English-Finnish translations for dress up

• pukeutua
  Pieni hetki! En ole vielä ehtinyt pukeutua.
  Presidentin vaimo on pukeutunut vihreään iltapukuun.
  Usein sanotaan, etteivät suomalaiset osaa pukeutua
• laittautua
• pukeutua ([[siististi]], [[hienosti]], [[tyylikkäästi]])

Definition of dress up

• To put on special or fancy clothes
• To put on a costume portraying oneself as a particular type of character or well-known person
• To decorate; to prettify
• To present in a favorable light

Examples

• Everyone dressed up for the graduation ball.
• I want a job where I dont have to dress up.
• Were having a party on Saturday, but you must dress up as a famous historical figure.
• You can dress up that proposal however you want, its still going to go over like a lead balloon.

Related words

• dressed up
• dress up to the nines
• dressed-up to the nines