Paisana in english
Countrywoman
pronunciation: kʌntriwʊmən part of speech: noun
pronunciation: kʌntriwʊmən part of speech: noun
In gestures
paisano = countryman [countrymen, -pl.] ; fellow countryman.
Example: The finest and most influential of these French italics were the work of Robert Granjon, an artist of the stature of his countryman and near-contemporary Garamont and one of the greatest all-round type designers of any period.Example: Perhaps a shared ancestry is the only thing that connects these 'fellow countrymen' living abroad.more:
» de paisano = in plain clothes .
Example: They will be patrolling in plain clothes to spot doormen who turn away people apparently on the basis of their ethnicity.» policía (vestido) de paisano = plain-clothes police officer ; plain-clothes policeman ; plain clothes policewoman ; plain-clothes cop .
Example: Protesters have complained recently about an increase in the number of plain-clothes police officers at protest marches. Example: A young man who punched a plain-clothes policeman unconscious during a buck's night celebration will serve four months behind bars. Example: The resulting shouting match drew a passing plain-clothes policewoman who tried to break it up. Example: Man says he was beaten after running from plain-clothes cop he mistook for a robber.» ropa de paisano = civilian clothes .
Example: As it turned out these people were policemen in civilian clothes.» vestido de paisano = civilian clothes ; in plain clothes .
Example: As it turned out these people were policemen in civilian clothes. Example: They will be patrolling in plain clothes to spot doormen who turn away people apparently on the basis of their ethnicity.» vestir de paisano = dress in + plain clothes ; wear + plain clothes ; dress as + a civilian .
Example: On Saturday, a trooper stood on a street corner dressed in plain clothes and helped bust 30 people for not wearing their seat belts. Example: Wearing plain clothes and standing on a street corner, the trooper radioed fellow troopers parked nearby who pulled over drivers not wearing a seat belt. Example: A cop, even dressed as a civilian, looks like a cop.