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Italian word
vestire
to dress, to wear, to clothe
Looks like
vest
a sleeveless garment worn over a shirt (US: waistcoat; UK: undershirt)
⚠️ The trap
'Vestire' means 'to dress/clothe', not the garment 'vest'. The English 'vest' (the clothing item) = 'canottiera' (undershirt) or 'gilet' (waistcoat) depending on dialect. 'Vestire' shares roots but diverged in meaning.
To say "a sleeveless garment worn over a shirt (US: waistcoat; UK: undershirt)" in Italian:
vestire (to dress); canottiera (undershirt/vest UK); gilet (waistcoat/vest US)
"vestire" in English means:
to dress, to wear, to clothe
Example
"Come ti vesti per la festa?"
"How are you dressing for the party?"
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