vestirse

vestirse

► verbo pronominal

1 (uso reflexivo) to dress oneself, get dressed

2 (comprarse la ropa) to buy one's clothes

■ se viste en Milán she buys her clothes in Milan

3 (ir vestido) to wear (de, -), dress (de, in); (disfrazarse) to disguise oneself (de, as), dress up (de, as)

■ se vistió de un traje azul he wore a blue suit

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1. VPR

1) (=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 algo — to wear sth

voy a empezar a vestirme de verano — I'm going to start wearing my summer clothes

• vestirse de fiestao de gala — [persona] to get (all) dressed up; [ciudad] to be (all) decked out

• vestirse de largo — (para fiesta, recepción) to wear an evening dress

mona 1)

2) (=disfrazarse)

• vestirse de algo — 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

4) liter

(=cubrirse)

• vestirse de algo — to be covered in sth

toda la ciudad amaneció vestida de blanco — the day dawned on a city entirely covered in white

el cielo se vistió de nubes — the sky clouded over

su rostro se vistió de severidad — his face took on a serious expression

5) (tras enfermedad) to get up again

2.

SM

(=forma de vestir)

su elegancia en el vestir — the smart way she dresses

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(v.) = get + dressed, tog out, tog up

Ex. Drowsily he slithered out of bed, opened his closet door and got dressed like he had done every morning before.

Ex. Coach Franny Kelly and all players are requested to be togged out and on he pitch by 8pm on both nights.

Ex. Many guards view the detainees as criminals and get togged up in riot gear prepared to use force in situations best controlled by simply talking to people.

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(v.) = get + dressed, tog out, tog up

Ex: Drowsily he slithered out of bed, opened his closet door and got dressed like he had done every morning before.

Ex: Coach Franny Kelly and all players are requested to be togged out and on he pitch by 8pm on both nights.

Ex: Many guards view the detainees as criminals and get togged up in riot gear prepared to use force in situations best controlled by simply talking to people.

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■vestirse verbo reflexivo
1 (ponerse ropa) to get dressed, dress
se vistió de negro, he wore black
(ponerse elegante) se vistió para la ocasión, he got dressed up for the occasion
(disfrazarse) to dress up, disguise oneself
2 (comprarse la ropa) se viste en mercadillos, she buys her clothes in markets
'vestirse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
caracterizarse
- disfrazarse
- ponerse
- a
- gusto
- largo
- manía
- vestir
English:
clothes
- do up
- don
- dress
- dress up
- get
- oddly
- underdress
- put

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vpr

1. [ponerse ropa] to get dressed, to dress;

vístete y vete get dressed and go;

vestirse a la moda to dress fashionably;

se vistió de luto/de blanco she dressed in o wore mourning/white;

vestirse de largo [para fiesta] to wear evening dress;

el Teatro Real se vistió ayer de largo para atender al estreno the Theatre Royal was all decked out yesterday for the premiere

2. [disfrazarse]

vestirse de algo to dress up as sth;

se vistió de payaso he dressed (up) as a clown

3. [comprar la ropa]

vestirse en to buy one's clothes at

4. Literario [cubrirse]

vestirse de to be covered in;

el cielo se vistió de nubes the sky clouded over

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vestirse

v/r get dressed; (disfrazarse) dress up;

vestirse de algo wear sth; (disfrazarse) dress up as sth

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vr

1) : to get dressed

2)

vestirse de : to dress up as

se vistieron de soldados: they dressed up as soldiers

3)

vestirse de : to wear, to dress in

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vestirse vb to get dressed

me visto en un momento y nos vamos I'll get dressed quickly and we'll go