תחתונים

English translation: underwear, briefs, panties

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Hebrew term or phrase:תחתונים
English translation:underwear, briefs, panties
Entered by: ALMERCANA

01:24 Nov 2, 2011
Hebrew to English translations [Non-PRO]
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion
Hebrew term or phrase: תחתונים
Hi,
Could you please help me with this? I would like to know if this Hebrew word is applicable on both women and men's briefs.
ALMERCANA
Morocco
Local time: 15:30
underwear, briefs, panties
Explanation:
Applicable to both men and women's underware

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Note added at 6 mins (2011-11-02 01:31:31 GMT)
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Non-pro
Selected response from:

Joab Eichenberg-Eilon
United States
Local time: 11:30
Grading comment
Thank you Joab!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +4yes, it serves for either sex, including children
judithyf
5 +2underwear, briefs, panties
Joab Eichenberg-Eilon
5underweaר
Ziva Hefetz
4underpants
Mary Jane Shubow


  

Answers


6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
underwear, briefs, panties


Explanation:
Applicable to both men and women's underware

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Note added at 6 mins (2011-11-02 01:31:31 GMT)
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Non-pro

Joab Eichenberg-Eilon
United States
Local time: 11:30
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in HebrewHebrew
Grading comment
Thank you Joab!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sabine Akabayov, PhD
1 hr

agree  Sandra & Kenneth Grossman
4 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
yes, it serves for either sex, including children


Explanation:
so possible translations are brief, panties, underpants, knickers, shorts etc.

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Note added at 4 hrs (2011-11-02 06:11:43 GMT)
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The asker knows what the word means ("briefs"), but asks whether it is applicable to both sexes

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Note added at 6 hrs (2011-11-02 07:41:02 GMT)
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Thank you Meir

judithyf
Local time: 17:30
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  meirs: What was the question - translation to EN or meaning in HE (gender applicability)
51 mins
  -> Could you please help me with this? I would like to know if this Hebrew word is applicable on both women and men's briefs.

agree  Lingopro: This answers the asker's question!
1 hr
  -> Thank you Lingopro

agree  Ty Kendall
2 hrs
  -> Thank you Ty

agree  Sandra & Kenneth Grossman
4 hrs
  -> Thank you Sangro
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1 day 1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
underpants


Explanation:
This is the way I have always translated it.

Example sentence(s):
  • When they arrived, they found a 2-year-old boy wearing only underpants.
  • קפטן תחתונים (באנגלית:Captain Underpants) היא סדרת ספרי קומיקס לילדים אמריקאית אשר נכתבה על ידי דאב פילקי

    Reference: http://www.digtriad.com/news/local/article/197516/57/2-Year-...
    Reference: http://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A7%D7%A4%D7%98%D7%9F_%D7%AA...
Mary Jane Shubow
United States
Local time: 08:30
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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1 day 12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
underweaר


Explanation:
same for women, man and children

Ziva Hefetz
Israel
Local time: 17:30
Native speaker of: Native in HebrewHebrew, Native in EnglishEnglish
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