Today's
WOTD is: "camisa" = shirt
In
Spanish, “camisa”
is a feminine noun of Celtic/ Latin origin, the main meaning of which
is shirt. Besides
that main meaning, in Spanish, the noun “camisa”
may also be used to refer to:
- The lining of some mechanical parts (jacket/ case/ casing/ sleeve);
- A book dust cover (jacket/ dust jacket);
- The dead outer layer of a snake's skin (slough);
- The internal lining of ovens/ furnaces;
Some
expressions with the word “camisa”
are:
- Cambiar de camisa (to change sides/ turncoat);
- Camisa a cuadros (checked shirt);
- Camisa a rayas (striped shirt);
- Camisa de algodón (cotton shirt);
- Camisa de fuerza (straight jacket);
- Camisa de lunares (polka dot shirt);
- Camisa de manga corta (short sleeved shirt);
- Camisa de manga larga (long sleeved shirt);
- Camisa de seda (silk shirt);
- Dejar a alguien sin camisa (to take someone to the cleaners/ to leave someone with nothing);
- En mangas de camisa (in shirt sleeves -wearing nothing over the shirt);
- Jugarse hasta la camisa (to go all the way/ gamble it all);
- Vender hasta la camisa (to sell all possessions of necessity);
- Meterse en camisa de once varas (to get into trouble for no reason/ unnecessarily);
- No llegarle a alguien la camisa al cuerpo (to be frightened by something);
- Perder hasta la camisa (to loose everything/ the shirt on one's back);
Some examples of the use of the word "camisa" are:
- El muy cobarde cambió de camisa (the big coward changed sides);
- Esa camisa a cuadros te queda muy bien (that checked shirt looks really good on you);
- Esa camisa a rayas te queda muy bien (that striped shirt looks really good on you);
- Esa camisa de algodón es muy amplia (that cotton shirt is very wide);
- La camisa de fuerza te inmoviliza los brazos (a straight jacket immobilises your arms);
- Esa camisa de lunares te queda muy bien (that polka dot shirt looks really good on you);
- Esa camisa de seda es muy estrecha (that silk shirt is very narrow/ small);
- En verano, llevo camisas de manga corta (in summer I wear short sleeved shirts);
- En invierno, llevo camisas de manga larga (in winter I wear long sleeved shirts);
- Entré en el bar a tomar una cerveza y me dejaron sin camisa (I went into the bar to have a beer and they took me to the cleaners);
- Hace demasiado frío para andar en mangas de camisa (it is too cold to go about without a jacket);
- Aquel tipo se jugó hasta la camisa (that guy gambled it all);
- Tuve que vender hasta la camisa (I was forced to sell everything I had);
- Estás de vacaciones, no te metas en camisa de once varas (you are on holiday/ vacation, don't get involved, walk on by);
- Con la precariedad laboral que hay, a Pedro no le llega la camisa al cuerpo (Pedro is really frightened about the current lack of job security);
- Aquel tipo se perdió hasta la camisa (that guy lost everything);
Love-Spanish.com
loves the word "camisa"
in
the YouTube clip: Juanes - La Camisa Negra/La Paga feat. Taboo(2010 FIFA World Cup™ Kick-off Co..
*NB
'Click' on the speaker icon next to the word “camisa”
in the link to hear the word pronounced.
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