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dress up

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
dress up vi phrasal	(in evening wear)	vestirse de gala loc verb
		ponerse elegante v prnl + adj mf
	(coloquial)	emperifollarse⇒ v prnl
	The actress loves dressing up for film premieres.
	A la actriz le encanta vestirse de gala para el estreno de las películas.
dress up vi phrasal	(in formal clothes)	ponerse elegante v prnl + adj mf
		vestirse elegante v prnl + adj mf
	For those not wanting to dress up, the restaurant has a casual dress code.
	Para quienes no quieren ponerse elegantes, el restaurante tiene un código de vestimenta casual.
dress up as [sth/sb] vi phrasal	(in costume)	disfrazarse de v prnl + prep
	My son likes to dress up as a pirate.
	A mi hijo le gusta disfrazarse de pirata,
dress [sb] up, dress up [sb] vtr phrasal sep	(clothe stylishly)	vestir elegante vtr + adj mf
		poner elegante vtr + adj mf
		arreglar⇒ vtr
	Lisa dressed her daughter up in a pretty dress.
	Lisa vistió elegante a su hija con un lindo vestido.
	Lisa arregló a su hija con un lindo vestido.
dress [sth] up, dress up [sth] vtr phrasal sep	figurative (embellish, enhance)	adornar⇒ vtr
	The film director dressed up the story to make the characters more appealing to the audience.
	El director adornó la película para que los personajes fueran más atractivos para el público.
dressup, dress up, dress-up (US), dressing up (UK) n	(children: putting on costumes) (juego)	disfraces nmpl
	My daughters often play dress-up with my old clothes.
	Mis hijas suelen jugar a los disfraces con mi ropa vieja.

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Additional Translations
Inglés		Español
dress-up adj	US (occasion: formal)	formal adj mf
		de gala loc adj
		de etiqueta loc adj
Note: A hyphen is used when the term is or modifies a noun.
	Marty bought a smart suit to wear at the dress-up dinner.
	Marty compró un traje elegante para la cena formal.

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