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BLUE-JEANS [1 record]

Record 1 2005-12-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Clothing (General)
DEF

Pants made of denim, usually blue, or a similar strong cloth.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vêtements (Généralités)
DEF

Pantalon de forte toile bleue (denim) à piqûres apparentes, porté surtout par les jeunes gens des deux sexes.

CONT

Elle était en jean, en jeans.

OBS

On dit aussi «un jeans».

OBS

Pluriel : des jeans.

OBS

jeans (pl.) : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Prendas de vestir (Generalidades)
DEF

Pantalón de tela recia, ceñido y en general azulado, usado originalmente por los vaqueros de Texas.

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