sous-vêtement

le sous-vêtement
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., l’homme, le soleil).
masculine noun
a. underwear (uncountable)
Je dois acheter de nouveaux sous-vêtements avant de partir en voyage.I need to buy new underwear before leaving for my trip.
b. undies
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
A word or phrase that is plural (e.g., les livres).
(plural)
Claudette déteste porter des sous-vêtements inconfortables.Claudette hates to wear uncomfortable undies.
c. undergarment
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another time (e.g., cat, groovy).
(old-fashioned)
Au dix-neuvième siècle, les gens portaient souvent des sous-vêtements en laine.In the nineteenth century, people often wore undergarments made of wool.
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