Plainclothes

/ˌpleɪnˈkloʊðz/ adjective

Definition

Describing a police officer or detective who wears regular, everyday clothing instead of a uniform.

Etymology

Compound of 'plain' (from Old French meaning 'simple, flat') and 'clothes' (from Old English 'clath'). The term emerged in law enforcement in the 19th century to describe officers working undercover.

Kelly Says

Plainclothes detectives basically invented the spy aesthetic—they're the reason crime dramas are all about investigators in jeans and leather jackets instead of uniforms.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሲቪል Kleider
si-vil klay-der
ARالعربية
ملابس مدنية
malbas madaniyyah
BNবাংলা
সাধারণ পোশাক
sa-dhaar-on po-shaak
CACatalà
de civil
deh se-vil
CSČeština
civili
chi-vi-li
DADansk
civiele
si-vi-le
DEDeutsch
Zivilkleidung
tsī-vil-klay-dung
ELΕλληνικά
πο丽τικη
po-li-ti-ki
ESEspañol
de civil
deh se-vil
FAفارسی
لباس غیرنظامی
lab-bas ne-z-a-ma-ee
FISuomi
siviiliasu
si-vii-li-a-su
FRFrançais
en civil
ahn se-vil
GUGU
સામાન્ય કપડાં
saamaany ka-paad-aan
HAHA
abada
a-ba-da
HEעברית
civilian
si-vi-li-an
HIहिन्दी
सामान्य कपड़े
samaan kapade
HUMagyar
polgári ruházat
pol-ga-ri ruh-ha-zat
IDBahasa Indonesia
pakaian sipil
pa-kai-an si-pil
IGIG
oyiyi
oy-yi-yi
ITItaliano
travestito
tra-ve-st-ee-toh
JA日本語
plainclothes
plein-klot-zu
KKKK
аял
a-yal
KMKM
អាវបំពង
a-av-pom-pong
KO한국어
시민복
si-min-bok
MRMR
सामान्य कपडे
samaan kapade
MSBahasa Melayu
pakaian awam
pa-kai-an aw-am
MYမြန်မာ
ပြည်သူလူမျိုး
pyi-the-u-lu-myo
NLNederlands
burgerkleding
bör-ger-klay-ding
NONorsk
sivilkledd
si-vil-kledd
PAPA
ਸਾમાਣਿਕ ਕਪੜੇ
saamaanik ka-p-ray
PLPolski
ubranie cywilne
u-bra-nie cy-wil-ne
PTPortuguês
de civil
deh se-vil
RORomână
haine civile
ha-ine ci-vile
RUРусский
гражданская одежда
grazhdanskaya odezhda
SVSvenska
civilkläder
tsi-vil-klay-der
SWKiswahili
mavazi
ma-va-zi
TAதமிழ்
சாதாரண உடைகள்
sa-dhaar-na u-dai-gai
TEతెలుగు
సాధారణ వస్త్రాలు
sa-dhaar-na vas-traalu
THไทย
เครื่องแบบพลเรือน
khrueang-yaep-pl-reu-an
TLTL
kariton
ka-ri-ton
TRTürkçe
sivil kıyafet
siv-il ki-ya-fet
UKУкраїнська
цивільна одяг
tsi-vil-na o-dyag
URاردو
سِیْوِیل کپڑے
si-vi-il ka-p-ray
VITiếng Việt
trang phục thường dân
trang phuc thuong dan
YOYO
agbada
ag-ba-da
ZH中文
便衣
biàn yī
ZUZU
i-ngubo
i-ng-oo-bo

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