swimming costume

bathing costume

(Clothing & Fashion) chiefly Brit any apparel worn for swimming or sunbathing, such as a woman's one-piece garment covering most of the torso but not the limbs

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Noun

swimming costume - tight fitting garment worn for swimming

bathing costume, bathing suit, swimsuit, swimwear

bikini, two-piece - a woman's very brief bathing suit

garment - an article of clothing; "garments of the finest silk"

maillot, tank suit - a woman's one-piece bathing suit

bathing trunks, swimming trunks - swimsuit worn by men while swimming

Translations

ثُوْبُ السِّبَاحَة

plavky

badedragt

uimapuku

kupaći kostim

水着

수영복

kopalke

badkläder

ชุดว่ายน้ำ

mayo

quần áo bơi

泳衣

swimming costume

n (Brit) → costume m da bagno

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

swimming costume

→ ثُوْبُ السِّبَاحَة plavky badedragt Badeanzug μπανιερό traje de baño uimapuku maillot de bain kupaći kostim costume 水着 수영복 zwempak badedrakt kostium kąpielowy fato de banho, maiô купальник badkläder ชุดว่ายน้ำ mayo quần áo bơi 泳衣

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