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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesportare i pantaloni
Pronunciation / Transliteration: por-ta-re ee pan-ta-lo-ni
"A casa loro è chiaro che porta i pantaloni lei."
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To be the person in a household or relationship who holds the authority and makes the important decisions.
"In their marriage, it is well known that she wears the trousers."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating in 19th-century British English, the idiom derives from the historical social norm where men exclusively wore trousers while women wore dresses or skirts. Metaphorically, donning trousers came to symbolize exercising authority, leadership, and dominance within a household or relationship.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Wear the trousers" is said worldwide
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porter la culotte
Transliteration: port-e la ky-lot
"Dans leur couple, c'est elle qui porte la culotte."
die Hosen anhaben
Transliteration: dee ho-zen an-ha-ben
"Es ist offensichtlich, dass sie in dieser Ehe die Hosen anhat."
portare i pantaloni
Transliteration: por-ta-re ee pan-ta-lo-ni
"A casa loro è chiaro che porta i pantaloni lei."
llevar los pantalones
Transliteration: ye-var los pan-ta-lo-nes
"En su relación, ella es quien lleva los pantalones."
mandar em casa
Transliteration: man-dar em ka-za
"Dizem que é ela quem manda em casa."
हुक्म चलाना
Transliteration: hukm chalana
"उनके घर में आखिरकार पत्नी ही हुक्म चलाती है।"
当家作主
Transliteration: dāng jiā zuò zhǔ
"在这段婚姻里，显然是妻子当家作主。"
실권을 쥐다
Transliteration: sil-gwon-eul jwi-da
"그 집안에서는 아내가 실권을 쥐고 있다."
尻に敷く
Transliteration: shiri ni shiku
"彼女はすっかり夫を尻に敷いている。"
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