vanity sizing en el Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Traducciones de vanity sizing en el diccionario inglés»español

I.size¹ [ingl. am. saɪz, ingl. brit. sʌɪz] SUST.

1. size:

size (dimensions)

tamaño m

size (of problem, task, operation)

magnitud f

size (of problem, task, operation)

envergadura f

what size is it?

¿de qué tamaño es?

what size is it?

¿qué tamaño tiene?

what size is it?

¿cómo es de grande?

it was the size of a walnut

era del tamaño de una nuez

it was the size of a walnut

era del porte de una nuez Chile

their house is half/twice the size of ours

su casa es la mitad/el doble de grande que la nuestra

just look at the size of that dog!

¡mira qué perro más enorme!

to cut glass/cloth to size

cortar vidrio/tela a (la) medida

that's about the size of it coloq.

de eso se trata

that's about the size of it (as answer)

tú lo has dicho

that's about the size of it (as answer)

así es

to cut sb down to size

poner a alguien en su sitio

to cut sb down to size

bajarle los humos a alguien coloq.

2. size:

size (of clothes)

talla f

size (of clothes)

talle m Río Pl.

size (of shoes, gloves)

número m

what size do you take?

¿qué talla tiene or usa?

what size do you take?

¿qué talle tiene or usa? Río Pl.

I take (a) size 10 in shoes

calzo el número 10

I take (a) size 10 in shoes

gasto el número 10 Esp.

can I try the next size up?

¿me puedo probar una talla más grande?

can I try the next size up?

¿me puedo probar un talle más grande? Río Pl.

try this one on for size

pruébese este a ver cómo le queda la talla

try this one on for size

pruébese este a ver cómo le queda el talle Río Pl.

try this for size: you go and I stay coloq.

¿qué tal si vas tú y yo me quedo? coloq.

II.size¹ [ingl. am. saɪz, ingl. brit. sʌɪz] V. trans. (classify according to size)

size

ponerle la talla a

size

ponerle el talle a Río Pl.

I.size² [ingl. am. saɪz, ingl. brit. sʌɪz] SUST. U

size CONSTR. (for plaster, paper)

cola f

size (for cloth)

apresto m

II.size² [ingl. am. saɪz, ingl. brit. sʌɪz] V. trans. (glaze, seal)

size wall/paper

encolar

size cloth

aprestar

vanity <pl vanities> [ingl. am. ˈvænədi, ingl. brit. ˈvanɪti] SUST.

1.1. vanity U or C (about appearance):

vanity

vanidad f

lipstick is one of the few vanities I allow myself

pintarme los labios es una de las pocas concesiones que hago a la vanidad

1.2. vanity U or C (pride):

vanity

orgullo m

vanity

vanidad f

1.3. vanity U or C (emptiness, frivolity):

vanity liter.

vanidad f liter.

vanity of vanities, all is vanity BÍBL.

vanidad de vanidades y todo es vanidad

2. vanity C (dressing table):

vanity ingl. am.

tocador m

vanity sizing en el diccionario PONS

Traducciones de vanity sizing en el diccionario inglés»español

vanity sizing SUST. MODA

vanity sizing

técnica comercial consistente en ponerle a la ropa tallas más pequeñas de las que corresponden para que el cliente se sienta más delgado y compre más artículos

Traducciones de vanity sizing en el diccionario inglés»español

I.size¹ [saɪz] SUST. sin pl.

1. size:

size of person, thing, space

tamaño m

size of problem, operation

magnitud f

a company of that size

una empresa de tal envergadura

to be the same size as ...

ser de las mismas dimensiones que...

to increase/decrease in size

aumentar/disminuir de tamaño

to double in size

doblar en tamaño

of any size

de cualquier tamaño

the size of a thumbnail

la medida de una uña

economy size pack fig.

tamaño m ahorro

2. size:

size of clothes

talla f

size of shoes

número m

collar size

talla f de cuello

3. size of amount, bill:

size

cantidad f

II.size¹ [saɪz] V. trans.

1. size person, thing, space:

size

medir

2. size clothes:

size

clasificar según la talla

size² [saɪz] SUST.

size

cola f

size for cloth

apresto m

vanity <-ies> [ˈvænəti, ingl. am. -ət̬i] SUST.

1. vanity sin pl. (self-satisfaction):

vanity

vanidad f

2. vanity ingl. am. (dressing table):

vanity

tocador m

3. vanity ingl. austr. (vanitory unit):

vanity

mueble m de baño (con lavabo empotrado)

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

inglés

Some argue that vanity sizing is designed to satisfy wearers' wishes to appear thin and feel better about themselves.

en.wikipedia.org

This is the world of vanity sizing, where some clothes are deliberately labelled with a smaller size, supposedly to make customers feel better about themselves.

www.varsity.co.uk

The rise of so-called vanity sizing is designed to flatter customers and keep them coming back for more.

www.dailymail.co.uk

The phenomenon, known as vanity sizing, has made it difficult to identify your true size and can lead to tears and trauma when buying clothes.

www.irishexaminer.com

Vanity sizing may be partly responsible for this deviation (which began in earnest in the 1980s).

en.wikipedia.org

While partly this is simply explained as vanity sizing, it reflects a larger marketing message from the retailer.

www.theglobeandmail.com

Vanity sizing has both supporters and critics.

news.discovery.com

This has resulted in variations between manufacturers and a tendency towards vanity sizing.

en.wikipedia.org

Both vanity sizing and its antithesis create far more problems than they do subtle flattery.

www.varsity.co.uk

A company that uses vanity sizing could, for example, take a size 6 dress and label it as size 2.

www.ctvnews.ca