Meaning
robe, gown, role
- robe, gown, garment
- role, capacity
- appearance, look (e.g. veste grafica)
In a sentence
I giudici indossavano una lunga veste nera.
The judges were wearing a long black robe.
Il sacerdote indossava una veste bianca.
The priest was wearing a white robe.
In questa veste, lui parla come esperto.
In this role, he speaks as an expert.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| veste | feminine · singular |
| vesti | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- For a single woman's garment, veste is literary or formal; everyday Italian usually says vestito or abito.
- For 'clothes' in general, use vestiti or abiti more often; veste in this sense is uncommon and context-dependent.
- In figurative use, veste often appears in fixed phrases like in veste di, meaning 'in the role/capacity of.'