costume

S2 W2

BrE /ˈkɒst.juːm/ AmE /ˈkɑːst.uːm/

noun en → es

1 CLOTHING [singular] B1

a set of clothes worn to represent a character or profession, especially at a party or festival

disfraz, traje de fiesta

  • wear a costume

Collocations Halloween costume · party costume

  • She wore a beautiful princess costume.

    Ella llevó un hermoso disfraz de princesa.

2 WORK CLOTHING [singular] B2

special clothes worn by someone as part of their job, such as a nurse's uniform or a police officer's uniform

uniforme

  • wear a costume

Collocations nurse's costume · police costume

  • The nurse was wearing her white costume.

    La enfermera llevaba su uniforme blanco.

3 THEATER [singular] C1

the clothes worn by an actor in a play or film, especially to represent a character from another time period

vestuario teatral

  • wear a costume

Collocations theater costume · film costume

  • The actor's costume was very detailed and accurate.

    El vestuario del actor era muy detallado y preciso.