dress up

vestirsi elegante

Indossare vestiti più eleganti o particolari del solito.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: dress up for something (We dressed up for the wedding.)

Sinonimi: dress smartly

Contrari: dress down

Espressioni comuni: dress up smartly, dress up for dinner

travestirsi

Indossare abiti che fanno sembrare un personaggio o un’altra persona.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: dress up as someone/something (She dressed up as a witch.)

Sinonimi: wear a costume

Espressioni comuni: dress up as someone, dress up as pirates

travestire

Vestire qualcuno in modo che sembri un personaggio o un’altra persona.

In inglese semplice: 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?

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

Sinonimi: put a costume on

Espressioni comuni: dress up someone, dress up the baby

abbellire, indorare

Descrivere o presentare qualcosa facendolo sembrare migliore di quanto sia davvero.

In inglese semplice: 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.

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

Sinonimi: put a positive spin on, sugarcoat

Espressioni comuni: dress up something, dress up a failure

abbellire, decorare

Aggiungere dettagli piacevoli a qualcosa per migliorarne l’aspetto.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: dress something up with something (We dressed the table up with fresh flowers.)

Sinonimi: decorate, brighten up

Espressioni comuni: dress up something, dress up a room