vestir de sport

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.

chaqueta (de) sport — sports jacket, sports coat (EEUU)

ropa (de) sport — leisure wear, casual clothes (pl)

ropa (de) sport — leisure wear, casual clothes (pl)

traje de gala — [gen] formal dress; (Mil) full dress

estar de gala — [ciudad] to be in festive mood

vestir sus mejores galas — [persona] to put on one's Sunday best; [edificio, ciudad] to show one's best face

galas de novia — bridal attire sing

hacer gala de algo — (=jactarse) to boast of sth; (=lucirse) to show sth off

cena de gala — gala (dinner); ( en el teatro) tb

función de gala — gala (evening o performance)

vestido de gala — formal o full dress

vestirse de gala — to wear full o formal dress

mis/tus mejores galas — my/your best clothes o Sunday best

cena de gala — gala (dinner); ( en el teatro) tb

función de gala — gala (evening o performance)

vestido de gala — formal o full dress

vestirse de gala — to wear full o formal dress

mis/tus mejores galas — my/your best clothes o Sunday best

Ex: But these designers did more than copy the Aldine original: they developed it in a whole range of new sizes, and produced a series of romans hitherto unparalleled for elegance and utility.

model aeroplane — aeromodelo m

a tribunal is to be set up on the model of Nuremberg — se constituirá un tribunal según el modelo de or a la manera del de Nuremberg

model aeroplane — aeromodelo m

model aeroplane — aeromodelo m

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.

ropa blanca — (=ropa interior) underwear; (=ropa de cama, manteles) linen; [para la lavadora] whites pl

ropa de color — coloureds pl, coloreds pl (EEUU)

ropa de trabajo — work clothes pl

ropa hecha — ready-made clothes pl, off-the-peg clothes pl

ropa íntima — LAm underwear

ropa para lavar, ropa sucia — dirty washing, dirty clothes pl, laundry

ropa usada — secondhand clothes pl

ropa vieja — esp Méx (Culin) meat stew

a quema ropa — ver quemarropa

hay ropa tendida — (fam) walls have ears

nadar y guardar la ropa — (fam) to hedge one's bets

a quema ropa — ver quemarropa

hay ropa tendida — (fam) walls have ears

nadar y guardar la ropa — (fam) to hedge one's bets

Ex: Permission has been granted to introduce a system of surveillance licensing for the purpose of monitoring imports of low-priced goods, such as clothing and footwear originating in non-EC countries.

juega como yo — he plays like me o like I do

como este hay pocos — there are few like this o him

tiene ventajas, como son la resistencia y durabilidad — it has advantages, such as o like strength and durability

hazlo como te dijo ella — do it like * o the way she told you

toca como canta — she plays like * o the same way as she sings

no es como me lo imaginaba — it isn't as o like * I imagined it

• tal como, tal como lo había planeado — just as o the way I had planned it

hazlo como quieras — do it however you want o like

• como sea — at all costs

había como cincuenta — there were about o around fifty

vino como a las dos — he came at about o around two

sentía como tristeza — she felt a sort o kind of sadness

como no tenía dinero — as o since I had no money

• tal (y) como están las cosas — the way things are, as things stand

• de tanto como, tienen las manos doloridas de tanto como aplaudieron — they clapped so much their hands hurt

• como no, como no lo haga en seguida... — if he doesn't do it at once..., unless he does it at once...

siguió leyendo, como si no hubiera oído nada — he kept on reading, as if o as though he hadn't heard

sentí como si fuera a caerme — I felt as if o as though I was about to fall

como si no hubiera pasado nada — as if o as though nothing had happened

se comporta como si me odiara — he behaves as if o as though he hated me

como si fuera a llover — as if o as though it was going to rain

a como dé o diera lugar — at any cost

en algunos lugares como Londres — in some places such as o like London

bailó como nunca — she danced as o like she'd never danced before

así como — (frml) as well as

como él solo/ella sola: es egoísta como él solo he's so o he's incredibly selfish!; como mucho/poco at (the) most/at least; como nadie: cocina como nadie nobody cooks like her; como que...: conduce muy bien - como que es piloto de carreras he drives very well - well, he is a racing driver, after all; y no me lo dijiste - como que no lo sabía! and you didn't tell me about it - that's because I didn't know about it!; como ser (CS) such as, for example; como si (+ subj) as if, as though; ella está grave y él como si nada or como si tal cosa — she's seriously ill and he doesn't seem at all o in the least worried

no voy - como quieras — I'm not going - please yourself o as you like

como era temprano, nos fuimos a dar una vuelta — since o as it was early, we went for a walk

cansado como estaba, me ayudó — tired though o tired as he was, he helped me