dressed

habillé

Qui porte des vêtements, parfois d’un type ou d’un style particulier.

En anglais simple : Wearing clothes, sometimes of a particular type or style.

• Are you dressed yet?
• He was dressed in a blue suit.
• The guests were all smartly dressed.

Comment l'utiliser : dressed in something (The children were dressed in warm coats.); dressed as someone/something (He came dressed as a pirate.); dressed for something (She was dressed for a formal dinner.)

Synonymes : clothed, attired

Contraires : naked, undressed

Expressions courantes : get dressed, fully dressed, smartly dressed, dressed in black

assaisonné, préparé

Préparé pour être mangé, notamment en ajoutant une sauce ou d’autres ingrédients.

En anglais simple : Prepared to eat, especially with a sauce or other ingredients added.

• We ordered dressed crab.
• She served a lightly dressed salad.
• The greens were dressed with oil and vinegar.

Comment l'utiliser : dressed with something (The salad was dressed with lemon juice and olive oil.)

Synonymes : prepared

Expressions courantes : dressed salad, dressed crab, lightly dressed greens

taillé, préparé

Rendu prêt à l’emploi par nettoyage, découpe, mise en forme ou autre traitement.

En anglais simple : Prepared for use by being cleaned, shaped, or otherwise treated.

• The wall is built from dressed stone.
• Dressed timber has a smooth surface.
• The workers stacked the dressed stones beside the building.

Synonymes : prepared, treated, finished

Contraires : untreated, unfinished

Expressions courantes : dressed stone, dressed timber, dressed leather

en robe

Qui porte une robe plutôt qu’un autre type de vêtement.

En anglais simple : Wearing a dress rather than another type of clothing.

• The painting shows a dressed woman beside a girl in trousers.
• Two dressed girls stood together, their long skirts brushing the floor.
• The dressed figure wears a silk gown with wide sleeves.

Expressions courantes : a dressed woman, a dressed girl