civvies


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civ·vies

also civ·ies  (sĭv′ēz)
pl.n. Slang
Civilian clothes.
[Shortening and alteration of civilian.]
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civ•vies

or civ•ies

(ˈsɪv iz)

n.pl. Informal.
civilian clothes, as distinguished from military uniforms.
[1885–90]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.civvies - civilian garb as opposed to a military uniform
civies
civilian clothing, civilian dress, civilian garb, plain clothes - ordinary clothing as distinguished from uniforms, work clothes, clerical garb, etc.
plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
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Translations

civvies

[ˈsɪvɪz] NPL → traje msing civil
in civvies → vestido/a de paisano or civil
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

civvies

[ˈsɪviz] npl
in civvies → en civil
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

civvies

pl (inf) → Zivil nt; he put his civvies on → er schmiss sich in Zivil (inf)
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civvies

[ˈsɪvɪz] npl (fam) in civvies → in borghese
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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