dress down

vestir informalmente

Llevar ropa menos formal de lo habitual o de lo que se espera.

En inglés sencillo: To wear clothes that are less formal than usual or than people expect.

• We dress down on Fridays.
• She dressed down for the family lunch.
• Is it acceptable to dress down for this meeting?

Cómo se usa: dress down for something (You can dress down for the office picnic.)

Sinónimos: dress casually

Antónimos: dress up

Expresiones frecuentes: dress down today, dress down for work

reprender, echar una bronca

Hablar con enfado a alguien porque ha hecho algo mal.

En inglés sencillo: To speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong.

• The boss dressed me down.
• She dressed down the team for missing the deadline.
• He was dressed down in front of his colleagues.

Cómo se usa: dress someone down for something (The manager dressed him down for arriving late.)

Sinónimos: scold, tell off, reprimand

Antónimos: praise

Expresiones frecuentes: dress someone down, dress down someone

limpiar pescado, eviscerar

Quitar las vísceras, la cabeza y las espinas de un pescado para prepararlo para comer.

En inglés sencillo: To remove the insides, head, and bones of a caught fish to prepare it for eating.

• We dressed down the fish on the boat.
• He showed me how to dress a trout down.
• They dressed down their catch before cooking it.

Cómo se usa: dress down a fish / dress a fish down (The fisherman dressed down the fish before selling them.)

Sinónimos: clean, gut

Expresiones frecuentes: dress down fish, dress something down