ropa

clothing

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ropa(

rroh

pah

)

A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g. la mujer bonita, la luna llena).

feminine noun

1. (general)

a. clothing

Necesitamos donaciones de alimentos y ropa para ayudar a las víctimas del desastre.We need donations of food and clothing to help victims of the disaster.

b. clothes

Necesito comprar ropa nueva para el viaje.I need to buy new clothes for our trip.

ropa

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (general)

a. clothes

ligero de ropascantily clad

2. (fig)

nadar y guardar la ropato cover one's back

ropa de abrigowarm clothes

ropa blancalinen

ropa de camabed linen

ropa deportivasportswear

ropa de diseñodesigner clothes

ropa hechaready-to-wear clothes

ropa para el hogarlinen and curtains

ropa interiorunderwear

ropa interior femeninalingerie

ropa de inviernowinter clothing

ropa de sportcasual clothes

ropa sucialaundry, washing

ropa de trabajoworking clothes

ropa usadasecond-hand o old clothes

ropa

clothes

plural

; (p)

¡quítate esa ropa tan sucia! take those dirty clothes off!; siempre lleva ropa pasada de moda he always wears old-fashioned clothes; voy a cambiarme de ropa I'm going to change (my clothes); tender la ropa to hang out the washing

guardar la ropa to speak cautiously

hay ropa tendida walls have ears

nadar y guardar la ropa to cover one's back

no tocar la ropa a algn not to touch a hair of sb's head; keep one's hands off sb

la ropa sucia se lava en casa don't wash your dirty linen in public

ropa blanca (ropa interior) underwear; (ropa de cama, manteles) linen; (para la lavadora) whites

plural

; (p)

ropa de cama bed linen

ropa de color coloureds

plural

; (p) coloreds