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shirt

(shûrt)

1. A garment for the upper part of the body, typically having a collar, sleeves, and a front opening.

2. An undershirt.

3. A nightshirt.

Idioms:

keep (one's) shirt on Slang

To remain calm or patient: The plane doesn't land for another hour, so keep your shirt on.

lose (one's) shirt Slang

To lose everything one has or owns.

the shirt off (one's) back Slang

The maximum one is able to give or lose: The only thing those swindlers didn't take was the shirt off my back.

[Middle English shirte, from Old English scyrte, short garment; see sker- in Indo-European roots.]

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shirt

(ʃɜːt)

1. (Clothing & Fashion) a garment worn on the upper part of the body, esp by men, usually of light material and typically having a collar and sleeves and buttoning up the front

2. (Clothing & Fashion) short for nightshirt, undershirt

3. keep your shirt on informal refrain from losing your temper (often used as an exhortation to another)

4. (Gambling, except Cards) put one's shirt on informal to bet all one has on (a horse, etc)

5. (Gambling, except Cards) lose one's shirt on informal to lose all one has on (a horse, etc)

[Old English scyrte; related to Old English sceort short, Old Norse skyrta skirt, Middle High German schurz apron]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

shirt

(ʃɜrt)

n.

1. a long- or short-sleeved garment for the upper part of the body, usu. lightweight and having a collar and a front opening.

2. an undergarment of cotton, or other material, for the upper part of the body.

3. a shirtwaist.

4. a nightshirt.

Idioms:

1. keep one's shirt on, Informal. to refrain from becoming angry or impatient; remain calm.

2. lose one's shirt, Informal. to suffer a severe financial reverse.

[before 1150; Middle English schirte, Old English scyrte; c. Dutch schort, German Schürze apron, Old Norse skyrta skirt]

shirt′less, adj.

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Noun	1.	shirt - a garment worn on the upper half of the body camise - a loose shirt or tunic; originally worn in the Middle Ages daishiki, dashiki - a loose and brightly colored African shirt dickey, dickie, dicky, shirtfront - a man's detachable insert (usually starched) to simulate the front of a shirt dress shirt, evening shirt - a man's white shirt (with a starch front) for evening wear (usually with a tuxedo) garment - an article of clothing; "garments of the finest silk" hair shirt - an uncomfortable shirt made of coarse animal hair; worn next to the skin as a penance tee shirt, T-shirt, jersey - a close-fitting pullover shirt kurta - a loose collarless shirt worn by many people on the Indian subcontinent (usually with a salwar or churidars or pyjama) polo shirt, sport shirt - a shirt with short sleeves designed for comfort and casual wear shirt button - a button on a shirt shirtfront - the front of a shirt (usually the part not covered by a jacket); "he had spilled catsup on his shirtfront" shirting - any of various fabrics used to make men's shirts shirtsleeve - the sleeve of a shirt shirttail - fabric forming the tail of a shirt tank top - a tight-fitting sleeveless shirt with wide shoulder straps and low neck and no front opening; often worn over a shirt or blouse work-shirt - heavy-duty shirts worn for manual or physical work
Verb	1.	shirt - put a shirt on apparel, clothe, enclothe, garb, garment, raiment, tog, habilitate, fit out, dress - provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed and dress their child"

shirt

Shirts

banyan, blouse, boiled shirt, bush shirt, camise, chemise, cover-shoulder, dashiki, dress shirt, garibaldi, grandad shirt, guimpe, Jacky Howe (Austral. informal), hair shirt, kerbaya, kurta or khurta, lava-lava, middy blouse, overblouse, polo shirt, sark (Scot.), skivvy, sports shirt, Swanndri (trademark N.Z.), T-shirt or tee shirt

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

Translations

قَميصقَمِيص

košile

skjortetrøjebluse

ĉemizo

paita

košuljamajica

ing

skyrta

camicia mantenere la calma

シャツワイシャツ

셔츠

marškiniaivienmarškinis

krekls

cămaşă

košeľa

srajcamajica

skjorta

เสื้อเชิ้ต

gömlek

áo sơmi

衬衫

shirt

[ʃɜːt]

A. N → camisa f
to put one's shirt on a horse (fig) (Betting) → apostarlo todo a un caballo
keep your shirt on! (fig) → ¡no te sulfures!, ¡cálmate!

B. CPD shirt button N → botón m de la camisa
shirt collar N → cuello m de camisa
shirt front N → pechera f
shirt pocket N → bolsillo m de la camisa
shirt sleeves NPL to be in (one's) shirt sleeves → estar en mangas de camisa
shirt tail N → faldón m (de camisa)

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

shirt

[ˈʃɜː^rt]

n (= garment) → chemise f

modif [button, collar, pocket] → de chemiseshirtsleeves shirt sleeves [ˈʃɜː^rtsliːvz] npl
in shirt sleeves → en bras de chemise
in one's shirt sleeves → en bras de chemiseshirt-tail shirttail [ˈʃɜː^rtteɪl] n → pan m de chemise

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

shirt

n (men’s) → (Ober)hemd nt; (Ftbl) → Hemd nt, → Trikot nt; (women’s) → Hemdbluse f; keep your shirt on (Brit inf) → reg dich nicht auf!; to put one’s shirt on a horse (inf) → den letzten Cent or sein letztes Hemd auf ein Pferd setzen; to lose one’s shirt on a horse (inf) → den letzten Cent or sein letztes Hemd bei einer Pferdewette verlieren; I’m putting my shirt on him to get the job (inf) → ich gehe jede Wette ein, dass er die Stelle bekommt; he’d give you the shirt off his back (inf) → er würde einem sein letztes Hemd geben; he’ll have the shirt off your back! (inf) → er zieht dich aus bis aufs letzte Hemd! (inf)

shirt

shirt collar

n → Hemdkragen m

shirt front

n → Hemdbrust f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

shirt

[ʃɜːt] n (man's) → camicia; (woman's) → camicetta, camicia
in one's shirt sleeves → in maniche di camicia
to put one's shirt on sth (fig) (Betting) → giocarsi anche la camicia su qc
keep your shirt on! (fig) (fam) → non ti scaldare!

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

shirt

(ʃəːt) noun

a kind of garment worn on the upper part of the body. a casual shirt; a short-sleeved shirt; She wore black jeans and a white shirt.

in one's shirt-sleeves

without a jacket or coat. I work better in my shirt-sleeves.

shirt

→ قَمِيص košile skjorte Hemd πουκάμισο camisa paita chemise košulja camicia ワイシャツ 셔츠 shirt skjorte koszula camisa рубашка skjorta เสื้อเชิ้ต gömlek áo sơmi 衬衫

shirt

n. camisa;

under ___ → camiseta.

shirt

n camisa

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