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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespantalon habillé
Pronunciation / Transliteration: pantalon abiyé
"Il a porté un pantalon habillé pour l'entretien."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Formal trousers typically worn for business or formal occasions.
"He wore a crisp white shirt and dress-pants to the interview." - 2
Trousers designed to be worn with a suit or formal attire.
"She decided to buy a new pair of dress-pants for the wedding."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'dress', derived from Old French 'dresser' meaning to straighten or arrange, and 'pants', a shortened form of 'pantaloons', which originates from the character Pantalone in 16th-century Italian commedia dell'arte. Over time, the phrase evolved to specifically designate tailored trousers worn for formal, business, or semi-formal occasions, distinct from casual denim or athletic wear.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Dress Pants" is said worldwide
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pantalon habillé
Transliteration: pantalon abiyé
"Il a porté un pantalon habillé pour l'entretien."
Anzughose
Transliteration: Anzughose
"Er trug eine Anzughose zum Vorstellungsgespräch."
pantaloni eleganti
Transliteration: pantaloni eleganti
"Ha indossato pantaloni eleganti per il matrimonio."
pantalones de vestir
Transliteration: pantalones de vestir
"Llevó pantalones de vestir a la entrevista."
calças sociais
Transliteration: calças sociais
"Ele usou calças sociais para a reunião."
ड्रेस पैंट
Transliteration: dress pant
"उसने इंटरव्यू के लिए ड्रेस पैंट पहनी।"
正装裤
Transliteration: zhèngzhuāng kù
"他为面试穿了正装裤。"
정장 바지
Transliteration: jeongjang baji
"그는 면접에 정장 바지를 입었다."
ドレスパンツ
Transliteration: doresu pantsu
"彼は面接にドレスパンツを履いて行った。"
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