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10 Language-to-English DictionariesCivvies
/ˈsɪv.iz/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Ordinary civilian clothes as worn by military personnel when off-duty or by former service members.
"After months in uniform, the soldiers were finally allowed to change into their civvies for the weekend pass."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived as a colloquial clipping and pluralization of the adjective 'civilian', originating in British and American military slang during the early 20th century. The term emerged to distinctly categorize ordinary everyday clothing worn by military personnel when off-duty compared to their standard-issue uniforms.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Civvies" is said worldwide
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vêtements civils
Transliteration: vêt-mān si-vil
"Les soldats ont troqué leurs uniformes contre des vêtements civils."
Zivilkleidung
Transliteration: tsivɪlˈklai̯dʊŋ
"Außer Dienst tragen die Soldaten gewöhnlich Zivilkleidung."
abiti civili
Transliteration: àbi-ti ci-vi-li
"Il soldato era fuori servizio e indossava abiti civili."
ropa civil
Transliteration: ro-pa si-bil
"Los oficiales salieron del cuartel vistiendo ropa civil."
roupa civil
Transliteration: ʁo-pɐ si-ˈvil
"Ele estava à paisana, vestindo roupa civil."
सादे कपड़े
Transliteration: sāde kapṛe
"छुट्टी के दौरान सैनिकों ने सादे कपड़े पहन रखे थे।"
便服
Transliteration: biànfú
"士兵们换上了便服准备外出休假。"
사복
Transliteration: sabok
"장병들은 휴가를 맞아 사복으로 갈아입었다."
私服
Transliteration: shifuku
"兵士たちは休暇中に私服を着て出かけた。"
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