de gala

Spanish

Adjective

de gala (invariable)

  1. (idiomatic) dressed to the nines; in one's Sunday best
    Synonyms: de punta en blanco, hecho un brazo de mar
    vestido de gala ― dressed to kill
    • 1891, Benito Pérez Galdós, Ángel Guerra:
      La aristocrática iglesia resplandecía con enorme profusión de cera encendida, colgadas las paredes de soberbios damascos, los altares vestidos de gala.
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  2. black-tie; formal (event)

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