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1 pants
plural noun1) (esp. Amer. coll.): (trousers)[pair of] pants — Hose, die
catch somebody with his pants down — (fig. coll.) jemanden unvorbereitet treffen
* * *[pæn ]1) ((also panties) a short undergarment worn on the lower part of the body: a pair of pants.) die Unterhose2) ((American) trousers.) die Hose* * *[pnts]pl(esp US: trousers) Hose f; (Brit = underpants) Unterhose fa pair of pants — eine Hose/Unterhose
to beat the pants off sb (inf) — es jdm ordentlich zeigen
to charm the pants off sb (inf) — jdm um den Bart gehen
to wear the pants ( US fig ) — die Hosen anhaben (inf)
* * *1. besonders US Hose f:a) Tritt m in den Hintern,b) fig Zigarre f (Zurechtweisung), Rüffel m,c) fig Rückschlag m;catch sb with their pants down umg jemanden überrumpeln;by the seat of one’s pants umg über den Daumen gepeilt;bore (scare) the pants off sb umg jemanden zu Tode langweilen (erschrecken);2. Br Unterhose f* * *plural noun1) (esp. Amer. coll.): (trousers)[pair of] pants — Hose, die
catch somebody with his pants down — (fig. coll.) jemanden unvorbereitet treffen
* * *(UK) (underwear) n.Unterhose f. (US) n.Hose -n f. -
2 pants
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3 pants
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4 pants
[pænts] UK / USnplUnterhose f (esp US), (trousers) Hose f -
5 pants
[pænts] UK / USnplUnterhose f (esp US), (trousers) Hose f -
6 pants suit
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7 'pants suit
Hosenanzug m -
8 pants which are too short
(US) expr.Hochwasserhose f. -
9 hot pants
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10 ski pants
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11 smarty-pants
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12 sweat pants
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13 seat-of-the-pants
[ˌsi:tɒvðəˈpænts, AM ˌsi:t̬ɑ:v-]she has a \seat-of-the-pants ability to find the best way out of a crisis sie findet instinktiv immer den besten Weg aus einer Krise -
14 drawstring pants
draw·string ˈpantsn pl Tunnelzughose f -
15 stirrup pants
ˈstir·rup pantsn pl Steghose f -
16 training pants
ˈtrain·ing pantsn pl Sporthose f -
17 drawstring pants
draw·string 'pants nplTunnelzughose f -
18 hot pants
heiße Höschen, Hotpants pl -
19 seat-of-the-pants
attr, inv( fam) instinktive(r, s), gefühlsmäßige(r, s);she has a \seat-of-the-pants ability to find the best way out of a crisis sie findet instinktiv immer den besten Weg aus einer Krise -
20 ski pants
Skihose f
См. также в других словарях:
pants — In BrE pants (plural noun) means ‘underpants’, whereas in AmE it means ‘trousers or slacks’. The distinction can cause problems: • I heard an American student at Cambridge University telling some English friends how he climbed over a locked gate… … Modern English usage
pants — ► PLURAL NOUN 1) Brit. underpants or knickers. 2) chiefly N. Amer. trousers. 3) Brit. informal rubbish; nonsense. ● catch someone with their pants (or trousers) down Cf. ↑catch someone with their trousers down ● … English terms dictionary
pants — [ pænts ] noun plural ** 1. ) AMERICAN a piece of clothing that covers your body from your waist to your ANKLES and has a separate part for each leg: TROUSERS 2. ) BRITISH UNDERPANTS beat the pants off INFORMAL 1. ) to defeat an opponent easily 2 … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pants — /pants/, n. (used with a pl. v.) 1. trousers (def. 1). 2. underpants, esp. for women and children; panties. 3. Brit. men s underpants, esp. long drawers. 4. wear the pants, to have the dominant role; be in charge: I guess we know who wears the… … Universalium
pants — (n.) 1840, see PANTALOONS (Cf. pantaloons). Colloquial singular pant is attested from 1893. To wear the pants be the dominant member of a household is first attested 1931. To do something by the seat of (one s) pants by human instinct is from… … Etymology dictionary
pants — n. 1. n. pl. A garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately. Syn: trousers. [WordNet 1.6] 2. Underpants. Syn: drawers. [PJC] 3. Specifically: Underpants worn by women; panties. Syn: bloomers, drawers,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pants — ☆ pants [pants ] pl.n. [abbrev. of PANTALOONS] 1. an outer garment extending from the waist to the knees or ankles and divided into separate coverings for the legs: more formally called trousers 2. drawers or panties: As an adjective or in… … English World dictionary
Pants — (short for “pantaloons”) may refer to the following:* Trousers (North American English), an outer garment covering the lower half of the body, encasing each leg separately * Underpants (British English), an undergarment covering the genital… … Wikipedia
pants — (ingl.; Guat., Méj.) m. *Chándal … Enciclopedia Universal
pants — s.m.pl. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} TS abbigl. pantaloncini corti, spec. da donna {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1971. ETIMO: propr. accorc. di pantaloons pantaloni … Dizionario italiano
pants — /pænts/ s. ingl. [propr., accorc. di pantaloons pantaloni ], usato in ital. al masch. pl. (abbigl.) [pantaloni corti] ▶◀ [➨ pantaloncino] … Enciclopedia Italiana