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dress(
drehs
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
noun
1. (clothing)
a. el vestido
(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).
(M)
You look beautiful in your wedding dress.Te ves preciosa con tu vestido de novia.
b. el traje
(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).
(M)
 (long outfit)
The actress looked stunning in an emerald-green dress for her red-carpet appearance.La actriz se veía sensasional en un traje verde esmeralda cuando desfiló por la alfombra roja.
2. (style of dressing)
a. el traje
(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).
(M)
The required dress for the event is business casual.El traje requerido en el evento es semiformal.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
transitive verb
3. (to put on)
a. vestir (another person)
The nurse dresses him every morning before cooking breakfast.La enfermera lo viste todas las mañanas antes de preparar el desayuno.
b. vestirse (oneself)
My three-year-old cousin already dresses herself.Mi prima de tres años ya se viste sin ayuda.
4. (to bandage)
a. vendar
Dress the wound carefully, because it may become infected.Vende la herida con cuidado porque puede infectarse.
5. (to decorate)
a. adornar
My family traditionally dresses the tree on Christmas Eve.Mi familia tradicionalmente adorna el árbol la Nochebuena.
b. decorar
The shop windows were dressed for Valentine's Day.Los escaparates estaban decorados para el Día de San Valentín.
6. (culinary)
a. preparar (meat)
The cook dressed the quail we hunted for supper.El cocinero preparó los codornices que cazamos para la cena.
b. aderezar (salad)
It is your turn to dress the salad.Te toca a ti aderezar la ensalada.
c. aliñar (salad)
I dressed the salad with olive oil, vinegar, and salt.Aliñé la ensalada con aceite de oliva, vinagre y sal.
7. (to prepare, process)
a. curtir (animal hides)
You have to dress the cowhide before you can make it into anything useful.Tienes que curtir el cuero antes de que lo puedas convertir en algo útil.
b. labrar (stone)
The masons are dressing the stone so that the wall can be built.Los mamposteros están labrando la piedra para que se pueda construir la pared.
8. (to fertilize)
a. abonar
The fields were dressed in March for a good harvest.Abonaron los campos en marzo para tener una buena cosecha.
9. (military)
a. alinear
The sergeant dressed the troops prior to the lieutenant's arrival.El sargento alineó a la tropa antes de que llegara el teniente.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
intransitive verb
10. (to wear; used with "in")
a. vestirse de
I love to dress in black when I go out at night.Me encanta vestirme de negro cuando salgo de noche.
11. (military)
a. alinearse
The soldiers dressed and stared straight ahead.Los soldados se alinearon y fijaron la mirada hacia el frente.
12. (to wear clothes)
a. ir vestido
My boss always dresses so well.Mi jefa siempre va muy bien vestida.
b. vestirse
She had coffee and toast while she dressed and rushed out.Se tomó un café y una tostada mientras se vistió y salió corriendo.
13. (to put on formal clothes)
a. vestirse con ropa formal
George's familly still dress for dinner.La familia de George todavía se viste con ropa formal para cenar.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
adjective
14. (formal)
a. de vestir
You can't wear sneakers with your dress pants.No puedes llevar tenis con tu pantalón de vestir.
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dress
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
Noun
1. (for woman)
a. el vestido
(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).
(M)
2. (clothing)
a. el traje
(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).
(M)
to have good/no dress sensesaber/no saber vestirse, tener/no tener estilo para vestir
dress circlepiso m principal
dress rehearsalensayo m general
dress shirtcamisa de vestir
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
transitive verb
3. (person)
a. vestir
to dress oneself, to get dressedvestirse
to be dressed in blackir vestido(a) de negro
well/badly dressedbien/mal vestido(a)
4. (wound)
a. vendar
5. (salad)
a. aderezar
b. aliñar
Regionalism used in Spain
(Spain)
dressed crabchangurro m
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
intransitive verb
6. (general)
a. vestirse
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dress [dres]
noun
1 (frock) vestido (m)
she was wearing a long, black dress
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
in traditional dress he was slovenly in his dress in eastern dress women in evening dress
formal dress will be required el traje de etiqueta es de rigor
evening
transitive verb
1 (put clothes on) vestir
she dressed the baby in clean clothes le puso ropita limpia al niño
the designer had to dress her models for the show to dress [o.s.]
he hasn't learned how to dress himself yet todavía no ha aprendido a vestirse
she dressed herself neatly for work patients should be encouraged to dress themselves to dress the part to wear clothes appropriate to an activity if you want to do business in this town, you'll have to dress the part she dressed the part of a lady in a grand mansion
dressed
2 (Cookery) [+salad] aliñar; aderezar; [+meat, fish] preparar y condimentar
her mother dressed the meat toss and dress the salad before serving a bowl of dressed salad
3 (decorate, arrange) [+hair] peinar; arreglar; [+shop window] decorar; [+Christmas tree] adornar; decorar
they spent Christmas Eve dressing the tree
4 (Med) [+wound] vendar
the nurses were taught to dress wounds and tie bandages
5 (Agr) [+land] abonar
6 (Mil) [+troops] alinear
to dress [ranks]
7 [+stone, metal] dar el acabado a; [+skins] curtir
to groom an animal, especially a horse to decorate a vessel by displaying all the signal flags along the lines from bow to stern to dress [ship]
intransitive verb
1 (put on clothes) vestirse
he dressed quickly and left se vistió deprisa y se marchó
he told Sarah to wait while he dressed
2 (wear specified clothes) vestir
she dresses very well viste muy bien; va muy bien vestida
he dresses in a way that lets everyone know he has authority to dress [in] sth
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
3 (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) alinearse
right dress! ¡vista a la derecha!
modifier
dress circle (n) anfiteatro (m); (piso (m)) principal (m)
dress coat (n) frac (m)
dress code (n) regulaciones en materia de indumentaria o uniforme
there is a strict dress code. Men wear ties and jackets to dinner at night a dress code is in force after 6pm there are no hard rules, no dress code The only concession to Sunday working was the removal of the tie; otherwise, /the customary dress code applied/ .../a dress code that doesn't allow students to wear gym shoes/
dress designer (n) modistoamodista (m) (f);a modista
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
the Queen's dress sense is appalling, but rarely commented on they are scruffy and show no dress sense he needs to learn better dress sense she has captivated the world with her radiant looks, perfect figure and immaculate dress sense
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
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Phrases
dress up
ponerse elegante
disfrazarse
dress shirt
la camisa de vestir
dress code
el código de vestimenta
wedding dress
el vestido de novia
I dress myself
me visto
she is wearing a dress
lleva puesto un vestido
fancy dress
el disfraz
de disfraces
I love your dress
me encanta tu vestido
red dress
el vestido rojo
She put on her blue dress and went to church.
Se puso su vestido azul y se fue a la iglesia.
pink dress
el vestido rosa
dress up in costumes
disfrazarse
blue dress
vestido azul
I wore a dress
me puse un vestido
I wear a dress
llevo un vestido
long dress
el vestido largo
black dress
vestido negro
this dress
este vestido
dress myself
vestirme
that dress
ese vestido
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