well-dressed in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for well-dressed in the English»Spanish Dictionary

well-dressed <pred well dressed> [Am ˌwɛlˈdrɛst, Brit wɛlˈdrɛst] ADJ

well-dressed

bien vestido

tolerably [Am ˈtɑl(ə)rəbli, ˈtɑlərbli, Brit ˈtɒl(ə)rəbli] ADV

she sings tolerably well

canta razonablemente bien

she sings tolerably well

canta pasablemente

they were tolerably well-dressed

estaban vestidos pasablemente or de manera aceptable

Translations for well-dressed in the Spanish»English Dictionary

encachado (encachada) ADJ Chil inf

1. encachado (simpático):

encachado (encachada)

nice

2. encachado (bonito):

encachado (encachada) ropa/lugar

lovely

encachado (encachada) ropa/lugar

nice

encachado (encachada) persona

attractive

¡qué mal encachada es!

she's really ugly!

3. encachado (arreglado):

encachado (encachada)

well-dressed

encachado (encachada)

smart Brit

4. encachado (entretenido):

encachado (encachada) historia

entertaining

¡qué encachado! juguemos otra vez

that was fun! let's play again

puesto¹ (puesta) ADJ

¿qué haces con el abrigo puesto?

what are you doing with your coat on?

la mesa estaba puesta para dos

the table was laid for two

bien puesto

well-dressed

¿dónde vas tan puesto?

where are you off to all dressed up like that?

con lo puesto se marchó con lo puesto y un billete de avión

he left with nothing but the clothes he was wearing o the clothes he had on and his plane ticket

estar puesto (estar dispuesto) Mex

to be ready o set

estar puesto (estar borracho) Chil inf

to be plastered o sloshed inf

yo estaba puestísimo, pero ellos se echaron para atrás

I was all ready o set to do it, but they got cold feet

estar puesto en algo Spain

to be well up on sth inf

estar puesto en algo Spain

to know a lot about sth

tenerlas bien puestas o Spain tenerlos bien puestos sl

to have guts inf

para hacerles frente a esos matones hay que tenerlas bien puestas

it takes guts to stand up to those thugs inf

See also poner

I.poner VB trans

1.1. poner (colocar):

poner

to put

¿dónde habré puesto las llaves?

where can I have put the keys?

¿dónde vas a poner este cuadro?

where are you going to put o hang this picture?

pon ese cuadro derecho

put that picture straight

pon ese cuadro derecho

straighten that picture

lo pusieron en el curso avanzado

he was put o placed in the advanced class

ponle la cadena a la puerta

put the chain on the door

pon agua a calentar

put some water on to boil

1.2. poner anuncio/aviso:

poner

to place

poner

to put

pusieron un anuncio en el periódico

they put o placed an advertisement in the newspaper

1.3. poner (agregar):

poner

to put

¿cuándo se le pone el agua?

when do you put the water in?

¿cuándo se le pone el agua?

when do you add the water?

¿le has puesto sal a la sopa?

have you put any salt in the soup?

¿le pones azúcar al café?

do you take sugar in your coffee?

1.4. poner ropa/calzado (+ me/te/le etc):

¿me pones los zapatos?

can you put my shoes on (for me)?

le puse el vestido rojo

I dressed her in her red dress

1.5. poner inyección/supositorio:

poner

to give

el dentista le puso una inyección

the dentist gave him an injection

1.6. poner:

poner la mesa

to lay o set the table

1.7. poner cerradura/armario:

poner

to fit

1.8. poner cocina/teléfono/calefacción:

poner

to install

van a poner cocinas de gas

they are going to install o fit gas cookers

1.9. poner (instalar, montar):

poner oficina/restaurante

to open

puso un estudio junto con otra arquitecta

she set up in business with another architect

consiguió permiso para poner una autoescuela

he got permission to open a driving school

les ayudó a poner la casa

he helped them set up house o home

pusieron la casa/oficina a todo lujo

they furnished the house/fitted the office out in style

le puso un apartamento a su amante

he set his mistress up in an apartment

1.10. poner ave huevos:

poner

to lay

1.11. poner Spain (servir, dar):

¿qué le pongo?

what can I get you?

póngame un café, por favor

I'll have a coffee, please

¿cuántos le pongo, señora?

how many would you like, madam?

1.12. poner Spain (al teléfono):

en seguida le pongo

I'm just putting you through o connecting you

poner a alg. con alg./algo

to put sb through to sb/sth

¿me puede poner con el director, por favor?

could you put me through to o could I speak to the director, please?

¿me pone con la extensión 24?

could you put me through to o can I have extension 24, please?

2.1. poner (contribuir):

él pone el capital y yo el trabajo

he puts up the capital and I supply the labor

pusimos 500 pesos cada uno

we put in 500 pesos each

que cada uno ponga lo que pueda

each person should give what he or she can afford

2.2. poner (proporcionar):

poner autobús/tren

to lay on

la empresa puso la comida y la bebida

food and drink was laid on by the company

2.3. poner:

poner atención

to pay

poner cuidado

to take

pon más atención en lo que estás haciendo

pay more attention to what you're doing

no ha puesto ningún cuidado en este trabajo

she hasn't taken any care at all over this piece of work

pone mucho entusiasmo en todo lo que hace

he's very enthusiastic about everything he does

pone mucho entusiasmo en todo lo que hace

he puts a lot of enthusiasm into everything he does

2.4. poner (imponer):

poner deberes

to give

poner deberes

to set

poner examen

to set

nos pusieron 20 preguntas

we were given o set 20 questions

le pusieron una multa por exceso de velocidad

he was fined for speeding

2.5. poner (oponer):

no me puso ningún inconveniente

he didn't have o raise any objections

a todo le tiene que poner peros o pegas

she finds fault with everything

2.6. poner (adjudicar):

poner nota

to give

¿qué (nota) te puso en la redacción?

what (mark) did he give you for your essay?

le pusieron un cero

he got nought out of ten

2.7. poner (dar):

poner nombre/apodo

to give

¡qué nombre más feo le pusieron!

what a horrible name to give him!

le pusieron Eva

they called her Eva

¿qué título le vas a poner al poema?

what title are you going to give the poem?

¿qué título le vas a poner al poema?

what are you going to call the poem?

le pusieron el sobrenombre de 'el cojo'

they nicknamed him 'el cojo'

3.1. poner (en un estado, una situación) + compl:

me pones nerviosa

you're making me nervous

ya la has puesto de mal humor

now you've put her in a bad mood

¿por qué me pusiste en evidencia así?

why did you show me up like that?

lo pusiste en un aprieto

you put him in an awkward position

nos puso al corriente de lo sucedido

he brought us up to date with what had happened

¡mira cómo has puesto la alfombra!

look at the mess you've made on the carpet!

me estás poniendo las cosas muy difíciles

you're making things very difficult for me

3.2. poner (hacer empezar):

el médico me puso a régimen

the doctor put me on a diet

(poner a alg. a + infinit.) tuvo que poner a las hijas a trabajar

he had to send his daughters out to work

lo puso a estudiar guitarra con Rodríguez

she sent him to have guitar lessons with Rodríguez

lo puso a pelar cebollas

she set him to work peeling onions

3.3. poner (poner a alg. de algo):

la pusieron de jefa de sección

they made her head of department

lo pusieron de ángel

he was given a part as an angel

lo pusieron de ángel

he was given the part of an angel

su padre lo puso de botones en la oficina

his father gave him a job as an office boy

siempre te pone de ejemplo

he always holds you up as an example

4.1. poner (conectar, encender):

poner televisión/calefacción

to turn on

poner televisión/calefacción

to switch on

poner televisión/calefacción

to put on

poner programa/canal

to put on

pon un disco

put on a record

puso el motor en marcha

she switched on o started the engine

todavía no nos han puesto la luz

we haven't had our electricity connected yet

4.2. poner (ajustar, graduar):

pon el despertador a las siete

set the alarm (clock) for seven

¿puedes poner la música un poco más alta?

can you turn the music up a bit?

puso el reloj en hora

she put the clock right

puso el reloj en hora

she set the clock to the right time

poner el motor a punto

to tune up the engine

5.1. poner (enviar):

poner telegrama

to send

poner carta

to mail Am

poner carta

to post Brit

5.2. poner (escribir):

poner

to put

no has puesto ningún acento

you haven't put any of the accents in

no sé qué más ponerle

I don't know what else to put o write

puso mi nombre en la lista

she put my name down on the list

5.3. poner esp. Spain (expresar por escrito):

poner

to say

el periódico no pone nada sobre el robo

the newspaper doesn't say anything about the robbery

5.4. poner esp. Spain impersonal:

mira a ver lo que pone en esa nota

see what that note says

allí pone que no se puede pasar

it says there that you can't go in

¿qué pone aquí?

what does it say here?

¿qué pone aquí?

what does this say?

5.5. poner Spain (exhibir, dar) obra/película:

¿ponen algo interesante en la tele?

is there anything interesting on TV?

¿qué ponen en el Trocadero?

what's on o what's showing at the Trocadero?

en el teatro ponen una obra de Casares

there's a play by Casares on at the theater

no pusieron ninguna película buena en Navidad

there wasn't a single good film on over Christmas

no pusieron ninguna película buena en Navidad

they didn't show a single good film over Christmas

5.6. poner (adoptar) cara/voz:

no pongas esa cara

there's no need to look like that

puso cara de enfado

he looked annoyed

puso voz de asustado

he sounded scared

6. poner (suponer):

pon que perdemos ese tren, no podríamos volver

say we miss that train o if we (were to) miss that train, then we wouldn't be able to get back

pon que es cierto ¿qué harías entonces?

say o suppose o supposing it is true, then what would you do?

pongamos (por caso) que están equivocados

suppose o let's just say they're wrong

ponerle LatAm ¿cuánto se tarda? — ponle dos horas

how long does it take? — about two hours o in the region of two hours o reckon on two hours

¿cuánto nos costará? — y … pónganle alrededor de $200

how much will it cost us? — well, … you'd better reckon on about $200

7. poner RioPl (tardar):

poner

to take

el avión pone media hora de Montevideo a Buenos Aires

the plane takes half an hour from Montevideo to Buenos Aires

de allí a Salta pusimos tres horas

it took us three hours from there to Salta

II.poner VB intr

1.1. poner GAMES (apostar):

poner

to put in

1.2. poner (contribuir dinero):

poner

to contribute

¿vas a poner para el regalo de Pilar?

are you going to give something o contribute toward(s) Pilar's present?

2. poner gallina:

poner

to lay

3. poner Mex vulg sl (copular):

poner

to score sl

III.ponerse VB vpr

1.1. ponerse refl (colocarse):

pongámonos un rato a la sombra

let's sit (o lie etc.) in the shade for a while

ponerse de pie

to stand up

ponerse de pie

to stand

ponerse de rodillas

to kneel

ponerse de rodillas

to kneel down

ponerse de rodillas

to get down on one's knees

ponte ahí, junto al árbol

stand over there, by the tree

ponérsele a alg. algo LatAm inf se le puso que tenía que escalar la montaña

he got it into his head that he had to climb the mountain

a ese viejo se le pone cada cosa

that old man gets the strangest ideas into his head

1.2. ponerse Spain (llegar):

en diez minutos nos ponemos allí

we can be there in ten minutes

1.3. ponerse sol:

ponerse

to set

1.4. ponerse refl calzado/maquillaje/alhaja:

ponerse

to put on

ponte el abrigo

put your coat on

no tengo nada que ponerme

I don't have a thing to wear

mi hermano siempre se pone mi ropa

my brother is always borrowing my clothes

ponte un poco de sombra de ojos

put on a little eyeshadow

me puse el collar de perlas

I wore o put on my pearl necklace

1.5. ponerse Spain (al teléfono):

¿Pepe? sí, ahora se pone

Pepe? OK, I'll just get him for you

dile a tu madre que se ponga

tell your mother I want to speak to her

dile a tu madre que se ponga

ask your mother to come to the phone

2.1. ponerse (en un estado, una situación) + compl:

me puse furiosa

I got very angry

cuando lo vio se puso muy contenta

she was so happy when she saw it

adelante, pónganse cómodos

come in, make yourselves comfortable

no te pongas así, que no es para tanto

don't get so worked up, it's not that bad

¡mira cómo te has puesto de barro!

just look at you, you're covered in mud!

no te imaginas cómo se puso, hecha una fiera

you wouldn't believe the way she reacted, she went absolutely wild

la vida se está poniendo carísima

everything's getting so expensive

2.2. ponerse (empezar):

ponerse a + infinit.

to start -ing

se va a poner a llover de un momento a otro

it's going to start raining o to start to rain any minute

a ver si te pones a trabajar

you'd better start working

se puso a llorar sin motivo aparente

she started crying o to cry for no apparent reason

2.3. ponerse inf (esforzarse, esmerarse):

ponerse

to try

ponerse

to make an effort

si te pones lo acabas hoy mismo

if you make an effort o if you try o if you put your mind to it, you'll finish it today

2.4. ponerse CSur sl (contribuir dinero):

cuando se casaron el viejo se puso con $5.000

when they got married, her old man shelled out $5, 000 inf

cuando llega la cuenta hay que ponerse

when the check comes, everyone has to cough up inf

yo me pongo con cien

I'll put in o chip in a hundred inf

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

todo el mundo estaba muy bien trajeado

everyone was very well dressed

siempre va muy bien vestido

he's always very well dressed

arreglado (arreglada)

well dressed

well-dressed in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for well-dressed in the English»Spanish Dictionary

well-dressed [ˌwelˈdrest] ADJ

well-dressed

bien vestido, -a

Translations for well-dressed in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.vestir irr como pedir VB trans

1. vestir (cuerpo, persona):

vestir

to dress

vestir de algo

to dress in sth

vestir de algo (estatua)

to cover in sth

vestir de algo (pared)

to hang with sth

vestir de algo (adornar)

to adorn with sth

estar vestido de pirata (disfrazado)

to be dressed as a pirate

vestir a alguien con un abrigo

to dress sb in a coat

2. vestir:

vestir (llevar)

to wear

vestir (ponerse)

to put on

3. vestir (confeccionar):

vestir

to make

¿qué sastre le viste?

which tailor makes your clothes?

4. vestir (expresión):

vestir el rostro de seriedad

to put on a serious expression

Phrases:

vísteme despacio que tengo prisa prov

make haste slowly

II.vestir irr como pedir VB intr

vestir

to dress

vestir de blanco

to dress in white

vestir de uniforme

to wear a uniform

vestir siempre muy bien

to always be very well-dressed

de vestir (elegante)

formal

de vestir (para una ocasión)

for special occasions

vestir mucho

to be dressy

Phrases:

el mismo que viste y calza

the self-same

III.vestir irr como pedir VB refl vestirse

1. vestir:

vestirse (la ropa)

to get dressed

vestirse (cubrirse)

to cover oneself

vestirse a la moda

to dress according to fashion

vestirse de azul

to dress in blue

los árboles se visten de verde

the trees are coming out in leaf

los campos se visten de blanco

the fields are turning white with snow

vestirse en Milán (comprar)

to buy one's clothes in Milan

2. vestir (estado de ánimo):

vestirse de cierta actitud

to adopt a certain attitude

vestirse de severidad

to adopt a severe tone

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The idea of an orphanage being portrayed as a beautiful place full of pretty well-dressed white children was also heavily panned.

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A great part of the entertainment was offered by the well-dressed company itself.

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He is led to a closed room and questioned by a well-dressed man implied to be an intelligence officer.

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And here it was - in the cluster of well-dressed, well-fed families around the corral.

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They by chance shared a bench with a well-dressed, middle-aged man.

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Depicted are well-dressed sportsmen (in embroidered riding tunics with striped sleeves).

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This phenomenon is observed by two well-dressed men who are watching the house from across the street.

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In this more expansive version well-dressed men, women and children play the familiar game in a picturesque overgrown garden.

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She famously described her goal at the latter publication as creating a magazine for well-dressed women with well-dressed minds.

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Lyrically, the song is an ode to the joys of being handsome and well-dressed.

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