bag filled with sand, used to build barriers against flooding or as protection from bullets and debris.
How do you use "sandbag" in a sentence?
Example: "Volunteers stacked sandbags along the riverbank ahead of the flood." In Spanish, "sandbag" is saco de arena, remolonear.
Are there other ways to say "sandbag" in Spanish?
Yes — Spanish has 2 translations listed for "sandbag": saco de arena, remolonear.
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