wearing en el Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Traducciones de wearing en el diccionario inglés»español

wearing [ingl. am. ˈwɛrɪŋ, ingl. brit. ˈwɛərɪŋ] ADJ.

1. wearing (tiring, tiresome):

wearing journey

cansado

wearing journey

cansador AmS

wearing journey

cansón Col. Ven.

2. wearing (damaging):

to be wearing on sth it's less wearing on the engine

desgasta menos el motor

to be wearing on sth it's less wearing on the engine

es menos perjudicial para el motor

it's very wearing on the nerves

te saca de quicio

it's very wearing on the nerves

te pone los nervios de punta

I.wear [ingl. am. wɛr, ingl. brit. wɛː] SUST. U

1.1. wear (use):

you should get a good ten years' wear out of that coat

ese abrigo te debería durar por lo menos diez años

there's not much wear left in that jacket

a esa chaqueta no le queda mucha vida

I've had a lot of wear out of these shoes

les he dado mucho uso a estos zapatos

I've had a lot of wear out of these shoes

les he dado mucho trote a estos zapatos coloq.

I've had a lot of wear out of these shoes

les he sacado el jugo a estos zapatos

carpets that stand hard wear

alfombras que resisten el uso constante

that part of the carpet gets a lot of wear

esa parte de la alfombra se pisa mucho

1.2. wear (damage):

wear

desgaste m

you can see the wear on the steps

se ve el desgaste de los peldaños

the sofa's already showing signs of wear

el sofá ya está un poco gastado

he was showing signs of wear after his long journey

tenía cara de cansado después del largo viaje

he was showing signs of wear after his long journey

se veía cansado después del largo viaje amer.

wear and tear

uso m or desgaste natural

to look the worse for wear , she looked very much the worse for wear after the sleepless night

se le notaban los efectos de la noche en vela

to look the worse for wear , she looked very much the worse for wear after the sleepless night

se veía muy desmejorada tras la noche en vela amer.

the curtains/chairs are looking the worse for wear

las cortinas/sillas están viejas

the curtains/chairs are looking the worse for wear

las cortinas/sillas se ven viejas amer.

2.1. wear (wearing of clothes):

clothes for evening/everyday wear

ropa para la noche/para diario or para todos los días

2.2. wear (clothing):

wear

ropa f

children's/evening wear

ropa de niños/para la noche

the correct wear for such an occasion

la vestimenta or ropa apropiada para tal ocasión

II.wear <pret. wore, part. pas. worn> [ingl. am. wɛr, ingl. brit. wɛː] V. trans.

1.1. wear clothes:

she was wearing a black dress

tenía puesto or llevaba un vestido negro

I've got nothing to wear

no tengo qué ponerme

what shall I wear to the party?

¿qué me pongo para ir a la fiesta?

she wears green a lot

se viste mucho de verde

she wears green a lot

tiene mucha ropa verde

she doesn't wear skirts

no usa or no se pone faldas

he wears size 44 shoes

calza (el) 44

gloves aren't worn much nowadays

actualmente no se usan or no se llevan mucho los guantes

to wear the trousers or ingl. am. also pants

llevar los pantalones

1.2. wear jewelry/glasses/makeup:

I'm not wearing my watch

no tengo el reloj puesto

she was wearing a pearl necklace

tenía puesto or llevaba un collar de perlas

why don't you wear your ring?

¿por qué no te pones el anillo?

what perfume are you wearing?

¿qué perfume llevas or tienes puesto?

she doesn't wear mascara

no usa rímmel

he's wearing make-up

está maquillado

she wears her hair long/short

tiene or lleva el pelo largo/corto

he wears his hair in a pony tail

se peina con cola de caballo

do you wear glasses?

¿usa anteojos?

do you wear glasses?

¿usa gafas? esp Esp.

to wear a sword

llevar una espada

to wear the crown

reinar

he was wearing a broad smile

sonreía de oreja a oreja

she wears her age well

se conserva muy bien

she wears her age well

no representa la edad que tiene

2. wear (through use):

constant use had worn the soles very thin

las suelas habían quedado muy delgadas con el uso constante

he had worn the collar threadbare

había gastado el cuello hasta dejarlo raído de tanto uso

the step had been worn smooth

el peldaño se había alisado con el uso

she's worn holes in the soles

les ha hecho agujeros a las suelas

she's worn holes in the soles

se le han agujereado las suelas

they had worn a path through the hills

sus pisadas habían marcado un sendero a través de las colinas

3. wear (tolerate) ingl. brit. coloq.:

wear usu negat.

consentir

the tenants wouldn't wear it

los inquilinos no lo consintieron

the tenants wouldn't wear it

no hubo caso con los inquilinos coloq.

III.wear <pret. wore, part. pas. worn> [ingl. am. wɛr, ingl. brit. wɛː] V. intr.

1. wear (through use):

wear collar/carpet/tire/brakes:

gastarse

to wear smooth

alisarse

to wear thin literal (through use) cloth/metal:

gastarse

to wear thin joke:

perder la gracia

the elbows had worn very thin

los codos estaban muy gastados

that excuse is wearing very thin

esa excusa ya está muy trillada or ya no convence a nadie

her patience began to wear thin

se le empezó a acabar la paciencia

her patience began to wear thin

empezó a perder la paciencia

2. wear (last):

wear + adv. compl.

durar

these tiles will wear for years

estas baldosas durarán años

to wear well cloth/clothes:

durar mucho

to wear well cloth/clothes:

dar buen resultado

to wear well person:

conservarse bien

I.wear off V. [ingl. am. wɛr -, ingl. brit. wɛː -] (v + adv)

1. wear off (be removed):

wear off paint/gilt:

quitarse

wear off paint/gilt:

salirse

2. wear off (disappear):

wear off distress/stiffness/numbness:

pasarse

wear off distress/stiffness/numbness:

quitarse

the novelty was beginning to wear off

ya estaba dejando de ser una novedad

the pain will soon wear off

pronto se le (or te etc.) pasará or quitará or irá el dolor

II.wear off V. [ingl. am. wɛr -, ingl. brit. wɛː -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o) (remove)

wear off pattern

borrar

wear off paint

quitar

I.wear down V. [ingl. am. wɛr -, ingl. brit. wɛː -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. wear down (by friction):

wear down heel/tread/pencil

gastar

2. wear down (weaken):

wear down determination/resistance

menoscabar

wear down person

agotar

wear down person

acabar con

II.wear down V. [ingl. am. wɛr -, ingl. brit. wɛː -] (v + adv)

wear down heel/tread/pencil:

wear down

gastarse

I.wear away V. [ingl. am. wɛr -, ingl. brit. wɛː -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o) (erode)

wear away rock

desgastar

wear away rock

erosionar

wear away pattern/inscription

borrar

II.wear away V. [ingl. am. wɛr -, ingl. brit. wɛː -] (v + adv) (become eroded)

wear away rock:

desgastarse

wear away rock:

erosionarse

wear away pattern/inscription:

borrarse

wear on V. [ingl. am. wɛr -, ingl. brit. wɛː -] (v + adv)

wear on winter/years:

pasar

wear on winter/years:

transcurrir (lentamente)

wear on meeting/drought:

continuar

as the months wore on

a medida que iban pasando los meses

the day wore on

seguían pasando las horas

I.wear through V. [ingl. am. wɛr -, ingl. brit. wɛː -] (v + adv) (get hole in)

wear through soles/cloth:

agujerearse

the jacket had worn through at the elbows

la chaqueta tenía los codos raídos or tenía agujeros en los codos

II.wear through V. [ingl. am. wɛr -, ingl. brit. wɛː -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o) (wear hole in)

she had worn through the knees of her jeans

se le habían hecho agujeros en las rodillas de los vaqueros

I.wear out V. [ingl. am. wɛr -, ingl. brit. wɛː -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. wear out (through use):

wear out clothes/shoes/carpet/batteries

gastar

wear out excuse

hacer uso y abuso de

2. wear out (exhaust):

wear out person

agotar

wear out person

dejar rendido

wear out person

dejar de cama amer. coloq.

to wear oneself out

agotarse

II.wear out V. [ingl. am. wɛr -, ingl. brit. wɛː -] (v + adv) (through use)

wear out shoes/towel/batteries:

gastarse

wash-and-wear [ˌwɔʃənˈwɛr] ADJ.

wash-and-wear shirt/skirt/fabrics:

wash-and-wear

que no necesita plancha

wash-and-wear

que se lava y no se plancha

wash-and-wear

lavilisto adj inv Río Pl. ®

ready-to-wear [ingl. am. ˈˌrɛdi tə ˈwɛ(ə)r, ingl. brit. ˌrɛdɪtəˈwɛː] SUST. U

ready-to-wear

ropa f de confección

ready-to-wear

prêt-á-porter m

ready-to-wear atrbv. clothes

de confección

wearing en el diccionario PONS

Traducciones de wearing en el diccionario inglés»español

wearing [ˈweərɪŋ, ingl. am. ˈwer-] ADJ.

wearing

agotador(a)

hard-wearing ADJ.

hard-wearing

resistente

I.wear [weəʳ, ingl. am. wer] V. trans. wore, worn

1. wear (have on body):

wear clothes, jewellery

llevar

to wear one's hair loose/tied back

llevar el pelo suelto/recogido

2. wear (deteriorate):

wear

desgastar

3. wear ingl. brit., ingl. austr. coloq. (permit):

wear

permitir

II.wear [weəʳ, ingl. am. wer] V. intr. (spoil)

wear clothes, machine parts

desgastarse

to wear thin

raerse

to wear thin fig.

desgastarse

III.wear [weəʳ, ingl. am. wer] SUST.

1. wear (clothing):

wear

ropa f

casual/sports wear

ropa informal/deportiva

2. wear (amount of use):

wear

desgaste m

to be the worse for wear person

estar desmejorado

to be the worse for wear thing

estar desgastado

to take some/a lot of wear and tear

soportar algo de/mucho desgaste

wear down V. trans.

1. wear down fig.:

wear down (reduce)

gastar

wear down (tire)

desgastar

to wear down sb's resistance

desgastar la resistencia de alguien

2. wear down (make weak and useless):

wear down

agotar

I.wear away V. trans.

wear away

desgastar

II.wear away V. intr.

wear away

desgastarse

wear away person

consumirse

wear off V. intr.

wear off

desaparecer

wear on V. intr.

wear on time:

wear on

pasar lentamente

I.wear out V. intr.

wear out

gastarse

II.wear out V. trans.

wear out

gastar

wear out patience

agotar

leisure wear SUST.

leisure wear

ropa f deportiva

wash-and-wear ADJ.

wash-and-wear

de lava y pon

wearing Ejemplos de uso en el diccionario PONS (revisados por la redacción)

she wouldn't be seen dead wearing that coloq.

por nada del mundo se pondría eso

to wear one's hair in a crop

llevar el pelo muy corto

she was wearing a tiara encrusted with diamonds

llevaba puesta una diadema incrustada de [o con] diamantes

to wear one's heart on one's sleeve

ir con el corazón en la mano

to be the worse for wear person

estar desmejorado

to be the worse for wear thing

estar desgastado

to be wearing sackcloth and ashes

llevar el hábito de penitencia

I'm wearing borrowed finery, sb lent me the suit

voy de prestado, el traje me lo han dejado

she's wearing a dress with a plunging neckline

lleva un vestido muy escotado

you are wearing yourself out working like that

te estás matando trabajando así

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

inglés

Citizens are urged to exercise safety and caution when returning to property by wearing items such as long pants, a long-sleeved shirt and rubber boots.

www.innisfailprovince.ca

Anyway, there in the photograph album of me wearing the uniform.

www.thestar.com

They are prone to wearing green, whether it be a dress, robe, or kirtle, as it is the colour of faeries.

en.wikipedia.org

Unless a pupil is wearing a polo shirt, a tie must be worn.

en.wikipedia.org

The yakuza are in a restaurant when the bank robber (wearing a vest covered with explosives) bursts in and threatens to blow the place up.

en.wikipedia.org

For an hour every night she stands on stage telling jokes wearing a white babydoll nightie and white high heels.

www.independent.co.uk

She didn't have much time for saying the right thing, wearing the right thing and curtsying.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Some women go to great lengths to keep their skin fair, including wearing face masks when out in the sun.

en.wikipedia.org

The character is depicted as wearing a domino mask either with a green suit and bowler hat, or a green unitard with question mark prints.

en.wikipedia.org

There, a little old man dressed in tight leggings and a thin shirt wearing a cap with a feather approached him.

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