camisa de botones
/kamisa de botones/from spelling rules
A button down shirt in Spanish is camisa de botones.
This phrase refers to a shirt that fastens with buttons down the front.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Mexico, camisa de botones is commonly used for both formal and informal settings. In Argentina, camisa de vestir is often used to refer to a button-down dress shirt.
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the phrase plural, you change camisa to camisas, but botones remains plural as it refers to the multiple buttons on the shirt.
Did you know?
- The word botones can also mean 'buttons' in the sense of a hotel bellhop or a porter in many Spanish-speaking countries.
- The word camisa is a cognate of the English word 'chemise', which historically referred to a woman's undergarment or shift.
- While we use the word 'button' to describe the shirt, a person might use the verb abotonar to describe the specific physical act of fastening those buttons.
Examples in context
- Compré una camisa abotonada nueva en rebajas.I bought a new button-down shirt on sale.
- Ponte una camisa de botones para la fiesta de esta noche.Wear a button-down shirt for tonight's party.
- Llevo una camisa de botones azul.I am wearing a blue button down shirt.
- Necesito una camisa de botones blanca para la boda.I need a white button down shirt for the wedding.
- ¿Te gusta esta camisa de botones?Do you like this button down shirt?
Example conversation
Alejandro and Sofía are shopping for clothes in a mall.
- AlejandroSofía, ¿qué te parece esta camisa de botones?Sofía, what do you think of this button down shirt?
- SofíaTe queda muy bien, Alejandro.It looks very good on you, Alejandro.
- Alejandro¿Crees que es demasiado formal?Do you think it is too formal?
- SofíaNo, es perfecta para una cena.No, it is perfect for a dinner.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
