vestir
verbo:transitivo
1 (poner la ropa a) [+niño, muñeca] to dress
su madre la vistió de novia her mother helped her dress for the wedding
vísteme despacio, que tengo prisa more haste less speed
3 (hacer la ropa a)
lo viste un buen sastre he has his clothes made at a good tailor's; la modista que la viste cobra muy barato the dressmaker who makes her clothes is very cheap
4 (proporcionar la ropa) [+persona] to clothe; [+institución, Estado] to pay for one's clothing
tengo una familia que vestir y alimentar I have a family to feed and clothe
vestir al desnudo (Biblia) to clothe the naked
lo viste el Ayuntamiento the Council pays for his clothing
verbo:intransitivo
1 (llevar ropa) to dress
siempre viste a la última moda she always dresses in wears the latest fashions;o
abrió la puerta a medio vestir he opened the door only half-dressed; ¿todavía estás sin vestir? aren't you dressed yet?; haven't you got dressed yet?; vestir bien to dress well; vestir mal to dress badly
vestir dede
le gusta vestir de gris he likes to wear grey
vestir de paisanopaisano [+policía] to be in plain clothes; [+soldado] to be in civilian clothes in civvies in mufti;o (familiar)o (familiar)
vestir de sportsport to dress casually
vestir de uniformeuniforme [+policía, soldado] to wear a uniform; be in uniform [+alumno] to wear a uniform
el mismo que viste y calza (anticuado) the very same
2 (ser elegante) [+traje, color] to be elegant
el negro viste mucho black is very elegant; tener un coche así sí que viste (familiar) owning a car like that is really flashy; (familiar) ahora lo que viste es viajar al Caribe (familiar) the Caribbean is the trendy the in place to go these days;o (familiar)
de vestirde [+ropa, zapatos] smart; [+traje] formal
necesito algo un poco más de vestir I need something a bit smarter more formal;o
ese traje es de mucho vestir that suit's too dressy formal; (familiar)o
saber vestirsaber to know how to dress; have good dress sense
verbo:pronominal
vestirse1 (ponerse la ropa) to get dressed
no tardo nada en vestirme I get dressed in no time
me vestí con lo primero que encontré I put on the first thing I picked up; ¿cómo te vas a vestir para la fiesta? what are you going to wear to the party?
vestirse de algode to wear sth
voy a empezar a vestirme de verano I'm going to start wearing my summer clothes
vestirse de fiesta de galafiestaogala [+persona] to get (all) dressed up [+ciudad] to be (all) decked out
vestirse de largolargo (para fiesta, recepción) to wear an evening dress
2 (disfrazarse)
vestirse de algode to dress up as sth
¿de qué te vas a vestir? what are you going to dress up as?; me vestí de marinero I dressed up as a sailor
3 (comprar la ropa) to buy one's clothes
se viste en las mejores tiendas she buys her clothes in the best shops
