dress shoe

zapatos de goma LAm —

zapatos de hule — Méx tennis shoes

zapatos de salón — court shoes, pumps (EEUU)

zapatos bajos/de tacón or (CS) de taco alto — low-heeled/high-heeled shoes

como un niño or chico con zapatos nuevos — like a child with a new toy

zapatos bajos/de tacón or (CS) de taco alto — low-heeled/high-heeled shoes

como un niño or chico con zapatos nuevos — like a child with a new toy

Ex: Consider, for example, the work of the shoe shop manager and the way he arranges his stock of shoes.

vestir al desnudo — (Biblia) to clothe the naked

vistió de gravedad su rostro — he assumed o adopted a serious expression

siempre viste a la última moda — she always dresses in o wears the latest fashions

• vestir de, le gusta vestir de gris — he likes to wear grey

• vestir de paisano — [policía] to be in plain clothes; [soldado] to be in civilian clothes o in civvies *o in mufti *

• vestir de sport — to dress casually

• vestir de uniforme — [policía, soldado] to wear a uniform, be in uniform; [alumno] to wear a uniform

tener un coche así sí que viste — *owning a car like that is really flashy *

ahora lo que viste es viajar al Caribe — *the Caribbean is the trendy o the in place to go these days *

•de vestir — [ropa, zapatos] smart; [traje] formal

necesito algo un poco más de vestir — I need something a bit smarter o more formal

ese traje es de mucho vestir — that suit's too dressy *o formal

• saber vestir — to know how to dress, have good dress sense

el mismo que viste y calza — (fam) the very same

de vestir — <traje/zapatos> smart

el mismo que viste y calza — (fam) the very same

de vestir — <traje/zapatos> smart

Ex: The performance is kept fresh each time because the teller is under a tension: he has to find the language in which to clothe the body of the work.

Ex: Something very important for men at job interviews is to wear low-heeled, conservative dress shoes that are colour coordinated with the suit.

¿dónde vas con esa vestimenta? — (pey) where are you going in that get-up? (pej)

¿dónde vas con esa vestimenta? — (pey) where are you going in that get-up? (pej)

Ex: He frequently asks them to shelve books upstairs on the balcony and then stands there looking up their dresses.

Ex: Most of us already know that new dress shoes are more prone to slide than old dress shoes or tennis shoes.

• calle abajo — down the street

• calle arriba — up the street

calle cerrada Ven, Col, Méx —

calle ciega Ven, Col —

calle cortada — Cono Sur dead end, dead-end street, cul-de-sac

calle de sentido único, calle de una mano Cono Sur —

calle de una sola vía Col —

calle de un solo sentido — Chile one-way street

calle residencial — residential street ( with low speed limit and priority for pedestrians)

se sentaba en la calle a ver pasar a la gente — he used to sit out in the street o outside watching the people go by

• irse a la calle — to go out, go outside

• salir a la calle — (=persona) to go outside; (=disco, publicación) to come out

llevo varios días sin salir a la calle — I haven't been out of the house o outside for several days

iba vestido de calle — (Mil) he was wearing civilian clothes, he was wearing civvies *

esa calle no tiene salida — that's a no through road, that street o road is a dead end

de calle: traje/vestido de calle everyday suit/dress; aplanar calles (AmL fam) to loaf around; echar a alguien a la calle to throw somebody out (on the street); echarse or salir a la calle to take to the streets; echar or tirar por la calle de en medio to take the middle course; en la calle <estar/quedar> ( en la ruina) penniless; ( sin vivienda) homeless; ( sin trabajo) out of work; hacer la calle (fam) to work the streets (colloq); llevarse a alguien de calle (fam): se las lleva a todas de calle he has all the girls chasing after him (colloq); llevar or traer a alguien por la calle de la amargura — (fam) to make somebody's life a misery (colloq)

esa calle no tiene salida — that's a no through road, that street o road is a dead end

de calle: traje/vestido de calle everyday suit/dress; aplanar calles (AmL fam) to loaf around; echar a alguien a la calle to throw somebody out (on the street); echarse or salir a la calle to take to the streets; echar or tirar por la calle de en medio to take the middle course; en la calle <estar/quedar> ( en la ruina) penniless; ( sin vivienda) homeless; ( sin trabajo) out of work; hacer la calle (fam) to work the streets (colloq); llevarse a alguien de calle (fam): se las lleva a todas de calle he has all the girls chasing after him (colloq); llevar or traer a alguien por la calle de la amargura — (fam) to make somebody's life a misery (colloq)

Ex: Peter was trying to convince himself that it wasn't his fault as he navigated the glistening slippery streets.

lo puedes pegar con celo — you can stick it on with Sellotape ®, you can sellotape it on

es un crimen pegar a los niños — it's a crime to hit o smack children

• me pegó un golpe — he hit me

• pegar un grito — to shout, cry out

• le han pegado un puntapié — they gave him a kick, they kicked him

• pegar un salto — to jump ( with fright {etc}4})

• pegar un susto a algn — to scare sb, give sb a fright

• le pegaron un tiro — they shot him

pegar una silla a una pared — to move o put a chair up against a wall

pegar en algo — (=dar) to hit sth; (=rozar) to touch sth

pegaba con un palo en la puerta — he was pounding on o hitting the door with a stick

ese sombrero no pega con el abrigo — that hat doesn't match o go with the coat

este vino pega (mucho) — this wine is really strong o goes to your head

pegó un póster en la pared — she stuck (o pinned etc) a poster up on the wall

pegarla — (RPl fam) to be dead on (AmE colloq), to be spot on (BrE colloq)

pegarle a alguien — to hit somebody; (a un niño, como castigo) to smack somebody

su disco está pegando fuerte — her record is a big hit (colloq)

no pegar ni con cola — (fam)

me pegué con la mesa — I knocked o hit myself on the table

me pegué en la cabeza — I banged o knocked my head

se pegó un porrazo — (fam) she gave herself a nasty knock

pegársela — (Esp fam) to have a crash

pegársela a alguien — (Esp fam) ( ser infiel) to be unfaithful to somebody

pegarse una ducha — (fam) to take o have a shower

anoche nos pegamos una comilona tremenda — we had an amazing meal (colloq)

me voy a pegar unas vacaciones...! — I'm going to give myself a good vacation o (BrE) holiday

cómo se pega al teléfono! — she never stops yakking on the phone (colloq)

se pegó al or del timbre — she kept her finger on the doorbell

pegó un póster en la pared — she stuck (o pinned etc) a poster up on the wall

pegarla — (RPl fam) to be dead on (AmE colloq), to be spot on (BrE colloq)

pegarle a alguien — to hit somebody; (a un niño, como castigo) to smack somebody

su disco está pegando fuerte — her record is a big hit (colloq)

no pegar ni con cola — (fam)

me pegué con la mesa — I knocked o hit myself on the table

me pegué en la cabeza — I banged o knocked my head

se pegó un porrazo — (fam) she gave herself a nasty knock

pegársela — (Esp fam) to have a crash

pegársela a alguien — (Esp fam) ( ser infiel) to be unfaithful to somebody

pegarse una ducha — (fam) to take o have a shower

anoche nos pegamos una comilona tremenda — we had an amazing meal (colloq)

me voy a pegar unas vacaciones...! — I'm going to give myself a good vacation o (BrE) holiday

cómo se pega al teléfono! — she never stops yakking on the phone (colloq)

se pegó al or del timbre — she kept her finger on the doorbell

Ex: When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.

Ex: Then it gets progressively worse as walls are washed away and vehicles plastered against houses and trees.