Tipos de camisetas

     SHIRT TYPES

- a shirt is the one with long sleeves...
- sleeves are the parts of a shirt that covers your arms

A. a tank top has no sleeves and also the shoulders are exposed
B. a T-shirt  looks like a T, not an M (look at the K-N model).
C. a sleeveless shirt is sleeveLESS, so... NO SLEEVES... =)
D. a tube top: it covers the top part (genearally not the belly) and it has no straps to hold it.
E. a sports bra: typically used in gyms
F. a jersey: team shirts (jersey is the material).
G. a V-neck shirt: the name says it all...
H. a polo shirt: the name is worldwide known... [ it's based on the collar of  the shirt ]


I. a Hawaiian shirt : the name says it all ( it's based on the PATTERN, printed image )
J. a blouse istipically feminine
K. a turtleneck has a high collar covering the neck
L. a flannel shirt is for cold days (flannel is a thick fabric), if not for cold, it's a plaid (not flannel)
M. a DRESS SHIRT is the one for SOCIAL OCCASIONS
N. a sweatshirt: makes you swet, like in a sauna
O. a tunic : it's loose (≠ tight), tipically sleeveless, worn typically by women, over a skirt or trousers.

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now, more vocabulary,
but with portuguese explanations    ( source: phrasemix.com )

   Verbos e expressões relacionadas a camisas

  • put on a shirt – colocar a camisa
  • wear a shirt – vestir a camisa
  • take your shirt off – tirar a camisa
  • change your shirt – trocar de camisa
  • roll up your sleeves - enrolar as mangas
  • pop your collar - erguer a gola da camisa
  • tuck in your shirt – usar a camisa por dentro da calça
  • spill something on your shirt / spill something all down your shirt – derramar algo na sua camisa trocar de camisa
  • iron your shirt – passar sua camisa
  • button up your shirt – abotoar a camisa unbutton your shirt – desabotoar a camisa
  • get your shirt drycleaned - lavar a camisa a seco
  • go shirtless (for men) – sair sem camisa
  • go topless (for women) – sair sem camisa

    source:phrasemix.com

    Describing materials

    To talk about a shirt's fabric, use these phrases:
    What's it made of?
    What's this material?
    Here are some materials that shirts can be made of:
    • cotton
    • nylon (a soft, shiny synthetic material)
    • polyester (a harder synthetic material)
    • spandex (a stretchy material)
    • linen (cotton that's woven very loosely)
    • flannel (a thick material made of cotton)
    • denim (the material that jeans are made of)
    • a cotton-polyester blend

    Describing how a shirt is being worn

    Here are some phrases for describing what a shirt looks like:
    • a loose-fitting shirt
    • a baggy shirt (very loose)
    • a billowy shirt (very loose but tucked in at the bottom)
    • a tight shirt
    • a skin tight shirt (very tight)
    • a slim-fitted shirt
    • a neatly pressed shirt (one which has been professionally ironed)
    • a tattered shirt (one which has been torn and ripped)
    • an untucked shirt
    • a tucked-in shirt
    • a wrinkled or wrinkly shirt

    Parts of a shirt

    The different parts of a shirt are:
    • The collar is the area that's folded up around a person's neck.
    • The sleeves are the part that goes around your arms.
    • The cuffs are the part around your wrist. On really fancy dress shirts, men use cufflinks to hold the cuffs together.
    • There are usually tags inside of a shirt. They display the size, materials, and cleaning instructions.
    • Women's shirts sometime have straps that go over their shoulders to hold the shirt up.
    • Some shirts, like a lot of t-shirts, have prints on them. These can be logos, drawings, pictures, or text.

  • source:phrasemix.com