dress down

vestirsi in modo informale

Indossare abiti meno formali del solito o di quanto ci si aspetta.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: dress down for something (You can dress down for the office picnic.)

Sinonimi: dress casually

Contrari: dress up

Espressioni comuni: dress down today, dress down for work

rimproverare, sgridare

Parlare con rabbia a qualcuno perché ha fatto qualcosa di sbagliato.

In inglese semplice: 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.

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

Sinonimi: scold, tell off, reprimand

Contrari: praise

Espressioni comuni: dress someone down, dress down someone

pulire, eviscerare

Togliere le interiora, la testa e le lische di un pesce pescato per prepararlo da mangiare.

In inglese semplice: 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.

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

Sinonimi: clean, gut

Espressioni comuni: dress down fish, dress something down