vestir
verbo transitivo
1 (poner la ropa a) [+niño, muñeca] to dress
su madre la vistió de novia her mother helped her dress for the wedding
vísteme despacio, que tengo prisa more haste less speed
3 (hacer la ropa a)
lo viste un buen sastre he has his clothes made at a good tailor's; la modista que la viste cobra muy barato the dressmaker who makes her clothes is very cheap
4 (proporcionar la ropa) [+persona] to clothe; [+institución, Estado] to pay for one's clothing
tengo una familia que vestir y alimentar I have a family to feed and clothe
vestir al desnudo (Biblia) to clothe the naked
lo viste el Ayuntamiento the Council pays for his clothing
verbo intransitivo
1 (llevar ropa) to dress
siempre viste a la última moda she always dresses in o wears the latest fashions
abrió la puerta a medio vestir he opened the door only half-dressed; ¿todavía estás sin vestir? aren't you dressed yet?; haven't you got dressed yet?; vestir bien to dress well; vestir mal to dress badly
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 (familiar) o in mufti (familiar)
vestir de sport to dress casually
vestir de uniforme [+policía, soldado] to wear a uniform; be in uniform [+alumno] to wear a uniform
el mismo que viste y calza the very same
2 (ser elegante) [+traje, color] to be elegant
el negro viste mucho black is very elegant; tener un coche así sí que viste owning a car like that is really flashy (familiar); ahora lo que viste es viajar al Caribe the Caribbean is the trendy o the in place to go these days (familiar)
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 (familiar) o formal
saber vestir to know how to dress; have good dress sense
verbo pronominal
vestirse1 (ponerse la ropa) to get dressed
no tardo nada en vestirme I get dressed in no time
me vestí con lo primero que encontré I put on the first thing I picked up; ¿cómo te vas a vestir para la fiesta? what are you going to wear to the party?
vestirse de algo to wear sth
voy a empezar a vestirme de verano I'm going to start wearing my summer clothes
vestirse de fiesta o de gala [+persona] to get (all) dressed up [+ciudad] to be (all) decked out
vestirse de largo (para fiesta, recepción) to wear an evening dress
2 (disfrazarse)
vestirse de algo to dress up as sth
¿de qué te vas a vestir? what are you going to dress up as?; me vestí de marinero I dressed up as a sailor
3 (comprar la ropa) to buy one's clothes
se viste en las mejores tiendas she buys her clothes in the best shops
(forma de vestir)
su elegancia en el vestir the smart way she dresses
