half-dressed in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for half-dressed in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.vestir VB trans

1.1. vestir (poner la ropa a):

vestir niño/muñeca

to dress

1.2. vestir modisto/sastre cliente:

vestir

to dress

la viste uno de los mejores modistos de París

she is dressed by one of the best designers in Paris

1.3. vestir (proporcionar ropa a):

vestir

to clothe form

los viste la abuela

their grandmother buys their clothes for them

1.4. vestir casa/pared:

vestir

to decorate

las cortinas realmente visten la habitación

the curtains really make the room

2. vestir (llevar puesto):

vestir

to wear

viste un traje de chaqueta azul marino

she is wearing a navy-blue suit

II.vestir VB intr

1. vestir persona:

vestir

to dress

vestir

to get dressed

está a medio vestir

she's still getting dressed

tuvo que salir con el bebé a medio vestir

he had to go out with the baby only half-dressed

viste muy bien/mal

she dresses very well/badly

vestir de algo

to wear sth

vestía de uniforme

he was wearing uniform

vestía de uniforme

he was in uniform

siempre viste de azul

she always wears blue

el mismo que viste y calza inf ¿ése que viene por allí no es tu jefe? — el mismo que viste y calza

isn't that your boss over there? — the very same

el mismo que viste y calza inf ¿ése que viene por allí no es tu jefe? — el mismo que viste y calza

isn't that your boss over there? — it sure is! inf

2.1. vestir (ser elegante):

no sabe vestir

he has no dress sense

el negro viste mucho

black looks very smart

que te vean en ese restaurante viste mucho

that restaurant is the place to be seen

tener un coche deportivo viste mucho

having a sports car really gets you noticed

Phrases:

de vestir traje/pantalón/zapatos

smart

quería algo más de vestir

I wanted something smarter

quería algo más de vestir

I wanted something dressier inf

III.vestirse VB vpr refl

1.1. vestirse (ponerse la ropa):

vestirse

to dress

vestirse

to get dressed

¿todavía no te has vestido?

aren't you dressed yet?

se vistió con lo primero que encontró

she put on the first thing that came to hand

1.2. vestirse (de cierta manera):

se viste muy bien/mal

he dresses very well/badly

siempre se viste a la última moda

she always wears the latest styles

vestirse de algo

to wear sth

siempre se viste de verde

she always wears green

1.3. vestirse (disfrazarse):

vestirse de algo

to dress up as sth

se vistió de pirata

he dressed up as a pirate

2. vestirse liter campo/árboles:

los campos se visten de flores en primavera

in spring the fields are covered in flowers

la ciudad se vistió de gala con motivo de la visita

the city was all decked out for the visit

3. vestirse (comprarse la ropa):

vestirse

to buy one's clothes

se visten en Galerías Valencia

they buy their clothes at Galerías Valencia

se viste en de la Cruz

she wears (clothes by) de la Cruz

half-dressed in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for half-dressed in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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medio vestido

half dressed

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

She weeps on planes and trains, in the bed and on the pot, half-dressed and fully naked.

flavorwire.com

You know they always end up playing in the crowd half-dressed, playing garbage buckets and stuff.

www.huffingtonpost.ca

Why, the men may pitch the camp almost anywhere, in any kind of rough place, and there, where the heat is so great, they will be lounging about half-dressed.

torontoist.com

Half-dressed, yours sincerely rushed to the scene to find out what the problem was only to be confronted by the most outlandish sight anybody can imagine.

thenationonlineng.net

Team members grabbed what they could and rushed out the emergency exits, some only half-dressed or shoeless, into the snow outside.

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He is led through the building by a lab-coated doctor who pays no mind as he steps over children lying half-dressed on the hallway's black-and-white tiled floor.

www.silive.com

With its half-dressed frames, cracked surfaces and splintered joins, these objects evoke a hostile world doomed to struggle against itself, shrouded in pain and suffering.

www.culture24.org.uk

The youngsters, who were taken to school by their older brother, were often seen half-dressed and waving from windows.

www.dailymail.co.uk

No teams have half-dressed men shoveling the ice, nor would anyone expect them to.

sports.yahoo.com

It includes the usual steamy clinches -- half-dressed sirens sinking their spike heels into men's shoulders -- and more contemplative portraits, including a demure woman in cloche hat and pearls.

www.independent.co.uk