culotte - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ French Dictionary

Nouns

knickers  used with pl. verb   chiefly  (Brit.)	la culotte
shorts  used with pl. verb	la culotte
panties plural noun (Brit.) [coll.]   - women's underwear	la culotte
pant [TEXTIL.]	la culotte
drawers plural noun   - underpants   dated   chiefly  (Amer.)	la culotte

Adjectives / Adverbs

bold  adj.   - brazen	culotté, culottée  adj. [coll.]
forward  adj.   - bold	culotté, culottée  adj. [coll.]

Phrases / Collocations

to wear the breeches [fig.]	porter la culotte [fig.]
to wear the pants (Amer.) [fig.] [coll.]	porter la culotte [fig.] [coll.]
to wear the trousers (Brit.) [fig.] [coll.]	porter la culotte [fig.] [coll.]
to be caught with one's pants down	se faire prendre les culottes baissées

Orthographically similar words

calotte, culotté

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