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CULOTTE COURTE [1 record]

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Record 1 2014-05-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports and Casual Wear
  • Sports (General)
DEF

Item of clothing worn on the lower part of the body and stopping at mid-thigh.

CONT

Shorts should be worn over an athletic support. Track-suit bottoms or similar trousers may also be worn.

OBS

shorts: term usually used in the plural.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vêtements de sport et de loisirs
  • Sports (Généralités)
DEF

Vêtement [couvrant le bas du corps] qui s'arrête à mi-cuisse.

CONT

La culotte se porte de préférence par-dessus un support athlétique. Les joueurs peuvent aussi adopter le survêtement.

OBS

short : terme utilisé au singulier.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ropa de deporte e informal
  • Deportes (Generalidades)
Key term(s)
  • pantalones cortos
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