plainclothes en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Meanings
- (not-comparable) Of a police officer, wearing ordinary civilian clothes instead of a uniform, in order to avoid detection.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| plain-clothes | alternative | lexicographic | |
| plain clothes | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
plainclothesman · plainclotheswoman · plainclothesperson · plainclothes man
Translations (14)
fr en bourgeois (wearing civilian clothes) · fr en civil (wearing civilian clothes) · ru в шта́тском (wearing civilian clothes) · tr sivil (wearing civilian clothes) · sv civilklädd (wearing civilian clothes) · ru в гражда́нском (wearing civilian clothes) · hu civil ruhás (wearing civilian clothes) · ko 사복 (wearing civilian clothes) · es de paisano (wearing civilian clothes) · pt à paisana (wearing civilian clothes) · fi siviilipukuinen (wearing civilian clothes) · fr en habit bourgeois (wearing civilian clothes) · cmn 便服 (wearing civilian clothes) · es de civil (wearing civilian clothes)