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treabhsar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • pants noun An outer garment covering the body from the waist down, with separate legs; trousers.
  • slacks noun Casual or semi-formal trousers, less formal than a suit.

Senses

treabhsar is used for these senses in English:

  • pants (chiefly, North America, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Philippines) An outer garment that covers the body from the waist downwards, covering each leg separately, usually as far as the ankles; trousers. [from 19th c.]
  • slacks (dated) Semi-formal trousers which are less formal than those that are part of a suit but nowadays are considered suitable casualwear in most offices. (Takes a plural verb even when referring to a single pair; may be referred to as a pair of slacks.)

pants — full definition

  1. noun An outer garment covering the body from the waist down, with separate legs; trousers.
  2. noun An undergarment covering the lower body; underpants.
  3. adj Informal British slang for something of poor quality or disappointing.

Related Irish words