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plainclothes

plainclothes

See also: plain-clothes and plain clothes

English

Alternative forms

(of adjective) plain-clothes
(of noun) plain clothes

Adjective

plainclothes ‎(not comparable)

(usually of a police officer) Wearing ordinary civilian clothes instead of a uniform, in order to avoid detection.

Translations

wearing civilian clothes

Chinese:
Mandarin: 便服 (zh) ‎(biànfú)
Finnish: siviilipukuinen

French: en civil
Russian: в шта́тском (ru) ‎(v štátskom), в гражда́нском (ru) ‎(v graždánskom)
Spanish: de civil
Swedish: civilklädd (sv)

Noun

plainclothes ‎(uncountable)

Ordinary civilian clothes, rather than uniform.

Translations

ordinary civilian clothes

Chinese:
Mandarin: 便服 (zh) ‎(biànfú)
Finnish: siviiliasu

French:
Russian: шта́тская оде́жда f ‎(štátskaja odéžda), шта́тское (ru) n ‎(štátskoje), гражда́нская оде́жда n ‎(graždánskaja odéžda), гражда́нское (ru) n ‎(graždánskoje)

Synonyms

mufti (UK)