da sera

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “of evening”. Compare French de soirée.

Adjective

da sera (invariable)

1. (relational) evening; worn for soirées, formal nighttime events, etc. (of an article of clothing, accessory, etc.)

   scarpe da sera ― evening shoes

   • 2013, chapter 3, in F. Scott Fitzgerald, translated by Ferruccio Russo, Il Grande Gatsby [The Great Gatsby], Edizioni Scientifiche e Artistiche, page 75:

     Quando venni qui, l'ultima volta, mi strappai il vestito su una sedia, lui mi chiese il nome e l'indirizzo e, dopo neanche una settimana, ebbi un pacchetto da Croirier con un vestito da sera nuovo.

     When I was here last I tore my gown on a chair, and he asked me my name and address—inside of a week I got a package from Croirier's with a new evening gown in it.

     (literally, “When I came here, the last time, I ripped my dress on a chair, he asked me for my name and address and, after not even a week, I got a package from Croirier with a new evening dress.”)