PLAIN-CLOTHES

Meaning of PLAIN-CLOTHES in English

adjective

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She started to strip off, all hell broke loose and he bolted while plain-clothes officers moved in to stage a cover-up.

Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary. Дополнительный английский словарь Longman DOCE5. 2012

PLAIN CLOTHES — * n. civil vestiment; a. sin uniforme
English interlingue dictionary
PLAIN CLOTHES — noun : unofficial clothes : the dress of an ordinary citizen man waiting for him was in plain clothes — …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PLAIN CLOTHES — — plain-clothes , adj. clothing other than one's uniform, esp. civilian clothes worn on duty by a police officer. Also, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PLAIN CLOTHES — civilian clothing worn by a member of the armed forces (usually while on duty)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PLAIN CLOTHES — ■ plural noun ordinary clothes rather than uniform, especially when worn by police officers.
Concise Oxford English vocab
PLAIN-CLOTHES — plain-clothes BrE AmE ˌpleɪn ˈkləʊðz ◂ ⇨ˌpleɪŋ-, -kləʊz AmE \ -ˈkloʊz -ˈkloʊðz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PLAIN-CLOTHES — ➡ plain clothes
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PLAIN CLOTHES — noun [ pl. ] ordinary clothes, not uniform, when worn by police officers on duty : officers in plain clothes …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PLAIN-CLOTHES — ˌplain-ˈclothes BrE AmE adjective [only before noun] plain-clothes police are police who wear ordinary clothes so that they can work …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PLAIN-CLOTHES — also plainclothes Plain-clothes police officers wear ordinary clothes instead of a police uniform. He was arrested by plain-clothes detectives as …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PLAIN-CLOTHES — also plainclothes Plain-clothes police officers wear ordinary clothes instead of a police uniform. He was arrested by ~ detectives as …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PLAIN-CLOTHES — adj.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
PLAIN-CLOTHES — adj. Plain-clothes is used with these nouns: ↑ officer , ↑ police , ↑ policeman
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PLAIN CLOTHES — ➡ law enforcement
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
PLAIN CLOTHES — n. in ~ (the police officer was in ~)
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
PLAIN CLOTHES — штатское платье штатское платье
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PLAIN-CLOTHES — в штатском - * man сыщик, шпик, переодетый полицейский, полицейский в штатском
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PLAIN CLOTHES — штатское платье
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PLAIN-CLOTHES — a в штатском plain-clothes man - сыщик, шпик, переодетый полицейский, полицейский в штатском
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PLAIN-CLOTHES — plain-clothes man - сыщик переодетый полицейский; шпик
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PLAIN CLOTHES — штатское платье
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PLAIN CLOTHES — (0) в штатском
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
PLAIN-CLOTHES — a в штатском ~ man - сыщик, шпик, переодетый полицейский, полицейский в штатском
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
PLAIN CLOTHES — штатское платье
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
PLAIN CLOTHES — штатское платье
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PLAIN-CLOTHES — a в штатском plain-clothes man - сыщик, шпик, переодетый полицейский, полицейский в штатском
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PLAIN CLOTHES — штатское платье, штатское, в штатском
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
PLAIN CLOTHES — штатское платье, штатское, в штатском
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
PLAIN CLOTHES — штатское платье
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
PLAIN CLOTHES — штатское платье
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PLAIN CLOTHES — штатское платье
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
PLAIN CLOTHES — штатское платье
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
PLAIN-CLOTHES — plain-clothes man - сыщик переодетый полицейский; шпик
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
PLAIN-CLOTHES — в штатском - * man сыщик, шпик, переодетый полицейский, полицейский в штатском
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PLAIN CLOTHES — штатское платье штатское платье
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PLAIN-CLOTHES — man сыщик
Англо-Русский словарь
CLOTHES — mga beste;mga damit;mga saput;mga semina;mga sinena
English-Visayan vocabulary
PLAIN — I Any relatively level area of the Earth's surface that exhibits gentle slopes and small local relief (differences in elevation). …
Английский словарь Британика
PLAIN — I. ˈplān verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English plainen, pleynen, from Middle French plaindre, from Latin plangere to lament …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CLOTHES — ˈklō(th)z noun plural Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English clāthas, plural of clāth cloth, article of clothing …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PLAIN — plain 1 — plainly , adv. — plainness , n. /playn/ , adj., plainer, plainest , adv., n. adj. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PLAIN — I. ˈplān intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French pleindre, plaindre, from Latin plangere to lament — more at plaint …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PLAIN — adj a field of battle. 2. plain ·adv in a plain manner; plainly. 3. plain ·superl open; clear; unencumbered; equal; …
Webster English vocab
CLOTHES — pl of cloth. 2. clothes ·noun ·pl the covering of a bed; bedclothes. 3. clothes ·noun ·pl covering for the …
Webster English vocab
PLAIN — [plain] vi [ME, fr. OF plaindre, fr. L plangere to lament--more at plaint] (14c) archaic: complain [2]plain n [ME, fr. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CLOTHES — [clothes] n pl, often attrib [ME, fr. OE clathas, pl. of clath] (bef. 12c) 1: clothing 2: bedclothes 3: all …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PLAIN — plain BrE AmE pleɪn (= plane) ▷ plainer ˈpleɪn ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ plainest ˈpleɪn ɪst -əst …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CLOTHES — clothes noun BrE AmE kləʊðz kləʊz AmE \ kloʊz kloʊðz ▶ ˈ clothes ˌ hanger BrE AmE ▶ ˈ clothes …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PLAIN — / pleɪn; NAmE / adjective , noun , adverb ■ adjective ( plain·er , plain·est ) 1. easy to see …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CLOTHES — / kləʊðz; kləʊz; NAmE kloʊðz; kloʊz/ noun [ pl. ] the things that you wear, such as trousers / pants, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PLAIN — I. plain 1 S2 W3 /pleɪn/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: Latin planus …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CLOTHES — clothes S2 W2 /kləʊðz, kləʊz $ kloʊðz, kloʊz/ BrE AmE noun [plural] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ clothes , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PLAIN — adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1 clear; evident (is plain to see). 2 readily understood; simple (in plain words). 3 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CLOTHES — n.pl. 1 garments worn to cover the body and limbs. 2 bedclothes. øclothes-horse 1 a frame for airing washed clothes. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PLAIN — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 clear; evident (is plain to see). 2 readily understood; simple (in plain words). 3 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CLOTHES — n.pl. 1 garments worn to cover the body and limbs. 2 bedclothes. clothes-horse 1 a frame for airing washed clothes. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PLAIN — 1.adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1. clear; evident (is plain to see). 2 readily understood; simple (in plain words). 3 …
Oxford English vocab
CLOTHES — n.pl. 1. garments worn to cover the body and limbs. 2 bedclothes. Phrases and idioms: clothes-horse 1. a frame for …
Oxford English vocab
PLAIN — ( plainer, plainest, plains) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A plain …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CLOTHES — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Clothes are the things that people wear, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CLOTHES — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Clothes are the things that people wear, …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PLAIN — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a plain ring ▪ She wore a plain gold ring. flood plain plain chocolate …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CLOTHES — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a food/medicine/clothes cupboard British English ▪ The medicine cupboard's in the bathroom. a laundry/clothes basket …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CLOTHES — [plural] [noun] - things such as dresses and trousers that people wear to cover, protect or decorate the human bodyShopping …
Cambridge English vocab

Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

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