dress
(=type of clothes) habillement m , tenue f
→ They started to wear western-style dress.
to be smart in one's dress être vêtu (e) avec élégance
→ He's usually smart in his dress.
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evening dress
(=put on clothes) habiller
She dressed the children. Elle a habillé les enfants.
→ She bathed her and dressed her.
to get dressed s'habiller
→ Wait while I get dressed.
I got dressed quickly. Je me suis habillé rapidement.
to dress o.s. s'habiller
[+wound] panser
→ She never cried when I dressed her wounds.
[+salad] assaisonner
→ Scatter the tomato over, then dress the salad.
(=arrange)
to dress a shop window faire l'étalage, faire la vitrine
vi s'habiller → He told Sarah to wait while he dressed. → He dresses to show his authority. I got up, dressed, and went downstairs. Je me suis levé, je me suis habillé et je suis descendu. She dresses very well. Elle s'habille très bien. to dress in sth s'habiller en qch She dresses in jeans. Elle porte un jean.
battle dress
n tenue f de campagne, tenue f d'assaut
cocktail dress
n robe f de cocktail
→ At his side stood his wife Olivia, dark-haired and exquisite, in a white cocktail dress.
cross-dress
vi se travestir
→ If they want to cross-dress that's fine.
to cross-dress as a woman se travestir en femme
to cross-dress as a man se travestir en homme
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dress down
vi (not smartly)
s'habiller décontracté
→ She dresses down in sunglasses and baggy clothes.
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dress up
(=dress smartly) (bien) s'habiller
→ I can't be bothered dressing up this evening.
→ You don't need to dress up for dinner.
(=wear fancy dress) se déguiser
to dress up as sth/sb se déguiser en qch/qn
→ He dressed up as Father Christmas.
I dressed up as a ghost. Je me suis déguisé en fantôme.
vt sep
to dress sth up as sth (fig)
(=disguise) déguiser qch en qch
→ The Department of Health and Children had to dress up cost-cutting as something else.
→ He tried to organise things so that the trip would be dressed up as a UN mission.
dress circle
n premier balcon m , corbeille f
dress code
n code m vestimentaire
→ There is a strict dress code: no trainers or jeans.
a strict dress code un code vestimentaire strict
dress designer
n modéliste mf , dessinateur (-trice) m/f de mode
dress rehearsal
n répétition f générale
dress sense
n
to have dress sense, to have good dress sense savoir s'habiller
→ When I met Marco I was immediately struck by his great dress sense.
He has no dress sense at all. Il ne sait absolument pas s'habiller.
dress shirt
n chemise f à plastron
evening dress
n
(man's)
tenue f de soirée
→ a portly gentleman in evening dress
to be in evening dress
[man] être en tenue de soirée
(woman's)
robe f de soirée, robe f du soir
in an evening dress
[woman] en robe du soir, en robe de soirée
→ a young woman in a black evening dress
fancy dress
n déguisement m
to be in fancy dress être déguisé (e)
→ Guests were told to come in fancy dress ...
He was wearing fancy dress. Il portait un déguisement.
modif
fancy-dress party fête f costumée
fancy-dress ball bal m masqué, bal m costumé
formal dress
n
(=smart clothes) tenue f habillée
→ 29 per cent now require employees to wear formal dress at all times," he says.
(=evening dress) tenue f de soirée
national dress
n costume m national
in national dress en costume national
→ a troop of Polish dancers in national dress
party dress
n robe f habillée
pinafore dress
n robe f chasuble
wedding dress
n robe f de mariée