Usage Note
camisa is specifically a buttoned shirt; a T-shirt is camiseta and a blouse is blusa. The idiom meterse en camisa de once varas means to get into an awkward, over-your-head situation.
Examples
"Lleva una camisa blanca."
Natural Translation
He is wearing a white shirt.
Literal Translation
He-wears a shirt white

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