de vestir

of dressing

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of dressing Often appears in phrases such as “forma de vestir” (way of dressing). In “terminar de vestirme,” it is part of the construction “terminar de” meaning “finish”; “de vestir” does not have a separate meaning there.

SP: Su forma de vestir es muy elegante.

EN: Her way of dressing is very elegant.

¿Cuál es tu prenda de vestir favorita?

What’s your favorite piece of clothing?

Que de vestir no me han dejado más que esta sotana.

As for clothes, they’ve left me with nothing but this cassock.

— Nazarín (1959)

Creí que eran zapatos de vestir muy brillantes.

I thought they were very shiny dress shoes.