Hose

f; -, -n

1. (eine) Hose (a pair of) trousers (Am. pants oder slacks) Pl.; kurze Hose(n) (pair of) shorts Pl.; in die Hose machen (urinieren) wet o.s. (auch umg., fig.); (einkoten) fill (oder make a mess in) one’s pants

2. umg., fig.: (zu Hause) die Hose(n) anhaben wear the trousers (Am. pants); die Hosen runterlassen admit it, come clean, Am. auch fess up; die Hose(n) (gestrichen) voll haben be in a blue funk; die Hose(n) voll kriegen get (oder be given) a good hiding; jemandem die Hose(n) strammziehen give s.o. a good hiding; es ist in die Hose gegangen (war ein Misserfolg) it was a flop (oder washout); (ist schief gegangen) it didn’t work out, it was a bit of a disaster; (ist nicht angekommen) Witz etc.: nobody got it, it didn’t come over; tote Hose sein be a washout; Ort etc.: be a dump

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die Hose

slacks; trousers; pants; pair of trousers

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Ho|se ['hoːzə]

f -, -n

trousers pl (esp Brit), pants pl (esp US); (= Damenhose auch) slacks pl; (= Bundhose) breeches pl; (= Reithose) jodhpurs pl, (riding) breeches pl; (= Badehose) swimming trunks pl; (= Unterhose) underpants pl, pants pl (Brit); (von Vogel) leg feathers pl

ich brauche eine neue Hóse — I need a new pair of trousers etc, I need some new trousers etc

zwei Hósen — two pairs of trousers etc

die Hósen anhaben (fig inf) — to wear the trousers (Brit) or pants (inf)

das Herz fiel or rutschte ihm in die Hóse (inf) — his heart was in his mouth

die Hósen voll haben (lit) — to have dirtied oneself, to have made a mess in one's pants (Brit); (fig inf) to be scared shitless (sl), to be wetting oneself (inf)

in die Hósen machen (lit) — to dirty oneself, to make a mess in one's pants (Brit); (fig inf) to shit (sl) or wet (inf) oneself

in die Hóse gehen (inf) — to be a complete flop (inf)

tote Hóse (inf) — nothing doing (inf)

der Film war tote Hóse (inf) — the film was a dead loss (Brit inf) or a waste of time

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die

1) ((American) trousers.) pants

2) (an outer garment for the lower part of the body, covering each leg separately: He wore (a pair of) black trousers; She was dressed in trousers and a sweater.) trousers

3) (short trousers or pants worn by boys or men, especially the type used for swimming: swimming-trunks; He wore only a pair of bathing -trunks.) trunks

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Ho·se

<-, -n>

[ˈho:zə]

f trousers npl, esp AM pants npl; (Unterhose) [under]pants npl

eine enge \Hose [a pair of] tight-fitting trousers

kurze \Hose[n] shorts npl

die \Hosen voll haben (fam) to have made a mess in one's trousers, to have poohed [or AM fam a. pooped in] one's pants

▶ die \Hosen anhaben (fam) to wear the trousers

▶ in die \Hose gehen (sl) to fail, to be a failure [or flop]

hoffentlich geht die Prüfung nicht in die \Hose! hopefully I/you, etc. won't make a mess [or fam cock-up] of the exam!

▶ sich dat vor Lachen fast in die \Hose machen to nearly wet oneself laughing

▶ [sich dat] in die \Hose[n] machen (Angst haben) to wet oneself sl, to shit oneself vulg

▶ die \Hose[n] runterlassen [müssen] (fam) to come clean fam, to put one's cards on the table

▶ jdm rutscht das Herz in die \Hose (fam) sb's heart was in their mouth

▶ jdm die \Hosen strammziehen (fam) to give sb a [good] hiding hum

▶ tote \Hose (sl) dead boring fam

die Fete war tote \Hose the party was a washout [or dead loss]

▶ die \Hosen [gestrichen] voll haben (sl) to be scared shitless vulg, to shit oneself vulg, to shit bricks vulg

▶ die \Hosen vollkriegen (fam) to get a [good] hiding

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die; Hose, Hosen

1) trousers pl.; pants pl. (Amer.); (UnterHose) pants pl.; (FreizeitHose) slacks pl.; (BundHose) breeches pl.; (ReitHose) jodhpurs pl.; riding breeches pl.

eine Hose — a pair of trousers/pants/slacks etc.

eine kurze/lange Hose — [a pair of] short trousers or shorts/long trousers

ein/zwei Paar Hosen — one/two pairs of trousers

das Kind hat in die Hose[n] gemacht — the child has made a mess in its pants

2) (fig.)

die Hosen anhaben — (ugs.) wear the trousers

jemandem die Hosen strammziehen — (ugs.) give somebody a good hiding (coll.)

sich [vor Angst] in die Hose[n] machen — (salopp) shit oneself (coarse); get into a blue funk (coll.)

es ist tote Hose — (Jugendspr.) there's nothing doing (coll.)

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Hose f; -, -n

1.

(eine) Hose (a pair of) trousers (US pants oder slacks) pl;

kurze Hose(n) (pair of) shorts pl;

in die Hose machen (urinieren) wet o.s. (auch umg, fig); (einkoten) fill (oder make a mess in) one’s pants

2. umg, fig:

(zu Hause) die Hose(n) anhaben wear the trousers (US pants);

die Hosen runterlassen admit it, come clean, US auch fess up;

die Hose(n) (gestrichen) vollhaben be in a blue funk;

die Hose(n) vollkriegen get (oder be given) a good hiding;

jemandem die Hose(n) stramm ziehen give sb a good hiding;

es ist in die Hose gegangen (war ein Misserfolg) it was a flop (oder washout); (ist schiefgegangen) it didn’t work out, it was a bit of a disaster; (ist nicht angekommen) Witz etc: nobody got it, it didn’t come over;

tote Hose sein be a washout; Ort etc: be a dump

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die; Hose, Hosen

1) trousers pl.; pants pl. (Amer.); (UnterHose) pants pl.; (FreizeitHose) slacks pl.; (BundHose) breeches pl.; (ReitHose) jodhpurs pl.; riding breeches pl.

eine Hose — a pair of trousers/pants/slacks etc.

eine kurze/lange Hose — [a pair of] short trousers or shorts/long trousers

ein/zwei Paar Hosen — one/two pairs of trousers

das Kind hat in die Hose[n] gemacht — the child has made a mess in its pants

2) (fig.)

die Hosen anhaben — (ugs.) wear the trousers

jemandem die Hosen strammziehen — (ugs.) give somebody a good hiding (coll.)

sich [vor Angst] in die Hose[n] machen — (salopp) shit oneself (coarse); get into a blue funk (coll.)

es ist tote Hose — (Jugendspr.) there's nothing doing (coll.)

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-n f.

pantaloon n.

pants (US) n.

trousers (UK) n.