Usage Note
bagage is often used in the plural les bagages to mean 'luggage' collectively. The singular un bagage can refer to one piece of luggage or, figuratively, to a body of knowledge (un bagage intellectuel). Faire ses bagages means 'to pack one's bags'.
Examples
"Elle a perdu ses bagages à l'aéroport."
Natural Translation
She lost her luggage at the airport.

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