Le sac à dos
Example: J'ai mis mes livres dans le sac à dos pour l'école.
Definition
"Le sac à dos" is a backpack, a bag with shoulder straps carried on the back, commonly used to hold books, supplies, or personal items, especially for school or travel purposes.
Etymology
"Le sac à dos" comes from French, where "sac" means bag and "dos" means back, literally translating to "bag on the back." This simple compound perfectly describes the function of the item. Did you know? The concept of carrying things on the back dates back to ancient times, but the term became popular in French in the 19th century.
Learn to use this word actively
"Le sac à dos" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - General - (A1) - set 1", containing 110 commonly used words.
Would you like to not only understand these words, but also remember them and use them actively? Create a free account and select French as the language you want to learn.
Create a free account
