dress
A. -noun
1. (=frock) vestido (m)
2. (=clothing) ropa (f)
·he'noun 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
·formal dress will be required
·el traje de etiqueta es de rigor
B. -transitive verb
1. (=put clothes on) vestir
·she dressed the baby in clean clothes
·le puso ropita limpia al niño
·he hasn't learned how to dress himself yet
·todavía no ha aprendido a vestirse
2. (culinary, cooking )
[+salad] aliñar, aderezar
[+meat, fish] preparar y condimentar
3. (=decorate, arrange)
[+hair] peinar, arreglar
[+shop window] decorar
[+Christmas tree] adornar, decorar
4. (medicine)
[+wound] vendar
5. (agriculture)
[+land] abonar
6. (military)
[+troops] alinear
7. [+stone, metal] dar el acabado a
[+skins] curtir
C. -intransitive verb
1. (=put on clothes) vestirse
·he dressed quickly and left
·se vistió deprisa y se marchó
2. (=wear specified clothes) vestir
·she dresses very well
·viste muy bien, va muy bien vestida
a. she always used to dress [in] jeans/black = solía ir siempre vestida con vaqueros/de negro
b. 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. (military) alinearse
·right dress!
·¡vista a la derecha!
D. -compound
·dress circle -noun   anfiteatro (m), (piso (m)) principal (m)
·dress coat -noun frac (m)
·dress code -noun regulaciones en materia de indumentaria o uniforme
·dress designer -noun modisto (m) / modista (f)
·dress length -noun
(=material) corte (m) de vestido
·dress parade -noun
(United States) (military) desfile (m) de gala
·dress rehearsal -noun ensayo (m) general
·dress sense -noun 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
·dress shirt -noun   camisa (f) de frac, camisa (f) de etiqueta
·dress suit -noun traje (m) de etiqueta
·dress uniform -noun (military) uniforme (m) de gala