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in borghese

in plain clothes

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phrase Rare #35,075
in plain clothes Used mainly for police officers or military personnel who are not wearing their uniform. It can also mean dressed as a civilian.
IT: Ho visto un agente in borghese davanti alla stazione.
EN: I saw a plainclothes officer in front of the station.

Un poliziotto in borghese con in mano gli stivali della Polizia.

A plainclothes policeman holding police boots.

— Il mio amico Ivan Lapshin (1985)

Quelli sono militari in borghese!

Those are military personnel in plain clothes!

— A Taxi Driver (2017)

Piero, io so come scoprire un poliziotto in borghese.

Piero, I know how to spot a plainclothes cop.

— Infernal Affairs (2002)

In borghese?

In plain clothes?

— A Taxi Driver (2017)

Arriva un branco di stronzi in borghese col manganello.

A bunch of plainclothes assholes arrive with truncheons.

— L'odio (1995)

In borghese.

In plain clothes.

— Victoria (2015)