English–German

“dress up” in German

German

Pronunciation

IPA/fɛɐ̯ˈklaɪ̯dən/

Example

Wir verkleiden uns für die Party.

We're dressing up for the party.

Illustration for verkleiden (dress up)

How to say “dress up” in German

“Dress up” in German is verkleiden.

Clothing and accessories change a person's visible identity into a role or disguise.

Full entry for verkleiden: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with verkleiden

Zu Halloween verkleiden sich die Kinder als Hexen.

At Halloween, the children dress up as witches.

Tips for using verkleiden

  • The reflexive form sich verkleiden means to dress up or disguise oneself, while jemanden verkleiden means to dress another person.

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