vestir de gala
intransitive verb phrase1. (to dress formally)
Todos los invitados a la boda vestían de gala.All the guests to the wedding wore formal dress.
La reina vestía de gala, con su valiosa tiara de diamantes como único adorno.The queen wore full dress, with her valuable diamond tiara as her only ornament.
En el baile de debutantes, las chicas vestirán de gala por primera vez.At the deb's party, the girls will wear evening dress for the first time.
vestirse de gala
pronominal verb phrase2. (to dress formally)
Antes, la gente solía vestirse de gala para ir a la ópera.Before, people used to wear formal dress to go to the opera.
Según la etiqueta, los asistentes a la ceremonia deben vestirse de gala.According to the etiquette, those attending the ceremony should wear full dress.
¿Sabes si tenemos que vestirnos de gala para la cena?Do you know whether we have to wear evening dress at the dinner party?
3. (to adorn oneself)
No nos vamos a vestir de gala para ir a una fiesta de cumpleaños. A mí me parece ridículo.We're not going to get all dressed up to go to a birthday party. I think it's ridiculous.
Todos los años por estas fechas, la ciudad se viste de gala para celebrar la festividad de su santo patrón.This time every year, the town is all decked out to cellebrate its patron saint's feast.
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