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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDress-Down
/ˈdrɛs daʊn/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To dress in a more casual or informal manner.
"On Fridays, the office allows employees to dress down."
- 1
An instance of dressing in a casual manner.
"The dress-down day was a welcome change from the usual business attire."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'dress-down' originated in the mid-20th century, combining the verb 'dress' from Old French 'drecier' meaning 'to arrange' and 'down', which indicates a reduction or lowering. Historically, it evolved to imply a more casual or informal style of dressing, often in contrast to formal attire.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Dress-Down" is said worldwide
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s'habiller décontracté
Transliteration: s'habiller décontracté
"Le vendredi, le bureau permet de s'habiller décontracté."
informell kleiden
Transliteration: informell kleiden
"Am Freitag dürfen die Mitarbeiter informell kleiden."
vestirsi casual
Transliteration: vestirsi casual
"Il venerdì, l'ufficio consente di vestirsi casual."
vestirse informal
Transliteration: vestirse informal
"Los viernes, la oficina permite vestirse informal."
vestir-se casual
Transliteration: vestir-se casual
"Às sextas-feiras, o escritório permite vestir-se casual."
कैजुअल कपड़े पहनना
Transliteration: kaijual kapde pehnana
"शुक्रवार को, कार्यालय कैजुअल कपड़े पहनने की अनुमति देता है।"
休闲着装
Transliteration: xiūxián zhuózhuāng
"周五，办公室允许休闲着装。"
캐주얼 복장
Transliteration: kaeju-eol bokjang
"금요일에는 사무실에서 캐주얼 복장을 허용합니다."
カジュアルな服装
Transliteration: kajuaru na fukusō
"金曜日にはオフィスでカジュアルな服装が許可されています。"
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