pants

pants
pæn 
noun plural
1) ((also panties) a short undergarment worn on the lower part of the body: a pair of pants.) calzoncillos (para hombre), bragas (para mujer)
2) ((American) trousers.) pantalones
pants npl calzoncillos
En inglés americano pants quiere decir pantalones

pants sustantivo masculino plural (Méx) tracksuit, sweat suit (AmE) 'pants' also found in these entries: Spanish: calzoncillos - slip - pantalones - pinza English: pants - ski pants - cuff - leggings - pant - pantsuit - split - stretch - sweat - track - under
pants
tr[pænts]
plural noun
1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (underpants - men's) calzoncillos nombre masculino plural; (- women's) bragas nombre femenino plural
2 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (trousers) pantalón nombre masculino, pantalones nombre masculino plural
pants ['pænts] npl
1) trousers: pantalón m, pantalones mpl
pants
n.pl.
• alares s.f.pl.
• calzón s.m.
• pantalones s.m.pl.
pænts
plural noun
1) (trousers) (AmE) pantalón m, pantalones mpl

a pair of pants — un par de pantalones, unos pantalones, un pantalón

to bore the pants off somebody — (also BrE colloq) matar a alguien de aburrimiento

to scare the pants off somebody — (also BrE colloq) darle* a alguien un susto de muerte; wear II 1) b)

2) (underwear) (BrE)
a) (men's) calzoncillos mpl, calzones mpl (Méx), interiores mpl (Col, Ven)

to catch somebody with his pants down — (colloq) agarrar or (esp Esp) coger* a alguien desprevenido

b) (women's) panties
[pænts]
1.
NPL (Brit) (man's) calzoncillos mpl ; (woman's) bragas fpl (Sp), calzones mpl (LAm); (US) pantalones mpl

a pair of pants — (Brit) (man's) unos calzoncillos; (woman's) unas bragas, unos calzones (LAm); (US) un pantalón, unos pantalones

- bore the pants off sb
- catch sb with his pants down
2.
ADJ
(Brit) ** (=bad)

to be pants — ser una porquería

I thought his performance was pants — me pareció que su actuación fue una porquería

3.
CPD

pants press N — (US) prensa f para pantalones

pants suit N (US) — = pantsuit

* * *
[pænts]
plural noun
1) (trousers) (AmE) pantalón m, pantalones mpl

a pair of pants — un par de pantalones, unos pantalones, un pantalón

to bore the pants off somebody — (also BrE colloq) matar a alguien de aburrimiento

to scare the pants off somebody — (also BrE colloq) darle* a alguien un susto de muerte; wear II 1) b)

2) (underwear) (BrE)
a) (men's) calzoncillos mpl, calzones mpl (Méx), interiores mpl (Col, Ven)

to catch somebody with his pants down — (colloq) agarrar or (esp Esp) coger* a alguien desprevenido

b) (women's) panties

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