Dress in spanish
pronunciation: bestidoʊ part of speech: noun
dress1 = vestido, vestimenta, ropa.
Example: He frequently asks them to shelve books upstairs on the balcony and then stands there looking up their dresses.more:
» bathing dress = traje de baño, bañador.
Example: First the women undressed, pulled on their bathing dresses and covered their heads in hideous caps like sponge bags; then the children were unbuttoned.» best dress = mejor vestido, traje de etiqueta, traje de gala, vestido de gala, vestido de etiqueta.
Example: Traditionally, a Filipino bride will use her best dress on her wedding day.» casual dress = ropa informal, vestimenta informal.
Example: The number one rule for casual dress is to observe what everybody else is wearing, especially the bosses.» cocktail dress = vestido de fiesta, traje de fiesta.
Example: After making herself up and squeezing into a cocktail dress, she breastfeeds one last time before leaving Emma with the babysitter.» designer dress = vestido de diseño.
Example: People have returned from this trip with blue jeans, suits, designer dresses, silverware, racing bikes, lawn mowers.» dress boot = bota de vestir.
Example: These black lace-up dress boots are the perfect touch for your doll's outfit.» dress code = norma de vestir.
Example: The head of reference told me that he's going to see about a dress code for the staff, prohibiting slacks for women.» dressmaker = modista.
Example: Make sure to choose a dressmaker specializing in wedding gowns.» dressmaking = costura, confección de prendas de vestir.
Example: Another activities organized by the library are comic, jigsaw, knitting and dressmaking swap shops.» dress pants = pantalones de vestir.
Example: Our dress pants are available in a variety of great fits that will flatter your figure.» dress rehearsal = ensayo general.
Example: Although she made a mistake in her performance, the judges said that they had marked her up based on her dress rehearsal performance.» dress shoe = zapato de vestir.
Example: Something very important for men at job interviews is to wear low-heeled, conservative dress shoes that are colour coordinated with the suit.» dress shop = tienda de ropa.
Example: Bookselling does seem to attract to it people who would seem to be prepared to work as shop assistants in bookshops who would not consider working as assistants in, say, grocer's or dress shops.» dress slacks = pantalones de vestir.
Example: Men have an easy time deciding how to dress for this event because all they have to do is choose khakis over dress slacks and leave off the tie they would wear during the week.» dress trousers = pantalones de vestir.
Example: Our dress trousers are suitable for eveningwear or morningwear, smart and classy.» dress uniform = uniforme de gala.
Example: A dress uniform is often worn for special occasions, such as weddings, courts martial, funerals, and the greeting of ambassadorial delegations and heads of state.» evening dress = traje de noche, traje de etiqueta, vestido de noche.
Example: When purchasing evening dresses, people in general are always on the lookout for something exclusive.» fancy dress = disfraz, ropa de disfraz.
Example: These include: matching characters with nursery rhymes; quizzes; colouring and cutting out; treasure hunts; fancy dress parades; making words of jumbled letters; and a pets' parade.» formal dress = traje de etiqueta, traje de gala, vestido de gala.
Example: For important evenings such as a formal, wedding or prom it is important that you choose the right formal dress so you can stand out.» full-dress uniform = uniforme de gala.
Example: The full-dress uniforms -- white for summer and sea green for the remainder of the year -- were worn with dirks and white gloves.» headdress = tocado.
Example: Similar figures with horned headdresses are found in the iconography of seals, tablets, and pottery.» housedress = bata de casa.
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.» informal dress = ropa informal, vestimenta informal.
Example: The book considers the influence of Turkish dress on 18th c. English fashion, particularly masquerade costumes and informal dress.» morning dress = traje de etiqueta, frac, traje de frac, chaqué, esmoquin, smoking.
Example: Some form of neckwear is always required with morning dress, there really isn't any conceivable way that you could get away without it.» nightdress = camisón.
Example: A nightgown (also called a nightdress) is a loosely hanging item of nightwear nowadays mostly for women.» nightdress = camisón, camisón de dormir.
Example: Gwen and Margaret came stumbling together out of the bedroom they shared, wearing nightdresses, rubbing their eyes.» party dress = vestido de fiesta, traje de fiesta.
Example: A party dress should ensure you stand out for all the right reasons.» prom dress = vestido para la fiesta de graduación, vestido para el baile de graduación.
Example: In fact, some people confuse cocktail dresses with prom dresses, but they are quite different.» sheath dress = vestido tubo.
Example: Pear shaped gals tend to battle with the fit of straight sheath dresses -- when the dress fits on top, it's too snug on the bottom.» shirtdress = camisola.
Example: So she dipped into her meagre savings and bought herself a suit, a blazer, and a couple of conservative shirtdresses.» sleeveless dress = vestido de tirantes.
Example: A Wall Street Journal article is reigniting the debate over designers insisting on sleeveless dresses, even in the dead of winter.» summer dress = vestido de verano.
Example: You have the legs and you have the tan, now all you need is the perfect summer dress to show them off.» sundress = vestido de verano de tirantes, vestido de algodón de tirantes.
Example: A student was stripped of her honors and it's all because she wore a sundress to deliver a speech.» wedding dress = vestido de novia, traje de novia.
Example: The garment was identified as the wedding dress of Margaret of Denmark who married James III of Scotland in 1469.dress2 = vestir.
Example: As investigators interviewed the owner of the beauty shop, they noticed an odd resemblance -- Koetter was dressed like the shop owner, with fake hair and clothes.more:
» dress as = vestirse de, disfrazarse de.
Example: For the parade, Gracie was dressed as a pirate, while Clifford was the parrot.» dress as + a civilian = vestir de paisano.
Example: A cop, even dressed as a civilian, looks like a cop.» dress + a wound = vendar una herida.
Example: The nodules were lanced and squeezed, and the wounds were treated with copper sulfate and dressed with zinc oxide.» dress + casually = vestir casualmente, vestir de manera casual.
Example: Dress casually when pregnant by wearing breathable fabrics, bright colors, pants with adjustable waistbands.» dress + cloth = preparar una tela.
Example: The earliest technical problems of colouring and dressing the cloth were solved by the binder Archibald Leighton.» dress + comfortably = vestir cómodamente, vestir de manera cómoda.
Example: Students are encouraged to dress informally and comfortably, as long as their attire is presentable and in good taste.» dress + formally = vestir formalmente.
Example: Arrive ahead of time, dress formally and smartly and portray confidence and composure with your posture and body language.» dress in = vestirse de.
Example: The vice president, however, was dressed in the kind of attire one typically wears to operate a snow blower.» dress + informally = vestir informalmente, vestir de manera informal.
Example: Students are encouraged to dress informally and comfortably, as long as their attire is presentable and in good taste.» dress in + mourning = vestir de luto.
Example: The woman in this photograph is dressed in mourning for her husband.» 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.» dress + leather = curtir cuero.
Example: This article discusses the advantages of leather dressing, giving correct procedures for washing and dressing.» dress + Nombre + up = camuflar, disfrazar.
Example: The feeling is that, however tactfully you dress it up, the United States had it coming.» dress + salad = aliñar la ensalada, aderezar la ensalada.
Example: I've been dressing salads the Italian way, with salt first (to disolve in the small amounts of moisture left in the leaves), olive oil next (to coat the leaves) and wine vinegar (for the acidity).» dress + smartly = vestir elegantemente, vestir con elegancia.
Example: Arrive ahead of time, dress formally and smartly and portray confidence and composure with your posture and body language.» dress + the part = asumir el papel, vestirse para la ocasión.
Example: In any situation, Obama is not only willing to dress the part; rather, dressing the part is absolutely central to his thinking.» dress to + kill = vestir de etiqueta, vestir de gala, emperifollarse, vestirse muy sexi, ir de tiros largos, vestir de tiros largos.
Example: It is not merely in dressing to kill that the female of the species is deadlier than the male.» dress up = vestirse elegantemente, vestirse de etiqueta.
Example: The article 'Surprise: Scruffy Students Now Don Glad Rags for Class' reports that high school students throughout the country are dressing up these days and that what is chic varies from region to region.» dress up = guarnecer, decorar, aderezar, aliñar.
Example: You can dress up any plate of food with garnishment, but knowing how to garnish food can be confusing for anyone who has not previously tried.» dress up as = disfrazarse de, vestirse de.
Example: Elton then started to metamorphose from 'sensitive guy' singer into someone famous for wearing naff sunglasses and dressing up as a duck.» dress (up) to + the nines = vestir de etiqueta, vestir de gala, emperifollarse, emperejilarse, engalanarse, acicalarse, endomingarse, ir de tiros largos, vestir de tiros largos.
Example: He developed a habit of 'dressing to the nines,' which gave him the reputation of being a dandy.» dress + warmly = abrigar bien, abrigarse bien.
Example: Dress infants and children warmly for outdoor activities.» undress = quitarse la ropa, desvestirse, desnudarse, despelotarse, empelotarse.
Example: First the women undressed, pulled on their bathing dresses and covered their heads in hideous caps like sponge bags; then the children were unbuttoned.