to dress up
[phrase form: dress]
01
klä upp sig, sätta på sig fina kläder
to wear formal clothes for a special occasion or event
Intransitive
grammatisk information
morfologisk sammansättning
frasalt
handlingsverb
regelbundet
skiljbar
partikel
up
grundverb
dress
presens
dress up
3:e person singular
dresses up
presens particip
dressing up
enkelt preteritum
dressed up
perfekt particip
dressed up
Exempel
The couple chose to dress up for their anniversary dinner at a fancy restaurant.
Paret valde att klä upp sig för sin jubileumsmiddag på en fin restaurang.
02
piffa upp, snygga till
to make something appear more appealing than it actually is
Transitive: to dress up sth
Exempel
The chef skillfully used garnishes to dress up the presentation of the dish.
Kocken använde skickligt garnering för att piffa upp presentationen av rätten.
03
klä ut sig, smyga sig
to wear specific clothing and accessories, often resembling a character or theme, for entertainment, celebrations, or events
Intransitive: to dress up as a character | to dress up in a costume
Exempel
At the themed event, attendees were encouraged to dress up as characters from their favorite movies.
Vid det tematiskt evenemang uppmanades deltagarna att klä ut sig som karaktärer från sina favoritfilmer.
