Clothes in spanish
pronunciation: roʊpɑ part of speech: noun
clothe = vestir, revestir, disfrazar.
Example: The performance is kept fresh each time because the teller is under a tension: he has to find the language in which to clothe the body of the work.clothes = ropa.
Example: But the idea of buying books as you buy clothes or groceries is an alien one.more:
» adjust + Posesivo + clothes = ajustarse la ropa, arreglarse la ropa.
Example: If she's constantly fiddling with her hair while she's talking to you, or even adjusting her clothes, she's trying to make sure she looks her best in front of you!.» casual clothes = ropa informal, vestimenta informal.
Example: Since he had not borrowed anything, he made his way past them -- to find himself accosted by a young man in casual clothes entrenched behind a desk.» change + Posesivo + clothes = cambiarse de ropa.
Example: Why do girls like to change their minds as often as they change their clothes?.» civilian clothes = ropa de paisano, vestido de paisano.
Example: As it turned out these people were policemen in civilian clothes.» clothes brush = cepillo de la ropa, cepillo para la ropa.
Example: While their repertoire includes over 3000 kinds of brushes, their clothes brushes and shoe brushes have gained much attention in recent time.» clothes designer = diseñador de ropa.
Example: She wants to use her skills as a seamstress and her artistic talents to become a clothes designer.» clothes dryer = secadora, secadora de la ropa. [También escrito clothes drier]
Example: The study aims at establishing a common European basis for defining efficiency in domestic washing mahines, clothes driers and dishwashers.» clothes hamper = cesta de la ropa, canasta de la ropa.
Example: After rumping through her clothes hamper, she found her favorite tank top -- solid black with lace around the hem.» clothes horse [clotheshorse] = maniquí. [Usado frecuentemente pejorativamente para referirse a una persona que viste bien pero no saber hacer nada más]
Example: Sometimes you do feel like a clothes-horse being dressed and poked and prodded, but you are not in a position to take offense when you are being paid a good wage to be a clothes-horse.» clothes horse [clotheshorse] = tendedero, tendedero plegable.
Example: The cottage has full laundry facilities including a washing machine, dryer, pegs, clothes horse, wash basket and a washing line outside.» clothesline [clothes line] = tendedero, cuerda de tender, cuerda de tender la ropa, cuerda de colgar la ropa.
Example: Villagers must share their island with a volcano, an active, smoking one that soils clothes hanging on the clothesline and in winter blackens the snow.» clothes moth = polilla, polilla de la ropa.
Example: This is necessary in order to overcome the damage caused by clothes moths and carpet beetles to hosiery and upholstery.» clothes peg = pinza de la ropa.
Example: Trees can be covered with a wigwam of canes covered in plastic and held together with clothes pegs.» clothes pin = pinza de la ropa.
Example: He was shirtless and covered with grass shavings, because the bag on the mower was ripped and held together with clothes pins.» clothes valet = galán de noche. [Soporte sobre el que se coloca la ropa de uso diario en la habitación para que se airee]
Example: Clothes valets are ideal for keeping your suits and slacks in perfect condition.» clothes wringer = rodillo para escurrir la ropa, exprimidor de ropa.
Example: This hand crank clothes wringer may look antique, but it's brand new.» designer clothes = ropa de diseño.
Example: Little over an hour north of Boston, Kittery boasts upward of 100 discount stores offering everything from designer clothes to bicycles.» dress in + plain clothes = vestir de paisano, vestir de civil.
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.» everyday clothes = ropa de diario.
Example: I wish everyday clothes were as comfortable as my PJ's .» fold + clothes = doblar la ropa.
Example: Amy, played by Sarah Webb, was always busy on stage, folding clothes, peeling tatties, always finding something to do.» in plain clothes = de paisano, de civil, vestido de paisano, vestido de civil.
Example: They will be patrolling in plain clothes to spot doormen who turn away people apparently on the basis of their ethnicity.» plain-clothes
» second-hand clothes = ropa usada, ropa de segunda mano.
Example: They release selected second-hand clothes into fleamarket circulation labelled with their own designer label.» second-hand clothes shop = tienda de ropa de segunda mano, tienda de ropa usada.
Example: One of the advantages of living in Mayfair is the quality of second-hand clothes shops.» second-hand clothes store = tienda de ropa de segunda mano, tienda de ropa usada.
Example: Jackets of this kind could sometimes be found in second-hand clothes stores, but very rarely, and they cost a heap of money.» slip into + Posesivo + clothes = ponerse la ropa rápidamente, cambiarse rápidamente.
Example: After they'd gone to bed and she'd dropped off to sleep, he slipped into his clothes and down the waterspout to the ground.» stage clothes = vestuario.
Example: Just as our own clothes change us when we change roles in life, stage clothes can change a character.» street clothes = ropa de calle.
Example: Illustrated sources indicate that in the 18th Century women gave the same importance to change in their housedress, as they did to street clothes.» take + Posesivo + clothes off = quitarse la ropa, desnudarse, despelotarse, desvestirse.
Example: Once he reached the summit, he took his clothes off and stood there for 3 minutes naked.» underclothes = ropa interior. [Abreviado coloquialmente a undies]
Example: Each athlete should have an adequate supply of uniforms, underclothes, socks, athletic supports.» vintage clothes = ropa de época, ropa vintage.
Example: Jumble sales are great places to pick up hidden treasures like vintage clothes, designer cast offs and all sorts of quirky bric-a-brac for a fraction of their original price.» warm clothes = ropa de abrigo.
Example: Food, tents, warm clothes needed in China after quake.» wash + Posesivo + clothes = lavar la ropa, hacer la colada.
Example: Bathing & washing clothes in the river are perceived as pleasurable & traditional social activities.» wear + plain clothes = vestir de paisano, vestir de civil.
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.» work clothes = ropa de trabajo, ropa de faena, traje de faena.
Example: We sell casual and work clothes such as pants, coats, vests, bibs and overalls and jackets.» working clothes = ropa de trabajo, ropa de faena, traje de faena.
Example: Working clothes should withstand a lot of hard wear.