Meaning

2 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)Clothes worn next to the skin, underneath outer clothing.

    Unterwäsche

    ни́жнее бельёnížneje belʹjó, испо́днееispódneje, бельёbelʹjó

    ни́жня біли́знаnýžnja bilýzna, біли́знаbilýzna

    undergarment worn next to the skin and under the outer garments

  2. (colloquial, uncountable, usually)Underpants (boxers, briefs, panties, etc) and often bras.

Examples

103 sentences
  1. Tom was wearing nothing but his underwear.

    ruНа Томе ничего не было, кроме нижнего белья.

    deTom trug nichts außer seiner Unterwäsche.

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  2. Tom is wearing nothing but his underwear.

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  3. Tom says he doesn't usually wear underwear.

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  4. Tom says that he doesn't usually wear underwear.

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  5. I always wash new underwear before wearing it.

    ruЯ всегда стираю новое нижнее бельё, прежде чем его надеть.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
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