- dress
- dres
1. verb1) (to put clothes or a covering on: We dressed in a hurry and my wife dressed the children.) vestirse2) (to prepare (food etc) to be eaten: She dressed a salad.) preparar3) (to treat and bandage (wounds): He was sent home from hospital after his burns had been dressed.) vendar
2. noun1) (what one is wearing or dressed in: He has strange tastes in dress.) vestimenta2) (a piece of women's clothing with a top and skirt in one piece: Shall I wear a dress or a blouse and skirt?) vestido•- dressed- dresser
- dressing
- dressing-gown
- dressing-room
- dressing-table
- dressmaker
- dress rehearsal
- dress up
dress1 n1. vestidoshe bought herself a new dress se compró un vestido nuevo2. trajeScotland's national dress el traje nacional de Escociadress2 vb vestir / vestirseshe had a shower and dressed se duchó y se vistióhe dresses well viste biendresstr[dres]noun1 (for women) vestido2 (clothing) ropa, vestimentaadjective1 (shirt, suit) de etiquetatransitive verb1 (person) vestir2 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL (wound) vendar3 SMALLCOOKERY/SMALL (poultry, crab) aderezar, preparar; (salad) aliñar4 (shop window) arreglar, decorar; (Christmas tree) decorar, adornar; (hair) arreglarintransitive verb1 (gen) vestirse; (formally) vestirse de etiqueta\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLall dressed up and nowhere to go compuesta y sin novioto be dressed estar vestido,-ato be dressed in red, black, etc ir vestido,-a de rojo, negro, etcto be dressed to kill ir de punta en blanco, ir de tiros largosto be dressed up to the nines vestirse de tiros largos, ponerse de punta en blancoto be well/badly dressed ir bien/mal vestido,-ato get dressed vestirseto have good dress sense tener buen gusto para vestirsedress circle SMALLTHEATRE/SMALL primer piso, piso principaldress rehearsal SMALLTHEATRE/SMALL ensayo generalperiod dress traje nombre masculino de épocasun dress vestido sin mangasdress ['drɛs] vt1) clothe: vestir2) decorate: decorar, adornar3) : preparar (pollo o pescado), aliñar (ensalada)4) : curar, vendar (una herida)5) fertilize: abonar (la tierra)dress vi1) : vestirse2)to dress up : ataviarse, engalanarse, ponerse de etiquetadress n1) apparel: indumentaria f, ropa f2) : vestido m, traje m (de mujer)dressadj.• de etiqueta adj.n.• atavío s.m.• atuendo s.m.• indumentaria s.f.• ropa s.f.• traje s.m.• vestido s.m. (Food)v.• adobar v.• condimentar v. (Leather)v.• zurrar v.v.• aderezar v.• alinear v.• aliñar v.• arropar v.• engalanar v.• trajear v.• vestir v.dres
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noun1) c (for woman, girl) vestido m2) u (clothing, style of dressing)they arrived in formal dress — llegaron vestidos de etiqueta
they adopted Western dress — adoptaron el modo de vestir or la vestimenta occidental; (before n)
she has no dress sense — tiene mal gusto para vestirse
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transitive verb1) (put clothes on) vestir*to get dressed — vestirse*
I'm not dressed — no estoy vestido
he was dressed in white — iba (vestido) de blanco
2) (Culin)a) (prepare) \<\<chicken/fish\>\> preparardressed crab — cangrejo m preparado
b) (season) \<\<salad\>\> aliñar3) (Med) \<\<wound\>\> vendar
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via) (put on, wear clothes) vestirse*he always dresses in black — siempre (se) viste de negro
she dresses very well — (se) viste muy bien
b) (dress formally)to dress for dinner — cambiarse para cenar
Phrasal Verbs:- dress up[dres]1. N1) (=frock) vestido m2) (=clothing) ropa fhe's usually smart in his dress — suele vestir con elegancia
a Maori in Western dress — un maorí vestido a la forma occidental
they were wearing traditional Nepalese dress — vestían el traje tradicional or típico de Nepal
evening 2.formal dress will be required — el traje de etiqueta es de rigor
2. VT1) (=put clothes on) vestirshe dressed the baby in clean clothes — le puso ropita limpia al niño
dressedhe hasn't learned how to dress himself yet — todavía no ha aprendido a vestirse
2) (Culin) [+ salad] aliñar, aderezar; [+ meat, fish] preparar y condimentar3) (=decorate, arrange) [+ hair] peinar, arreglar; [+ shop window] decorar; [+ Christmas tree] adornar, decorar4) (Med) [+ wound] vendar5) (Agr) [+ land] abonar6) (Mil) [+ troops] alinear7) [+ stone, metal] dar el acabado a; [+ skins] curtir3. VI1) (=put on clothes) vestirsehe dressed quickly and left — se vistió deprisa y se marchó
2) (=wear specified clothes) vestirshe dresses very well — viste muy bien, va muy bien vestida
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she always used to dress in jeans/black — solía ir siempre vestida con vaqueros/de negro•
to dress to the left/right — colgar hacia la izquierda/derecha3) (=wear formal clothes)to dress for dinner — [man] ponerse smoking para cenar; [woman] ponerse traje de noche para cenar
they always dress for dinner — siempre (se) ponen elegantes para cenar
4) (Mil) alinearseright dress! — ¡vista a la derecha!
4.CPDdress circle N — anfiteatro m , (piso m ) principal m
dress coat N — frac m
dress code N — regulaciones en materia de indumentaria o uniforme
dress designer N — modisto(-a) m / f
dress length N — (=material) corte m de vestido
dress parade N — (US) (Mil) desfile m de gala
dress rehearsal N — ensayo m general
dress sense N — gusto m para vestir
he has no dress sense — no tiene gusto para vestir
he has immaculate dress sense — tiene un gusto impecable para vestir
dress shirt N — camisa f de frac, camisa f de etiqueta
dress suit N — traje m de etiqueta
dress uniform N — (Mil) uniforme m de gala
- dress up* * *[dres]
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noun1) c (for woman, girl) vestido m2) u (clothing, style of dressing)they arrived in formal dress — llegaron vestidos de etiqueta
they adopted Western dress — adoptaron el modo de vestir or la vestimenta occidental; (before n)
she has no dress sense — tiene mal gusto para vestirse
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transitive verb1) (put clothes on) vestir*to get dressed — vestirse*
I'm not dressed — no estoy vestido
he was dressed in white — iba (vestido) de blanco
2) (Culin)a) (prepare) \<\<chicken/fish\>\> preparardressed crab — cangrejo m preparado
b) (season) \<\<salad\>\> aliñar3) (Med) \<\<wound\>\> vendar
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via) (put on, wear clothes) vestirse*he always dresses in black — siempre (se) viste de negro
she dresses very well — (se) viste muy bien
b) (dress formally)to dress for dinner — cambiarse para cenar
Phrasal Verbs:- dress up
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
