trouser

trou·ser  (trouzr)

n.

An outer garment for covering the body from the waist to the ankles, divided into sections to fit each leg separately. Often used in the plural.

adj.

Of, designed for, or found on trousers: trouser legs; trouser cuffs.

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[Back-formation from trousers, alteration of obsolete trouse, from Scottish Gaelic triubhas.]

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trouser [ˈtraʊzə]

n

(Clothing & Fashion) (modifier) of or relating to trousers trouser buttons

vb

(tr) Slang to take (something, esp money), often surreptitiously or unlawfully

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	trouser - (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately; "he had a sharp crease in his trousers" pant bell-bottoms, bellbottom pants, bellbottom trousers - trousers with legs that flare; worn by sailors; absurdly wide hems were fashionable in the 1960s breeches, knee breeches, knee pants, knickerbockers, knickers - trousers ending above the knee chino - trousers made with chino cloth churidars - tight trousers worn by people from the Indian subcontinent (typically with a kameez or kurta) cords, corduroys - cotton trousers made of corduroy cloth gabardine, tweed, flannel, white - (usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth garment - an article of clothing; "garments of the finest silk" hip pocket - a pocket in rear of trousers blue jean, denim, jean - (usually plural) close-fitting trousers of heavy denim for manual work or casual wear jodhpur breeches, jodhpurs, riding breeches - flared trousers ending at the calves; worn with riding boots lap covering, lap - the part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs; "his lap was covered with food stains" leg - a cloth covering consisting of the part of a pair of trousers that covers a person's leg long pants, long trousers - trousers reaching to the foot pajama, pyjama - a pair of loose trousers tied by a drawstring around the waist; worn by men and women in some Asian countries pantaloon - trousers worn in former times pant leg, trouser leg - the leg of a pair of trousers pedal pusher, toreador pants - snug trousers ending at the calves; worn by women and girls salwar, shalwar - a pair of light loose trousers with a tight fit around the ankles; worn by women from the Indian subcontinent (usually with a kameez) seat - the cloth covering for the buttocks; "the seat of his pants was worn through" short pants, shorts, trunks - trousers that end at or above the knee slacks - (usually in the plural) pants for casual wear slide fastener, zip fastener, zipper, zip - a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab stretch pants - trousers made of a stretchy fabric sweat pants, sweatpants - loose-fitting trousers with elastic cuffs; worn by athletes trews - tight-fitting trousers; usually of tartan trouser - a garment (or part of a garment) designed for or relating to trousers; "in his trouser's pocket"; "he ripped his left trouser on the fence" trouser cuff - a cuff on the bottoms of trouser legs
	2.	trouser - a garment (or part of a garment) designed for or relating to trousers; "in his trouser's pocket"; "he ripped his left trouser on the fence" garment - an article of clothing; "garments of the finest silk" trouser, pant - (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately; "he had a sharp crease in his trousers"

Translations

trouser [ˈtraʊzəʳ] (esp Brit)

A. N trousers → pantalón m, pantalones mpl
short/long trousers → pantalones mpl cortos/largos
a pair of trousers → un pantalón, unos pantalones
to wear the trousers → llevar los pantalones

B. CPD trouser leg N → pierna f de pantalón
trouser pocket N → bolsillo m del pantalón
trouser press N → prensa f para pantalones
trouser suit N → traje-pantalón m

trouser (esp Brit):

trouser clip

n → Hosenklammer f

trouser leg

n → Hosenbein nt

trouser press

n → Hosenpresse f