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shirt  (shûrt)

n.

1. A garment for the upper part of the body, typically having a collar, sleeves, and a front opening.

2. An undershirt.

3. A nightshirt.

Idioms:

keep (one's) shirt on Slang

To remain calm or patient: The plane doesn't land for another hour, so keep your shirt on.

lose (one's) shirt Slang

To lose everything one has or owns.

the shirt off (one's) back Slang

The maximum one is able to give or lose: The only thing those swindlers didn't take was the shirt off my back.

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[Middle English shirte, from Old English scyrte, short garment; see sker-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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shirt

Noun

1. an item of clothing worn on the upper part of the body, usually with a collar and sleeves and buttoning up the front

2. keep your shirt on Informal keep your temper

3. put one's shirt on something Informal to bet all one has on something [Old English scyrte]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	shirt - a garment worn on the upper half of the body camise - a loose shirt or tunic; originally worn in the Middle Ages daishiki, dashiki - a loose and brightly colored African shirt dickey, dickie, dicky, shirtfront - a man's detachable insert (usually starched) to simulate the front of a shirt dress shirt, evening shirt - a man's white shirt (with a starch front) for evening wear (usually with a tuxedo) garment - an article of clothing; "garments of the finest silk" hair shirt - an uncomfortable shirt made of coarse animal hair; worn next to the skin as a penance T-shirt, tee shirt, jersey - a close-fitting pullover shirt kurta - a loose collarless shirt worn by many people on the Indian subcontinent (usually with a salwar or churidars or pyjama) polo shirt, sport shirt - a shirt with short sleeves designed for comfort and casual wear shirt button - a button on a shirt shirtfront - the front of a shirt (usually the part not covered by a jacket); "he had spilled catsup on his shirtfront" shirting - any of various fabrics used to make men's shirts shirtsleeve - the sleeve of a shirt shirttail - fabric forming the tail of a shirt tank top - a tight-fitting sleeveless shirt with wide shoulder straps and low neck and no front opening; often worn over a shirt or blouse work-shirt - heavy-duty shirts worn for manual or physical work
Verb	1.	shirt - put a shirt on apparel, clothe, enclothe, garb, garment, raiment, tog, habilitate, fit out, dress - provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed and dress their child"

Translations

shirt [ʃəːt] n → camisa;

in shirt sleeves → en mangas de camisa

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shirt [ʃəːt] n → chemise f;

(woman's) → chemisier m;

in shirt sleeves → en bras de chemise

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shirt [ʃəːt] n → (Ober)hemd nt;

(woman's) → (Hemd)bluse f;

in (one's) shirt sleeves → in Hemdsärmeln

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shirt [ʃəːt] n (man's) → camicia;

in shirt sleeves → in maniche di camicia

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shirt

n shirt [ʃəːt]

a kind of garment worn on the upper part of the body a casual shirt; a short-sleeved shirt; She wore black jeans and a white shirt. hemp قَميص риза košile skjorte das Hemd πουκάμισο camisa särk, pluus پيراهن paita chemise חוּלצָה कमीज košulja ing kemeja skyrta camicia シャツ 셔츠 marškiniai krekls baju kemeja overhemd skjorte koszula camisa cămaşă рубашка, сорочка košeľa srajca majica skjorta เสื้อเชิ้ต gömlek 襯衫 сорочка قمیص áo sơ mi 衬衫

in one's shirt-sleeves

without a jacket or coat I work better in my shirt-sleeves. sonder baadjie بدون مِعْطَف او جاكيت по риза bez kabátu i skjorteærmer in Hemdsärmeln χωρίς σακάκι en mangas de camisa särgiväel بدون لباس paitahihasillaan en bras de chemise בְּחוּלצָה कमीज के ऊपर और कुछ न पहने हुए u košulji, bez kaputa ingujjban tanpa jas atau jaket jakkalaus, á skyrtunni in maniche di camicia シャツ一枚になって 상의를 입지 않고, 상의를 벗고 vienmarškinis vienā kreklā; kreklos izmeties dengan berkemeja sahaja in hemdsmouwen uformelt, i skjorteermene w samej koszuli em mangas de camisa în cămaşă, fără haină без пиджака bez kabáta v sami srajci u majici i skjortärmarna ไม่มีเสื้อคลุม ceketsiz 不穿外衣 без піджака بغیر کوٹ کے صرف قمیص میں mặc áo sơ mi không 不穿外衣