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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescalças de brim
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈkawsɐz dʒi bɾĩ
"Ele prefere usar calças de brim no fim de semana."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Sturdy casual trousers made of denim or similar coarse cotton fabric, typically colored blue.
"He wore a comfortable pair of blue-jeans and a white t-shirt for the weekend outing." - 2
Denim pants traditionally riveted at the stress points for extra durability.
"She bought new designer blue-jeans that fit her perfectly."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from 'blue', referring to the traditional indigo dye, and 'jeans', a sturdy cotton fabric originating from Genoa, Italy (Genoa being phonetically corrupted into 'jeanes' in Middle English). The combined term emerged in the 19th century in the United States to describe heavy-duty trousers worn by laborers and miners.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Blue-jeans" is said worldwide
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jean
Transliteration: ʒan
"Il porte un jean bleu et une chemise."
Jeanshose
Transliteration: ˈdʒiːnsˌhoːzə
"Er trägt eine blaue Jeanshose."
jeans
Transliteration: dʒins
"Ha comprato un nuovo paio di jeans blu."
vaqueros
Transliteration: baˈkeɾos
"Lleva unos vaqueros azules muy cómodos."
calças de brim
Transliteration: ˈkawsɐz dʒi bɾĩ
"Ele prefere usar calças de brim no fim de semana."
जींस
Transliteration: jeens
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"उसने नीले रंग की जींस पहनी हुई है।"
牛仔裤
Transliteration: niúzǎikù
Script: 中文汉字
"他今天穿了一条蓝色牛仔裤。"
청바지
Transliteration: cheongbaji
Script: 한국어 한글
"그는 파란색 청바지를 입고 있다."
ジーンズ
Transliteration: jiinzu
Script: 日本語
"彼は青いジーンズを履いています。"
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