shorts

shorts
noun
1 outer clothing
ADJECTIVE
▪ cut-off (esp. AmE), knee-length
▪ baggy, loose
▪ tight
▪ long, short
▪ athletic, basketball, bike (esp. AmE), board (= for surfing) (AmE), cycling (BrE), football (BrE), gym (esp. AmE), running, soccer (AmE), swim (AmE), swimming
▪ Bermuda, cargo (esp. AmE), khaki, pajama (AmE)
▪

a pair of khaki cargo shorts

▪ denim, jean (AmE)
▪ lycra, spandex
▪ cheer (= cheerleader) (AmE)
… OF SHORTS
▪ pair
2 (AmE) underwear
ADJECTIVE
▪ loose
▪ tight
▪ boxer (BrE, AmE), boy (= for women) (esp. AmE), jockey (AmE)
… OF SHORTS
▪ pair

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  • Shorts — Shorts …   Deutsch Wörterbuch

  • Shorts — als Badebekleidung …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Shorts — [ʃo:ɐ̯ts̮], die <Plural>: kurze sportliche Hose: im Hochsommer trage ich am liebsten Shorts. Zus.: Damenshorts, Herrenshorts, Kindershorts, Tennisshorts. * * * Shorts 〈[ʃɔ:ts] Pl.〉 leichte, kurze Hose [<engl. short „kurz“] * * * Shorts… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Shorts — Spl kurze Hose erw. fach. (20. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus ne. shorts, zu ne. short kurz , aus ae. scort.    Ebenso nndl. shorts, ne. shorts, nfrz. short, nschw. shorts, nnorw. shorts. Zur deutschen Verwandtschaft s. Schurz. ✎ DF 4 (1978), 167f …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • Shorts — может означать The Shorts  муз. группа Shorts (Камень желаний)  худ. фильм 2009 года. Шорты (англ. shorts)  вид одежды. Короткометражные фильмы (англ. shorts) …   Википедия

  • shorts — [ʆɔːts ǁ ʆɔːrts] noun [plural] FINANCE investment such as bonds that are repaid in less than two years * * * shorts UK US /ʃɔːts/ noun [plural] FINANCE, STOCK MARKET ► government bonds that are paid back in a short time, usually less than two… …   Financial and business terms

  • shorts — Stock Exchange short dated stocks. → short shorts plural noun 1》 short trousers that reach only to the knees or thighs. 2》 N. Amer. men s underpants. shorts a mixture of bran and coarse flour. → short …   English new terms dictionary

  • shorts — s.m.pl. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} TS abbigl. calzoncini corti per uomo o per donna: indossare degli shorts colorati {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1885. ETIMO: pl. di short 1corto …   Dizionario italiano

  • Shorts — [ʃoːɐ̯ts] die; Pl; eine kurze Hose <Shorts anziehen, tragen, anhaben> …   Langenscheidt Großwörterbuch Deutsch als Fremdsprache

  • Shorts — [ʃɔrts, engl. ʃɔ:ts] die (Plur.) <aus gleichbed. engl. shorts (Plur.), eigtl. »die Kurzen«, zu short »kurz«> kurze, sportliche Hose …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • shorts — [ ʃɔrts ] noun plural * 1. ) short pants that end at or above the knees: a pair of shorts 2. ) men s underwear …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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