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plain clothes

/pleɪn kləʊðz/

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/pleɪn kləʊðz/B2formal
  • ruОтносится к полицейским или детективам, которые носят обычную гражданскую одежду вместо униформы, обычно для того, чтобы слиться с толпой или проводить операции под прикрытием.

Refers to police officers or detectives who wear ordinary civilian clothing instead of a uniform, typically to blend in or conduct undercover operations.

  1. Unmarked police officersB1formal

    Police officers who wear ordinary civilian clothing instead of a uniform, often for undercover work.

    ruГражданская одежда

    • The detective was in plain clothes to avoid being recognized.
    • Plain clothes officers patrol the area to catch pickpockets.
    • He was arrested by two men in plain clothes who identified themselves as police.