vest

chaleco, camiseta sin mangas

Prenda que cubre la parte superior del cuerpo y no tiene mangas.

En inglés sencillo: A piece of clothing covering your upper body, with no parts covering your arms.

• He wore a warm vest.
• These vests have no sleeves.
• She put a vest over her shirt.

Expresiones frecuentes: wear a vest, cotton vest, warm vest

chaleco

Prenda sin mangas que se abotona sobre la camisa y suele llevarse con un traje.

En inglés sencillo: A piece of clothing without sleeves that buttons over a shirt, often worn with a suit.

• His vest matched his suit.
• The waiter wore a black vest over his shirt.
• She bought two vests for the wedding.

Sinónimos: waistcoat

Expresiones frecuentes: suit vest, buttoned vest, vest and tie

conferir, otorgar

Dar poder o control a una persona u organización.

En inglés sencillo: To give power or control to a person or organization.

• They vest authority in the director.
• The constitution vested power in parliament.
• Control is vested in an elected committee.

Cómo se usa: vest something in someone/something (The law vests this power in the council.)

Sinónimos: confer, assign

Expresiones frecuentes: vest power in, vest authority in, vest someone with, vest a court

otorgar derechos de propiedad

Dar a alguien un derecho legal firme a poseer o recibir un bien.

En inglés sencillo: To give someone a definite legal right to own or receive property.

• The deed vests him with ownership.
• The will vested the child with rights to the estate.
• These provisions vest beneficiaries with fixed property rights.

Cómo se usa: vest someone with something (The agreement vests her with ownership of the estate.)

Sinónimos: endow

Expresiones frecuentes: vest someone with, vest property rights