Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
en civil
English translation:
in civilian clothing/in civvies/in mufti
French term
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en civil
| 3 +6 | in civilian dress |
Francis MARC
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| 4 +3 | in mufti, in civvies |
Pierre POUSSIN
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Dec 29, 2007 10:04: writeaway changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Non-PRO (1): Anne de Freyman (X)
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Proposed translations
in civilian dress
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Note added at 8 mins (2007-12-29 06:14:34 GMT)
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For The Record 2003/UN Commission... accompanied by about 15 people in civilian dress, surrounded the village ...... Les six policiers en civil qui ont pénétré dans sa maison n’ont présenté ...
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e, in mufti, in civilian dress. f, en civil, en habit de ville (van officieren). d, in Zivil. postieker. e, civilian. f, pékin, fumiste, amateur, ...
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| looks good. stay tuned, however,, as i've got other queries you might like to help me with. |
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Richard Benham
: Also know as "civvies" or "mufti", although I suspect the latter may now be politically incorrect.
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Attorney DC Bar
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Jean-Claude Gouin
: ... also "dressed in civies" ...
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L.J.Wessel van Leeuwen
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Victoria Porter-Burns
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mistahara (X)
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France
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in mufti, in civvies
or, "in civilian clothes"
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Note added at 8 hrs (2007-12-29 14:12:03 GMT)
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A "dress" is more a uniform > battle-dress, now referred to as "BDU"
| hi irat, these are the papal swiss guards. does that help with your answer? |
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Etienne Muylle Wallace
: That's what Collins mentions. Thus...
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Thanks!
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Michael GREEN
: However : I think "mufti" is pretty "ringard" as a term - I don't think it is used much today. "Civilian clothes" has my vote.
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Agreed, too! But it depends on the date of the text! As a MI I used "in civvies"
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Richard Benham
: Hmmmm. Very good. See my comments on FM's answer, made slightly earlier.
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Thanks Richard!
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