Translations for „civvies“ in the English » German Dictionary

civ·vies [ˈsɪviz] N

civvies pl esp Brit dated inf:

civvies

Zivil nt kein pl

civvies

Zivilklamotten pl inf

in civvies

in Zivil

civ·vy street [ˈsɪviˌstri:t] N Brit dated inf

civvy street

Zivilleben nt

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

in civvies

in Zivil

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They all look so glamorous in their 21st century civvies, after all.

metro.co.uk

And when in civvies, his dress code would be a t-shirt and jeans.

www.dnaindia.com

While some were in full period costume, others, presumably not scheduled to appear onstage for a couple of hours, were in dressed-down modern-day civvies.

www.heraldscotland.com

The family will be organising a number of fundraisers in the coming weeks including charity walks, karaoke night and the local schools are having civvies day.

www.leinsterleader.ie

The real news was, the civvies actually got hold of a fragile spine of theirs and responded.

nation.com.pk

I'm a bit uncomfortable being recognised in civvies.

www.dailymail.co.uk

I have even refused to get on a plane because some commissioner of police and his wife travelling in civvies were stopped by security and asked to open their handbags.

www.firstpost.com

People raised the alarm and hit the streets instantly against the forces' action following which the security personnel in civvies fled the place.

www.greaterkashmir.com

Some of the jokes may fly over the head of civvies, but they are not its target audience.

www.independent.co.uk

I expect the army are in civvies tonight to plug the gaps.

www.theage.com.au