den·im

(dĕn′ĭm)

a. A coarse, twilled cotton fabric, often blue, traditionally used for overalls and work clothes and now used for jeans and casual wear.

b. denims Pants or another garment made of this fabric.

2. A similar but finer fabric used in draperies and upholstery.

[French (serge) de Nîmes, (serge) of Nîmes, after NîmesFrance.]

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denims

(ˈdɛnɪmz)

pl n

(Clothing & Fashion) jeans or overalls made of denim

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Translations

بَنْطَلون جينز من قِماش الدِّنيمسِرْوالٌ مِن قُمَاشِ الدِينم

džínyrifle

jeanscowboybukser

farkut

traperice

farmerruha

gallabuxur

abiti di cotone ritorto pantaloni in denim

ジーンズ

데님제 옷

spijkerbroek

olabukser dongeribukser

dżinsy

gangas tecido denim

джинсы

jeans

ผ้ายีนส์

blucin kot

quần jeans may bằng vải bông chéo

工装裤斜纹粗布制成的工作服牛仔裤

denims

[ˈdɛnɪmz] npl → (blue-)jean m
a pair of denims → un jean

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

denim

(ˈdenim) noun, adjective

(of) a kind of cotton cloth, often blue, used for making jeans, overalls etc.

ˈdenims noun plural

clothes, especially jeans, made of denim. She wore blue denims; a pair of denims.

denims

→ سِرْوالٌ مِن قُمَاشِ الدِينم rifle jeans Jeans ντένιμ ρούχο jeans, vaqueros farkut jean traperice pantaloni in denim ジーンズ 데님제 옷 spijkerbroek olabukser dżinsy gangas, tecido denim джинсы jeans ผ้ายีนส์ kot quần jeans may bằng vải bông chéo 工装裤

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