English–French

“dress up” in French

French

Alsocostumer

Pronunciation

IPA/degize/

Example

Pour la fête, elle va se déguiser.

For the party, she is going to dress up.

Illustration for déguiser (dress up)

How to say “dress up” in French

“Dress up” in French is déguiser.

A person changes clothes, makeup, or manner to appear as someone or something else.

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

Example sentences with déguiser

Il a déguisé son frère en clown pour la surprise.

He disguised his brother as a clown for the surprise.

Tips for using déguiser

  • The reflexive se déguiser means to disguise oneself, while déguiser quelqu'un means to disguise someone else.

Other French words for “dress up”

Pour Halloween, nous allons nous costumer.

For Halloween, we're going to dress up.

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