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1 dress up
(to put on special clothes, eg fancy dress: He dressed up as a clown for the party.) disfrazarsedress up vb1. disfrazarse2. ponerse elegantev.• adecentar v.• ataviar v.• empaquetar v.• engalanar v.• ponerse elegante expr.• prender v.• pulir v.• repulir v.1) v + adva) ( dress smartly) ponerse* eleganteall dressed up and no place o (BrE) nowhere to go — compuesta y sin novio
b) ( in fancy dress) disfrazarse*to dress up as something — disfrazarse* de algo
2) v + o + adv, v + adv + o \<\<idea/plan\>\> disfrazar*1.VI + ADV (in smart clothes) ponerse elegante; (formally) vestirse de etiqueta; (in fancy dress) disfrazarse2. VT + ADV1) (in smart clothes) poner elegante; (in fancy dress) disfrazaryou're all dressed up, are you going somewhere? — vas muy elegante, ¿es que vas a algún sitio?
nine 2.to dress sb up as sth — disfrazar or vestir a algn de algo
2) (=improve appearance of) [+ facts, events] disfrazarthey dressed the setback up as a triumph — hicieron creer que el revés había sido en realidad un triunfo
* * *1) v + adva) ( dress smartly) ponerse* eleganteall dressed up and no place o (BrE) nowhere to go — compuesta y sin novio
b) ( in fancy dress) disfrazarse*to dress up as something — disfrazarse* de algo
2) v + o + adv, v + adv + o \<\<idea/plan\>\> disfrazar*
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