sweater vest

[Lukashkova]

... a guy in a blue sweater vest.
Что это - вязаная жилетка?

[SH2]

Так без картинки и не скажешь ;-)
Я бы написал "в нежно-тёмносинем свитере", это было бы политкорректно.
А то ведь казнят сразу за слово "голубой".

[skelly]

its just a vest (жилетка) which is a sweater with no arms and no buttons. your translation sounds good to me :)

[SH2]

No arms and no buttons? Без рычагов и кнопок? ;-)

[SergC]

Vest - куртка без рукавов.

[Lukashkova]

Куртка? Но она же SWEATER vest...

[skelly]

button - пугавитца
and yes, imagine - you cut the arms off your sweater = sweater vest

men often wear it over a dress shirt (рубашка)

[skelly]

vest - куртка .... YES
sweater vest ...... does not open (has no buttons, no snaps, no zipper - you put it on like a pull-over sweater)

[SH2]

Has no buttons, no snaps, no zippers, no way to open it ;-)
You just have to grow inside ;-)

[skelly]

have you ever worn a sweater? you do not need to open it to put it on. it has a neck hole (neck) and you put in on like a shirt!
to open a shirt or sweater or coat in english means to un-button, un-zip, un-snap etc... from the front (or side or back if the sweater is fashionalble that way)

[SH2]

skelly
I think you ought to know I'm feeling very depressed (c)

See, it was I who told myself NOT to sweat using an external device like sweater.. Ingestion is the key.

[SergC]

Выяснил! Vest - это может быть куртка, свитер и даже майка, но обязательно без рукавов. Дутая куртка без рукавов называется Body warmer.

Так что в этом случае может быть вязаный жилет без рукавов

[skelly]

согласно (100%) с SergC!!!