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Ho·se <-, -n> [ˈho:zə] N f

1. Hose:

Hose
trousers npl
Hose
bes. Am pants npl
eine enge Hose
[a pair of] tight-fitting trousers
kurze Hose[n]
shorts npl
die Hosen voll haben inf
to have made a mess in one's trousers
die Hosen voll haben inf
to have poohed [or Am inf a. pooped in] one's pants

2. Hose (Unterhose):

Hose
[under]pants npl

Phrases:

die Hosen anhaben inf
to wear the trousers
in die Hose gehen sl
to fail
in die Hose gehen sl
to be a failure [or flop]
hoffentlich geht die Prüfung nicht in die Hose!
hopefully I/you, etc. won't make a mess [or inf cock-up] of the exam!
sich dat vor Lachen fast in die Hose machen
to nearly wet oneself laughing
[sich dat] in die Hose[n] machen (Angst haben)
to wet oneself sl
[sich dat] in die Hose[n] machen (Angst haben)
to shit oneself vulg
die Hose[n] runterlassen [müssen] inf
to come clean inf
die Hose[n] runterlassen [müssen] inf
to put one's cards on the table
jdm rutscht das Herz in die Hose inf
sb's heart was in their mouth
jdm die Hosen strammziehen inf
to give sb a [good] hiding hum
tote Hose sl
dead boring inf
die Fete war tote Hose
the party was a washout [or dead loss]
die Hosen [gestrichen] voll haben sl
to be scared shitless vulg
die Hosen [gestrichen] voll haben sl
to shit oneself vulg
die Hosen [gestrichen] voll haben sl
to shit bricks vulg
die Hosen vollkriegen inf
to get a [good] hiding

Zip-off-Hose N f

Zip-off-Hose
convertible trousers npl
Zip-off-Hose
convertible pants npl bes. Am