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dress
(drĕs)v. dressed, dress·ing, dress·es
v.tr.
1.
a. To put clothes on; clothe.
b. To furnish with clothing.
2. To decorate or adorn: dress a Christmas tree.
3. To garnish: dressed the side dish with parsley.
4. To arrange a display in: dress a store window.
5. To arrange (troops) in ranks; align.
6. To apply medication, bandages, or other therapeutic materials to (a wound).
7. To arrange and groom (the hair), as by styling, combing, or washing.
8. To groom (an animal); curry.
9.
a. To fertilize (land or plants).
b. Archaic To cultivate (land or plants).
10. To clean (fish or fowl) for cooking or sale.
11.
a. To put a finish on (stone or wood, for example).
b. To tan or prepare (a hide) in leather-making.
v.intr.
1. To put on clothes.
2. To wear clothes of a certain kind or style: dresses casually.
3. To wear formal clothes: dress for dinner.
4. To get into proper alignment with others: The troops dressed on the squad leader.
n.
1. Clothing; apparel.
2. A style of clothing: folk dancers in peasant dress.
3. A one-piece outer garment consisting of a skirt and bodice.
4. Outer covering or appearance; guise: an ancient ritual in modern dress.
adj.
Phrasal Verbs: 1. Suitable for formal occasions: dress shoes.
2. Requiring formal clothes: a dress dinner.
dress down
1. To scold; reprimand: I was dressed down by the teacher for lateness.
2. To wear informal clothes, befitting an occasion or location: Many employees dress down on Fridays.
dress up
Idiom: 1. To wear a costume or style of clothing, especially formal attire: They dressed up for the prom. The children dress up on Halloween.
2. To improve the outward appearance of: The new curtains dressed up the room. She dressed up the speech with famous quotations.
dress ship Nautical
To display the ensign, signal flags, and bunting on a ship.
[Middle English dressen, to arrange, put on clothing, from Old French drecier, to arrange, from Vulgar Latin *dīrēctiāre, from Latin dīrēctus, past participle of dīrigere, to direct; see direct.]
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dress
(drɛs)vb
1. (Clothing & Fashion) to put clothes on (oneself or another); attire
2. (Clothing & Fashion) (intr)
a. to change one's clothes
b. to wear formal or evening clothes
3. (Clothing & Fashion) (tr) to provide (someone) with clothing; clothe
4. (Marketing) (tr) to arrange merchandise in (a shop window) for effective display
5. (Hairdressing & Grooming) (tr) to comb out or arrange (the hair) into position
6. (Medicine) (tr) to apply protective or therapeutic covering to (a wound, sore, etc)
7. (Cookery) (tr) to prepare (food, esp fowl and fish) for cooking or serving by cleaning, trimming, gutting, etc
8. (Building) (tr) to put a finish on (the surface of stone, metal, etc)
9. (Agriculture) (tr) to till and cultivate (land), esp by applying manure, compost, or fertilizer
10. (Horticulture) (tr) to prune and trim (trees, bushes, etc)
11. (tr) to groom (an animal, esp a horse)
12. (Tanning) (tr) to convert (tanned hides) into leather
13. (Veterinary Science) (tr) archaic to spay or neuter (an animal)
14. (Angling) angling to tie (a fly)
15. (Military) military to bring (troops) into line or (of troops) to come into line (esp in the phrase dress ranks)
16. (Nautical Terms) dress ship nautical to decorate a vessel by displaying all signal flags on lines run from the bow to the stern over the mast trucks
n
17. (Clothing & Fashion) a one-piece garment for a woman, consisting of a skirt and bodice
18. (Clothing & Fashion) complete style of clothing; costume: formal dress; military dress.
19. (Clothing & Fashion) (modifier) suitable or required for a formal occasion: a dress shirt.
20. the outer covering or appearance, esp of living things: trees in their spring dress of leaves.
[C14: from Old French drecier, ultimately from Latin dīrigere to direct]
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dress
(drɛs)n.
1. an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt cut or sewn as one piece.
2. clothing; apparel; garb.
3. formal attire.
4. a particular form of appearance; guise.
5. outer covering, as the plumage of birds.
adj. 6. of or for a dress or dresses.
7. of or for a formal occasion.
8. requiring formal dress.
v.t. 9. to put clothing upon; clothe.
10.
a. to decorate, esp. for display; trim: to dress a store window.
b. to supply with accessories; adorn; embellish.
11. to design clothing for or sell clothes to.
12. to comb out and do up (hair).
13. to trim and remove the feathers or skin, viscera, etc., of (fowl, game, etc.), esp. as preparation for cooking.
14. to garnish with a dressing: to dress a salad with oil and vinegar.
15. to prepare or finish (a raw or unfinished product) by various processes, as by tanning (skins) or shaping (stone).
16. to apply medication or a dressing to (a wound or sore).
17. to make straight; bring (troops) into line: to dress ranks.
18. to cultivate (land, fields, etc.).
v.i. 19. to put on one's clothes.
20. to put on or wear formal or fancy clothes: to dress for dinner.
21. to come into line, as troops.
22. to align oneself with the next soldier, marcher, dancer, etc., in line.
23. dress down,
a. to reprimand; scold.
b. to dress informally or less formally.
24. dress up,
Idioms: a. to put on one's best or fanciest clothing.
b. to dress in costume or in the style of another person.
c. to make more appealing or acceptable, as by omitting unpleasant features or details.
dress ship,
a. to decorate a ship by hoisting lines of flags running its full length.
b. U.S. Navy. to display the national ensigns at each masthead and on the flagstaff.
[1275–1325; Middle English < Anglo-French dresser, dresc(i)er, to arrange, prepare, Old French drecier < Vulgar Latin *dīrēctiāre, derivative of Latin dīrēctus direct]
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dress
1. 'dress' and 'get dressed'
When someone dresses, they put on their clothes. This use of dress occurs mainly in stories.
When he had shaved and dressed, he went down to the kitchen.
In conversation and in less formal writing, you don't usually say that someone 'dresses'. You say that they get dressed.
Please hurry up and get dressed, Morris.
I got dressed and went downstairs.
If you say that someone dresses in a particular way, you mean that they usually wear clothes of a particular type.
She's over 40, but she still dresses like a teenager.
I really must try to make him change the way he dresses.
2. 'dressed in'
If you want to describe someone's clothes on a particular occasion, you can say that they are dressed in something.
He was dressed in a black suit.
When a person's clothes are all the same colour, you can say that they are dressed in that colour.
All the girls were dressed in white.
3. 'dress up'
If you dress up, you put on different clothes so that you look smarter than usual. People dress up in order to go, for example, to a wedding or to an interview for a new job.
You don't need to dress up for dinner.
You can say that someone is dressed up.
You're all dressed up. Are you going somewhere?
If someone dresses up as someone else, they wear the kind of clothes that person usually wears.
My daughter dressed up as a princess for the party.
Be Careful!
You only use dress up to say that someone puts on clothes that are not their usual clothes. If someone normally wears smart or attractive clothes, don't say that they 'dress up well'. You say that they dress well.
They all had enough money to dress well and buy each other drinks.
We are told by advertisers and fashion experts that we must dress well and use cosmetics.
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dress
Past participle: dressed
Gerund: dressing
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dress
1. To mix a salad with a sauce or dressing.
2. To remove the head, tail, fins, scales and insides of a fish before cooking.
3. To pluck, draw and truss poultry or game.
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
Dress
A term sometimes used to describe the work necessary to prepare an animal carcass for human consumption. It was most often applied to chickens, but was sometimes used when referring to hogs. It was not, for example, unusual for someone to look at a hog and say, “I think it will dress out at about XXX pounds,” meaning that, after butchering, they expected the carcass to weigh about XXX pounds.
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| Noun | 1. |  dress - a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodicebodice - part of a dress above the waist coatdress - a dress that is tailored like a coat and buttons up the front cocktail dress, sheath - a dress suitable for formal occasions dirndl - a dress with a tight bodice and full skirt gown - a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions kirtle - a long dress worn by women morning dress - a woman's informal dress for housework Mother Hubbard, muumuu - a woman's loose unbelted dress neckline - the line formed by the edge of a garment around the neck polonaise - a woman's dress with a tight bodice and an overskirt drawn back to reveal a colorful underskirt saree, sari - a dress worn primarily by Hindu women; consists of several yards of light material that is draped around the body shirtdress - a dress that is tailored like a shirt and has buttons all the way down the front slide fastener, zip fastener, zipper, zip - a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab strapless - a woman's garment that exposes the shoulders and has no shoulder straps sundress - a light loose sleeveless summer dress with a wide neckline and thin shoulder straps that expose the arms and shoulders woman's clothing - clothing that is designed for women to wear hemline - the line formed by the lower edge of a skirt or coat |
| 2. |  dress - clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion; "formal attire"; "battle dress"ao dai - the traditional dress of Vietnamese women consisting of a tunic with long sleeves and panels front and back; the tunic is worn over trousers article of clothing, clothing, habiliment, wearable, vesture, wear - a covering designed to be worn on a person's body costume - the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball; "he won the prize for best costume" costume - the attire characteristic of a country or a time or a social class; "he wore his national costume" costume - unusual or period attire not characteristic of or appropriate to the time and place; "in spite of the heat he insisted on his woolen costume" costume - the prevalent fashion of dress (including accessories and hair style as well as garments) disguise - any attire that modifies the appearance in order to conceal the wearer's identity ecclesiastical attire, ecclesiastical robe - attire that is appropriate to wear in a church finery - elaborate or showy attire and accessories evening clothes, evening dress, eveningwear, formalwear - attire to wear on formal occasions in the evening habit - a distinctive attire worn by a member of a religious order riding habit, habit - attire that is typically worn by a horseback rider (especially a woman's attire) false hair, hairpiece, postiche - a covering or bunch of human or artificial hair used for disguise or adornment morning dress - formal attire for men during the daytime | |
| 3. |  dress - clothing in general; "she was refined in her choice of apparel"; "he always bought his clothes at the same store"; "fastidious about his dress"article of clothing, clothing, habiliment, wearable, vesture, wear - a covering designed to be worn on a person's body workwear - heavy-duty clothes for manual or physical work | |
| Verb | 1. | dress - put on clothes; "we had to dress quickly"; "dress the patient"; "Can the child dress by herself?" primp, preen, dress, plume - dress or groom with elaborate care; "She likes to dress when going to the opera" attire, deck out, deck up, dress up, fancy up, fig out, fig up, rig out, tog out, tog up, trick out, trick up, gussy up, overdress, prink, get up - put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party" dress, dress up - dress in a certain manner; "She dresses in the latest Paris fashion"; "he dressed up in a suit and tie" dress down, underdress - dress informally and casually; "On Fridays, employees can underdress" prink - dress very carefully and in a finicky manner bundle up - dress warmly; "Mother bundled up the children for the long way to school" apparel, clothe, enclothe, garb, garment, raiment, tog, habilitate, fit out, dress - provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed and dress their child" don, put on, get into, wear, assume - put clothing on one's body; "What should I wear today?"; "He put on his best suit for the wedding"; "The princess donned a long blue dress"; "The queen assumed the stately robes"; "He got into his jeans" cross-dress - dress in the clothes of the other sex dandify - dress like a dandy change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" change - change clothes; put on different clothes; "Change before you go to the opera" attire, deck out, deck up, dress up, fancy up, fig out, fig up, rig out, tog out, tog up, trick out, trick up, gussy up, overdress, prink, get up - put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party" dress down, underdress - dress informally and casually; "On Fridays, employees can underdress" |
| 2. |  dress - provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed and dress their child"dress, get dressed - put on clothes; "we had to dress quickly"; "dress the patient"; "Can the child dress by herself?" jacket - put a jacket on; "The men were jacketed" frock - put a frock on shirt - put a shirt on habit - put a habit on vesture - provide or cover with a cloak overclothe, overdress - dress too warmly; "You should not overclothe the child--she will be too hot" underdress - dress without sufficient warmth; "She was underdressed for the hiking trip and suffered hypothermia" corset - dress with a corset shoe - furnish with shoes; "the children were well shoed" coat - cover or provide with a coat gown - dress in a gown change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" | |
| 3. | dress - put a finish on; "dress the surface smooth" finish - provide with a finish; "The carpenter finished the table beautifully"; "this shirt is not finished properly" | |
| 4. | dress - dress in a certain manner; "She dresses in the latest Paris fashion"; "he dressed up in a suit and tie" attire, deck out, deck up, dress up, fancy up, fig out, fig up, rig out, tog out, tog up, trick out, trick up, gussy up, overdress, prink, get up - put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party" dress, get dressed - put on clothes; "we had to dress quickly"; "dress the patient"; "Can the child dress by herself?" vest - clothe oneself in ecclesiastical garments | |
| 5. | dress - dress or groom with elaborate care; "She likes to dress when going to the opera" attire, deck out, deck up, dress up, fancy up, fig out, fig up, rig out, tog out, tog up, trick out, trick up, gussy up, overdress, prink, get up - put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party" dress, get dressed - put on clothes; "we had to dress quickly"; "dress the patient"; "Can the child dress by herself?" | |
| 6. | dress - kill and prepare for market or consumption; "dress a turkey" dress - put a dressing on; "dress the salads" | |
| 7. | dress - arrange in ranks; "dress troops" position - cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation | |
| 8. |  dress - decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foodsdress - put a dressing on; "dress the salads" | |
| 9. | dress - provide with decoration; "dress the windows" | |
| 10. | dress - put a dressing on; "dress the salads" cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" | |
| 11. |  dress - cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden"thin out - make sparse; "thin out the young plants" shear - cut with shears; "shear hedges" disbud - thin out buds to improve the quality of the remaining flowers | |
| 12. | dress - cut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and width | |
| 13. | dress - convert into leather; "dress the tanned skins" convert - change the nature, purpose, or function of something; "convert lead into gold"; "convert hotels into jails"; "convert slaves to laborers" | |
| 14. | dress - apply a bandage or medication to; "dress the victim's wounds" practice of medicine, medicine - the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied medicine at Harvard" care for, treat - provide treatment for; "The doctor treated my broken leg"; "The nurses cared for the bomb victims"; "The patient must be treated right away or she will die"; "Treat the infection with antibiotics" bandage - dress by covering or binding; "The nurse bandaged a sprained ankle"; "bandage an incision" | |
| 15. | dress - give a neat appearance to; "groom the dogs"; "dress the horses" | |
| 16. |  dress - arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding"bob - cut hair in the style of a bob; "Bernice bobs her hair these days!" wave - set waves in; "she asked the hairdresser to wave her hair" | |
| Adj. | 1. | dress - suitable for formal occasions; "formal wear"; "a full-dress uniform"; "dress shoes" formal - being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress); "pay one's formal respects"; "formal dress"; "a formal ball"; "the requirement was only formal and often ignored"; "a formal education" |
| 2. | dress - (of an occasion) requiring formal clothes; "a dress dinner"; "a full-dress ceremony" formal - being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress); "pay one's formal respects"; "formal dress"; "a formal ball"; "the requirement was only formal and often ignored"; "a formal education" |
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dress
noun
verb
1. put on clothes, don clothes, slip on or into something He told her to wait while he dressed.
put on clothes undress, strip, disrobe, take off your clothes
put on clothes undress, strip, disrobe, take off your clothes
2. clothe, turn out, get up (informal), attire, fit out, garb, rig out, robe We dressed the baby in a warm outfit.
dress down dress casually, dress informally, be untidy She dresses down in baggy clothes.
dress someone down reprimand (Informal) rebuke, scold, berate, castigate, tear into (informal), tell off (informal), read the riot act, reprove, upbraid, slap on the wrist, carpet (informal), bawl out (informal), rap over the knuckles, haul over the coals, chew out (U.S. & Canad. informal), tear (someone) off a strip (Brit. informal), give a rocket (Brit. & N.Z. informal) He dressed them down in public.
dress something up present, portray, depict, characterize, gloss, enhance, embroider, embellish, jazz up However you dress it up, banks only exist to lend money.
dress up
1. put on fancy dress, wear a costume, disguise yourself She dressed up as a witch.
2. dress formally, dress for dinner, doll yourself up (slang), put on your best bib and tucker (informal), put on your glad rags (informal) She did not feel obliged to dress up for the cameras.
Quotations
"When you're all dressed up and have no place to go" [George Whiting song title]
"Eat to please thyself, but dress to please others" [Benjamin Franklin Poor Richard's Almanack]
see clothing"When you're all dressed up and have no place to go" [George Whiting song title]
"Eat to please thyself, but dress to please others" [Benjamin Franklin Poor Richard's Almanack]
Dresses
ballgown, burka, busuuti, button-through dress, chemise, cheongsam, chiton, coat dress, cocktail dress, dirndl, gymslip, kaftan or caftan, kimono, mantua, maxidress, microdress, midi, minidress, Mother Hubbard, muu-muu, negligee or negligée, nightdress or (U.S. & Canad.) nightrobe, nightgown or (informal) nightie or nighty, nightshirt, overdress, peignoir, pinafore dress, pinafore, pinny (informal), or (U.S. & Canad.) jumper, riding habit, sack, sari or saree, sheath, shift, shirtdress, shirtwaister or (U.S. and Canad.) shirtwaist, sundress, sweater dress, tea gown, tunic, wedding dressCollins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
dress
verb2. To furnish with decorations.Also used with up:
dress down
phrasal verb
dress up
noun
1. Articles worn to cover the body:
apparel, attire, clothes, clothing, garment (used in plural), habiliment (often used in plural), raiment.
Slang: thread (used in plural).
2. A set or style of clothing:
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Translations
فُسْتَانفُسْتان، ثَوْب نِسائيلِباسلبسيُضَمِّدُ الجُروح
šatyupravitobléciobléci seoblékání
klæde sig påkjoleklæde påtøjbeklæde
robovesti
mekkopukeutuaviimeistelläpukealeninki
haljinaodijevatiodjenuti
ellátöltözéköltözetöltöziköltözködik
binda umkjóllklæîastklæînaîur, fatnaîurútbúa mat
服を着るワンピース服を着せる
드레스옷을 입다
chalatasgeneralinė repeticijaindaujaparuoštipersirengimo kambarys
apģērbsapģērbtapģērbtiesgarnētģērbties
obliecťošetriť
oblekaženska oblekaoblačiti seobleči se
klä på (sig)klänning
ใส่เสื้อผ้าชุดกระโปรง
áo đầmmặc quần áoquần áo
dress
[dres]A. N
1. (= frock) → vestido m
2. (= clothing) → ropa f
he'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
formal dress will be required → el traje de etiqueta es de rigor
see also evening B
he'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
formal dress will be required → el traje de etiqueta es de rigor
see also evening B
B. VT
1. (= put clothes on) → vestir
she dressed the baby in clean clothes → le puso ropita limpia al niño
he hasn't learned how to dress himself yet → todavía no ha aprendido a vestirse
see also dressed
she dressed the baby in clean clothes → le puso ropita limpia al niño
he hasn't learned how to dress himself yet → todavía no ha aprendido a vestirse
see also dressed
2. (Culin) [+ salad] → aliñar, aderezar; [+ meat, fish] → preparar y condimentar
3. (= decorate, arrange) [+ hair] → peinar, arreglar; [+ shop window] → decorar; [+ Christmas tree] → adornar, decorar
4. (Med) [+ wound] → vendar
5. (Agr) [+ land] → abonar
6. (Mil) [+ troops] → alinear
C. VI
2. (= wear specified clothes) → vestir
she dresses very well → viste muy bien, va muy bien vestida
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/derecha
she dresses very well → viste muy bien, va muy bien vestida
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/derecha
D. CPD dress 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 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 down
A. VI + ADV → vestirse informalmente
B. VT + ADV (= rebuke) → reprender
dress up
A. VI + ADV (in smart clothes) → ponerse elegante; (formally) → vestirse de etiqueta; (in fancy dress) → disfrazarse
B. VT + ADV
1. (in smart clothes) → poner elegante; (in fancy dress) → disfrazar
you're all dressed up, are you going somewhere? → vas muy elegante, ¿es que vas a algún sitio?
to dress sb up as sth → disfrazar or vestir a algn de algo
see also nine B
you're all dressed up, are you going somewhere? → vas muy elegante, ¿es que vas a algún sitio?
to dress sb up as sth → disfrazar or vestir a algn de algo
see also nine B
2. (= improve appearance of) [+ facts, events] → disfrazar
it was a pile of scrap metal dressed up as art → era un montón de chatarra disfrazado de arte
they dressed the setback up as a triumph → hicieron creer que el revés había sido en realidad un triunfo
it was a pile of scrap metal dressed up as art → era un montón de chatarra disfrazado de arte
they dressed the setback up as a triumph → hicieron creer que el revés había sido en realidad un triunfo
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dress
[ˈdrɛs] n
(= garment) → robe f
(= type of clothes) → habillement m, tenue f
to be smart in one's dress → être vêtu(e) avec élégance evening dress
to be smart in one's dress → être vêtu(e) avec élégance evening dress
vt
(= put on clothes) → habiller
She dressed the children → Elle a habillé les enfants.
to get dressed → s'habiller
I got dressed quickly → Je me suis habillé rapidement.
to dress o.s. → s'habiller
She dressed the children → Elle a habillé les enfants.
to get dressed → s'habiller
I got dressed quickly → Je me suis habillé rapidement.
to dress o.s. → s'habiller
[+ wound] → panser
[+ salad] → assaisonner
vi → s'habiller
I got up, dressed, and went downstairs → Je me suis levé, je me suis habillé et je suis descendu.
She dresses very well → Elle s'habille très bien.
to dress in sth → s'habiller en qch
She dresses in jeans → Elle porte un jean.
I got up, dressed, and went downstairs → Je me suis levé, je me suis habillé et je suis descendu.
She dresses very well → Elle s'habille très bien.
to dress in sth → s'habiller en qch
She dresses in jeans → Elle porte un jean.
dress down
vi (not smartly) → s'habiller décontractédress up
vi
(= dress smartly) → (bien) s'habiller
(= wear fancy dress) → se déguiser
to dress up as sth/sb → se déguiser en qch/qn
I dressed up as a ghost → Je me suis déguisé en fantôme.
to dress up as sth/sb → se déguiser en qch/qn
I dressed up as a ghost → Je me suis déguisé en fantôme.
vt sep
to dress sth up as sth (fig) (= disguise) → déguiser qch en qch
to dress sth up as sth (fig) (= disguise) → déguiser qch en qch
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dress
n
(for woman) → Kleid nt
no pl (= clothing) → Kleidung f; articles of dress → Kleidungsstücke pl; to be in eastern dress → orientalisch gekleidet sein
no pl (= way of dressing) → Kleidung f, → Kleider pl; to be outrageous/careless in one’s dress → sich ausgefallen/nachlässig kleiden
vt
(= clothe) child → anziehen; family → kleiden; recruits etc → einkleiden; to get dressed → sich anziehen; are you dressed? → bist du schon angezogen?; he’s old enough to dress himself → er ist alt genug, um sich allein anzuziehen; to dress somebody in something → jdm etw anziehen; she dresses herself with great fastidiousness → sie kleidet sich sehr sorgfältig; dressed in black → in Schwarz, schwarz gekleidet; dressed in a sailor’s uniform → im Matrosenanzug; he was dressed in a suit → er trug einen Anzug; to be dressed for the country/for the town/for tennis → fürs Land/für die Stadt/zum Tennisspielen angezogen sein; dressed to kill (inf) → todschick aufgemacht (inf)
(= arrange, decorate) (Naut) ship → beflaggen; (Comm) shop window → dekorieren; to dress somebody’s hair → jdm das Haar frisieren
(Cook) salad → anmachen; food for table → anrichten; chicken → brat- or kochfertig machen; dressed crab → farcierter Krebs
wound → verbinden
troops → ausrichten
(Agr) fields → vorbereiten
vi
dress
:dress circle
n → erster Rang
dress coat
n → Frack m
dress code
n → Kleiderordnung f
dress designer
n → Modezeichner(in) m(f)
dress
:dressmaker
n → (Damen)schneider(in) m(f)
dressmaking
n → Schneidern nt
dress parade
n (Mil) → Parade f → in Galauniform
dress pattern
n (Sew) → Schnittmuster nt
dress rehearsal
n (lit, fig) → Generalprobe f
dress sense
n (esp Brit) → Modebewusstsein nt; he has no dress at all → er hat bei Kleidung keinen Geschmack; her dress is appalling → sie zieht sich fürchterlich an
dress shield
n → Arm- or Schweißblatt nt
dress shirt
n → Frackhemd nt
dress suit
n → Abendanzug m
dress uniform
n → Galauniform f
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dress
[drɛs]2. vt
d. (decorate, shop window) → allestire
dress down vi + adv
dress up
1. vi + adv (in smart clothes) → mettersi elegante; (in fancy dress) → vestirsi in costume, mascherarsi
2. vt + adv (improve appearance of, facts) → presentare sotto una veste migliore
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
dress
(dres) verb1. to put clothes or a covering on. We dressed in a hurry and my wife dressed the children.
2. to prepare (food etc) to be eaten. She dressed a salad.
3. to treat and bandage (wounds). He was sent home from hospital after his burns had been dressed.
noun1. what one is wearing or dressed in. He has strange tastes in dress.
2. a piece of women's clothing with a top and skirt in one piece. Shall I wear a dress or a blouse and skirt?
dressed adjective wearing (clothes). Don't come in – I'm not dressed!; She was dressed in black; Get dressed immediately; a well-dressed man.
ˈdresser noun1. a kitchen sideboard for holding dishes.
2. (American) a chest of drawers for holding clothes sometimes with a mirror.
ˈdressing noun1. something put on as a covering. We gave the rose-bed a dressing of manure.
2. a sauce added especially to salads. oil and vinegar dressing.
3. a bandage etc used to dress a wound. He changed the patient's dressing.
ˈdressing-gown noun a loose garment worn over pyjamas etc.
ˈdressing-room noun a room (in a theatre etc) for actors etc to change in.
ˈdressing-table noun a table in a bedroom with a mirror and drawers.
ˈdressmaker noun a person who makes clothes for women.
dress rehearsal a full rehearsal of a play etc with costumes etc.
dress up to put on special clothes, eg fancy dress. He dressed up as a clown for the party.
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dress
→ فُسْتَان, يُلْبِسُ obléci se, šaty kjole, klæde sig på ankleiden (sich), Kleid ντύνω, φόρεμα vestido, vestirse mekko, pukeutua robe, s’habiller haljina, odjenuti abito, vestirsi ワンピース, 服を着る 드레스, 옷을 입다 aankleden (zich), jurk kjole, kle (på) sukienka, ubrać vestido, vestir-se одеваться, платье klä på (sig), klänning ใส่เสื้อผ้า, ชุดกระโปรง giyinmek, giysi áo đầm, mặc quần áo 穿衣, 连衣裙Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
dress
n. vestido;
v. [a wound] vendar, curar; [a corpse] amortajar; [put on clothes] vestirse.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
- May I try on this dress? (US)
Can I try on this dress? (UK) - Is there a dress code? (US)
Is there a dress-code? (UK)
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dress
n vestido; vt vestir; (a wound) vendar; vi (también to get dressed) vestirseEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.