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dress

 
 
/dres/ verb

Translation

PUT ON CLOTHES [I, T] to put clothes on yourself or someone else
giyinmek, giydirmek
I usually get dressed before having breakfast. My husband usually dresses the children for school. → Opposite undress813
STYLE [I] to wear a particular type, style, or colour of clothes
giyinip kuşanmak, belli tarzda giyinmek
Ali always dresses smartly for work. [often passive] She was dressed in black.813
dress a burn/cut/wound, etc to clean an injury and put a covering over it to protect it
bir yarayı/kesiği/yanığı temizleyip sarmak
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dress up phrasal verb
FORMAL to put on formal clothes for a special occasion
bir davet için giyinmek, kuşanmak
Weddings are a great opportunity to dress up.954813
SPECIAL to wear special clothes in order to change your appearance, usually for a game or party
oyun veya parti için özel kıyafetler giyip görünüşünü değiştirmek
He dressed up as Superman for the party.954813
(Definition of dress verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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