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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesfato de lazer
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈfa.tu dʒi laˈzeʁ
"O homem usava um fato de lazer chamativo na festa."
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A men's casual suit consisting of a shirt-style jacket and matching trousers, typically made of polyester and popular in the 1970s.
"He wore a bright turquoise leisure suit to the 1970s retro party."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in the United States in the early 1970s, combining 'leisure' (from Old French leisour, meaning freedom or spare time) and 'suit' (from Old French suitte, a set of matching garments). The term emerged to describe a casual, informal men's suit typically made of synthetic fabrics like polyester, which became a defining cultural fashion icon of the mid-to-late 1970s disco era.
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costume de loisir
Transliteration: kos.tym də lwa.ziʁ
"Il portait un costume de loisir marron dans les années soixante-dix."
Freizeitanzug
Transliteration: ˈfʁaɪ̯tsaɪtˌant͡suːk
"Der bunte Freizeitanzug war in den Siebzigern sehr populär."
vestito da tempo libero
Transliteration: vesˈtiːto da ˈtɛm.po ˈliː.be.ro
"Negli anni settanta andava di moda il vestito da tempo libero."
traje de descanso
Transliteration: ˈtɾa.xe de desˈkan.so
"Muchos hombres llevaban un traje de descanso de poliéster en esa época."
fato de lazer
Transliteration: ˈfa.tu dʒi laˈzeʁ
"O homem usava um fato de lazer chamativo na festa."
आरामदायक सूट
Transliteration: aaramdayak suut
"सत्तर के दशक में उसने एक चमकीला आरामदायक सूट पहना था।"
休闲西服
Transliteration: xiūxián xīfú
"七十年代非常流行穿休闲西服。"
레저 슈트
Transliteration: rejeo syuteu
"그는 1970년대 스타일의 레저 슈트를 입고 있었다."
レジャースーツ
Transliteration: rejā sūtsu
"1970年代にはカラフルなレジャースーツが流行しました。"
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