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"Dress up" is an intransitive verb phrase which is often translated as "disfrazarse", and "disguise" is a noun which is often translated as "el disfraz". Learn more about the difference between "dress up" and "disguise" below.
dress up(
drehs
ep
)An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
a. disfrazarse
For Halloween, I'm going to dress up as a superhero.Para Halloween, me voy a disfrazar de superhéroe.
a. ponerse elegante
I dressed up in my best suit for the interview.Me puse elegante en mi mejor traje para la entrevista.
b. vestirse de etiqueta
Everybody had dressed up for the special occasion.Todos se habían vestido de etiqueta para la ocasión especial.
A transitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and requires a direct object (e.g., take out the trash.).
a. poner elegante
If I don't dress up my boyfriend for your wedding, he'll show up wearing shorts and a T-shirt.Si no pongo elegante a mi novio para tu boda, va a ir con pantalones cortos y una camiseta.
a. disfrazar
I am going to wear a thief costume and dress up my baby as a money bag.Me voy a poner un disfraz de ladrón y disfrazar a mi bebé de bolsa de dinero.
disguise(
dihs
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gayz
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (costume)
a. el disfraz (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
She wore a disguise in order to sneak past security.Usó un disfraz para que la seguridad no la detectara.
b. disfrazado
The president attended his son's school play in disguise to go unnoticed.El presidente asistió disfrazado a la obra escolar de su hijo para pasar inadvertido.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
2. (to cloak)
a. disfrazar
Ernestine disguised herself as a male soldier so she could fight in the war.Ernestine se disfrazó de soldado masculino para poder luchar en la guerra.
b. cambiar
We disguised his voice on this recording to protect his identity.Cambiamos su voz en esta grabación para proteger su identidad.
3. (to conceal)
