dress up

arreglarse, vestirse de gala

Ponerse ropa más elegante o especial de lo habitual.

En inglés sencillo: To wear smarter or more special clothes than usual.

• We like to dress up.
• He dressed up for their anniversary dinner.
• Do I need to dress up tonight?

Cómo se usa: dress up for something (We dressed up for the wedding.)

Sinónimos: dress smartly

Antónimos: dress down

Expresiones frecuentes: dress up smartly, dress up for dinner

disfrazarse

Ponerse ropa para parecerse a un personaje o a otra persona.

En inglés sencillo: To wear clothes that make you look like a character or another person.

• I want to dress up as a pirate.
• The children dressed up as animals.
• Who are you dressing up as this year?

Cómo se usa: dress up as someone/something (She dressed up as a witch.)

Sinónimos: wear a costume

Expresiones frecuentes: dress up as someone, dress up as pirates

disfrazar

Ponerle ropa a alguien para que parezca un personaje u otra persona.

En inglés sencillo: To put clothes on someone so they look like a character or another person.

• We dressed up the baby as a bear.
• She dressed her dog up as a superhero.
• Who dressed you up as a clown?

Cómo se usa: dress someone up as someone/something (They dressed their son up as a king.)

Sinónimos: put a costume on

Expresiones frecuentes: dress up someone, dress up the baby

maquillar, presentar favorablemente

Describir o presentar algo para que parezca mejor de lo que realmente es.

En inglés sencillo: To describe or present something so it seems better than it really is.

• They dressed up a weak proposal.
• The report dresses up failure as progress.
• You cannot dress it up as a success.

Cómo se usa: dress something up as something (They dressed the cuts up as a new opportunity.)

Sinónimos: put a positive spin on, sugarcoat

Expresiones frecuentes: dress up something, dress up a failure

adornar, decorar

Añadir detalles bonitos a algo para mejorar su aspecto.

En inglés sencillo: To add attractive details to something to improve how it looks.

• Flowers can dress up a plain table.
• They dressed up the entrance with coloured lights.
• Try dressing it up with a bright ribbon.

Cómo se usa: dress something up with something (We dressed the table up with fresh flowers.)

Sinónimos: decorate, brighten up

Expresiones frecuentes: dress up something, dress up a room