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 exposedB. 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.comDescribing 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