llevar traje de gala

traje de cuartel — (Mil) undress

traje de paisano — Esp civilian clothes; [de policía] plain clothes

Ex: If we inform the system that MUSIC DRAMA is in fact OPERA, it should treat MUSIC DRAMA- COSTUMES as at least suspect.

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.

• 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.

• vestido con algo — wearing sth, dressed in sth

• vestido de algo — wearing sth, dressed in sth

vestido de debajo — †undergarment frm

vestido de encima — †outer garment frm

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

Ex: From the way his left shoulder is tipped forward, from the set of his head and the length of his stride, one gets the feeling that he is a fully clothed sprinter just leaving the starting blocks.