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Meanings of dress down in English

Portuguese
condenar
Catalan
renyar
Spanish
reprender a gritos

Censure severely or angrily.

condenar
Catalan
malvestir-se

Dress informally and casually.

malvestir-se
Usage of dress down in English
1
I'll tell Mark to dress down a bit and it'll be fine.
Coyote dreams
2
I swallowed, hands shaking as I pushed her dress down her hips.
Beautiful Beloved
3
No matter what you choose to do I would say overall dress down.
Ebony
4
In Paris, the elite traditionally used to dress down to fraternise.
The Irish Times
5
She got up from the ground and smoothed her dress down.
Melbourne House
6
She was still seething while he efficiently opened her dress down the back.
The irish devil
7
She pulled her dress down and got out of the car.
L.a. candy
8
Jean-Claude helped me sit up while I wiggled the dress down.
Burnt Offerings
9
Then she lets go of me, steps back, and smoothes her dress down.
The Jennifer Morgue
10
I smoothed the dress down very gently and picked her up.
River girl
11
I don't dress down even if I'm on a film shoot.
The Guardian
12
I don't think I should have to dress down just because everybody else is.
The Guardian
13
I didn't even stop him when he pulled my dress down over my shoulder.
I capture the castle
14
The shifter females tended to dress down a bit more.
Club dead
15
She looked very pale when you took that dress down.
The Wind in the Rose-Bush, and Other Stories of the Supernatural
16
She put on some lipstick, and smoothed her dress down.
Extracurricular activities