dress

a long piece of clothing that covers the whole body, worn especially by women and girls

vestido

• wear a dress

Collocations evening dress · wedding dress

• She wore a beautiful red dress.

  Ella llevaba un hermoso vestido rojo.

to put on clothes or to change into different clothes

vestirse, ponerse

• dress sb up
• get dressed

Collocations dress the children · dressed in a suit

• She dresses her daughter every morning.

  Ella viste a su hija cada mañana.

the main meal of the day, usually eaten in the evening

cena

• have dinner

Collocations dinner party · family dinner

• We had a late dinner.

  Teníamos una cena tardía.

to give food to someone at mealtime, especially children or animals

dar de cenar a alguien

• dress sb for dinner

Collocations dressed the baby · dressing the dog

• She dresses her children at 6.

  Ella da de cenar a sus hijos a las 6.

to prepare and serve food for a meal, especially an important one

preparar y servir una cena

• dress dinner

Collocations dressed the table · dressing a formal dinner

• She dressed an elegant dinner for her guests.

  Ella preparó y sirvió una cena elegante para sus invitados.

to prepare food to be cooked or eaten, especially by cutting it into pieces and adding other ingredients

preparar la cena

• dress the salad

Collocations dressed with herbs · dressing a chicken

• He dressed the fish with lemon and herbs.

  Él preparó el pescado con limón y hierbas.

to decorate or arrange something in a particular way, especially to make it look attractive

decorar o arreglar algo de una manera particular

• dress the windows

Collocations dressed with flowers · dressing a cake

• She dressed the table with candles and flowers.

  Ella decoró la mesa con velas y flores.

to put on clothes or to change into different clothes, especially for a special occasion

vestirse para una ocasión especial

• dress up

Collocations dressed up for the party · dressing up in costume

• They dressed up for the wedding.

  Se vistieron para la boda.