- fatigues
- fatigues "extra duties of a soldier," 1776, from FATIGUE (Cf. fatigue). As a military clothing outfit, from 1836, short for fatigue dress (1833).
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fatigues — loose fitting clothing of a sort worn by soldiers. → fatigue fatigues menial non military tasks performed by a soldier. → fatigue … English new terms dictionary
fatigues — noun Fatigues is used after these nouns: ↑army, ↑combat … Collocations dictionary
fatigues — fa|tigues [ fə tigz ] noun plural 1. ) simple loose clothes worn by soldiers: combat/camouflage fatigues 2. ) jobs such as cleaning rooms or cooking food that a soldier is given to do, sometimes as a punishment … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fatigues — UK [fəˈtiːɡz] / US [fəˈtɪɡz] noun [plural] 1) simple loose clothes worn by soldiers combat/camouflage fatigues 2) jobs such as cleaning rooms or cooking food that a soldier is given to do, sometimes as a punishment … English dictionary
fatigues — noun /fəˈtiːɡz/ military clothing worn when doing menial labour … Wiktionary
fatigues — Synonyms and related words: apparel, array, attire, bedizenment, clothes, clothing, costume, drapery, dress, dressing, duds, fashion, feathers, fig, garb, garments, gear, guise, habiliment, habit, investiture, investment, linen, rags, raiment,… … Moby Thesaurus
fatigues — n. military uniform worn during fatigue duty, soldier s uniform worn while performing tasks that are not specifically related to the military (such as civil works projects, etc.) fa·tigue || fÉ™ tɪËg n. weariness, tiredness; extra work… … English contemporary dictionary
fatigues — [fəˈtiːgz] noun [plural] simple loose clothes worn by soldiers … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
fatigues — noun military uniform worn by military personnel when doing menial labor • Usage Domain: ↑plural, ↑plural form • Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine … Useful english dictionary
Les Acteurs Sont Fatigués — est un film luxembourgeois réalisé par Olivier Marchal, dont la sortie est prévue pour 2009. Sommaire 1 Synopsis 2 Fiche technique 3 Distribution 4 … Wikipédia en Français
