Définition anglaise de “dress”

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Définition de "dress" - Dictionnaire Anglais

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dressnoun

uk ​ /dres/ us ​ /dres/

A1 [ C ] a piece of clothing for women or girls that covers the top half of the body and hangs down over the legs:

a long/short dress
a wedding dress

B2 [ U ] used, especially in combination, to refer to clothes of a particular type, especially those worn in particular situations:

The king, in full ceremonial dress, presided over the ceremony.

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dressverb

uk ​ /dres/ us ​ /dres/

dress verb (PUT ON CLOTHES)

A2 [ I or T ] to put clothes on yourself or someone else, especially a child:

My husband dresses the boys while I make breakfast.
He left very early and had to dress in the dark.

B1 [ I + adv/prep ] to wear a particular type of clothes:

I have to dress in a suit and tie for work.
Patricia always dresses in black (= wears black clothes).
dress for dinner

› to put on formal clothes for a meal:

It's the type of hotel where you're expected to dress for dinner.

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Phrasal verb(s)

dress down
dress up
dress sth up

dressadjective [ before noun ]

uk ​ /dres/ us ​ /dres/

(Definition of “dress” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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dressnoun

us ​ /dres/

dress noun (PIECE OF CLOTHING)

› [ C/U ] a piece of clothing for a woman that covers the top of the body and part or all of the legs:

[ C ] Cindy wore a black dress to the party.

› [ C/U ] Dress is also clothes of a particular type or style:

[ U ] military dress

dressverb

us ​ /dres/

dress verb (PUT ON CLOTHES)

› [ I/T ] to put clothes on yourself or someone else, esp. a child:

[ T ] She dresses the kids for school every day.

› [ I/T ] To dress is also to wear clothes of a particular type:

[ I ] He always dresses neatly.

dress verb (ADD LIQUID TO SALAD)

› [ T ] to add a liquid mixture, such as oil and vinegar, to a salad for additional flavor

dress verb (TREAT INJURY)

› [ T ] to treat an injury by cleaning it and putting medicine or a covering on it:

A doctor in the emergency room dressed the wound.

Phrasal verb(s)

dress up
dress up
dress up (something)

(Definition of “dress” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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dressnoun [ U ]

uk ​ /dres/ us ​

› clothes of a particular type, especially those worn in a particular situation:

business/casual/formal dress
Nursing and biology students are expected to wear scrubs and other appropriate dress to work in a lab.

(Definition of “dress” from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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