6) Physical Appearance
face = la cara/el rostro |
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facial features |
rasgos |
she has a thin face |
tiene la/una cara delgada |
an oval face |
una cara ovalada |
a round face |
una cara redonda |
clean-shaven |
bien afeitado |
a bloated face |
una cara hinchada/abotagada |
a cherubic face |
una cara angelical |
a chubby face |
una cara regordete |
chubby-cheeked |
mofletudo |
a chubby/podgy face |
una cara rechoncha, regordete, gordinflona |
he had a weather-beaten face |
tenía un rostro curtido |
a face lift |
un lifting, un estiramiento facial |
she has freckles |
tiene pecas, es pecosa |
spots/pimples |
granos |
blackheads |
espinillas |
moles |
lunares |
warts |
verrugas |
wrinkles |
arugas |
rosy cheeks |
mejillas sonrosadas |
acne |
acne |
a birthmark |
un antojo/una mancha de nacimiento |
a double chin |
una papada |
hollow cheeks |
las mejillas hundidas |
a dimple |
un hoyuelo |
smooth-cheeked/smooth-faced |
lampiño |
a deadpan face |
una cara de póquer/de palo |
a doleful face |
una cara compungida |
a sad face |
una cara triste |
a serious face |
una cara seria |
a smiling face |
una cara sonriente |
a happy face |
una cara alegre |
smooth-cheeked/smooth-faced |
lampiño |
to go red in the face (with anger/heat) |
ponerse colorado/rojo |
to go red/to blush (with embarassment) |
sonrojarse/ruborizarse |
he looks worried |
parece preocupado |
frightened |
asustado |
surprised |
sorprendido |
a smile |
una sonrisa |
a smirk |
una sonrisita |
a frown |
el ceño fruncido |
nose = la nariz |
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a bulbous nose |
una nariz protuberante |
a hooked nose |
una nariz aguileña |
a big nose |
una nariz grande |
a turned-up/snub nose |
una nariz respingona |
a pointed nose |
una nariz puntiaguda |
a flat nose/a pug nose |
una nariz chata |
a lopsided nose |
una nariz ladeada/torcida |
a hooter/conk (colloquial Br. Eng.)
|
una napia |
to flare your nostrils/to snort |
resoplar/bufar |
eyes = los ojos |
|
she has brown eyes |
tiene los ojos marrones |
hazel |
color avellana |
he has beady eyes |
tiene los ojos redondos y brillantes como cuentas |
a black eye |
un ojo morado |
red eyes |
ojos rojizos |
bloodshot eyes |
ojos sanguinolentos/injectados de sangre |
to wink |
guiñar el ojo |
to blink |
pestañear/parpadear |
she is cross-eyed |
es bizca |
a squint |
una bizquera, un estrabismo |
she's blind |
es ciega |
he's blind in one eye |
es tuerto |
to go blind |
quedarse ciego |
crow's feet |
patas de gallo |
sunken eyes |
ojos hundidos |
piggy eyes |
ojitos redondos y brillantes |
bulging eyes |
ojos saltones |
slit/slanting eyes |
ojos achinados |
a stye |
un orzuelo |
shifty eyes |
ojos furtivos |
eyebrows = las cejas |
|
arched eyebrows |
cejas arqueadas |
bushy eyebrows |
cejas tupidas |
thick eyebrows |
cejas pobladas |
to raise your eyebrows |
arquear las cejas |
eyelashes = las pestañas |
|
false eyelashes |
pestañas postizas |
mouth |
|
harelip |
labio leporino |
chapped lips |
labios agrietados |
buckteeth |
dientes de conejo/dientes salidos |
false teeth |
dentadura postiza |
front teeth |
paletas/dientes de adelante |
wisdom teeth |
muelas del juicio |
to chatter (teeth) |
castañetear |
my teeth are chattering |
me castañetean los dientes |
hair = el pelo/cabello |
|
she has blond hair |
tiene el pelo rubio |
auburn |
castaño rojizo |
she has grey hair |
es canosa, tiene el pelo canoso, tiene canas |
mousy hair |
el pelo castaño desvaído |
she's red-haired/red-headed |
es pelirrojo |
a brunette |
una morena |
streaks |
mechones |
highlights |
mechitas/reflejos/claritos |
dyed hair |
el pelo teñido |
long hair |
el pelo largo |
short hair |
el pelo corto |
shoulder-length hair |
el pelo hasta los hombros |
curly hair |
el pelo rizado |
wavy hair |
el pelo ondulado |
frizzy hair |
el pelo crespo |
spiky hair |
el pelo de punta |
she has permed hair |
se ha hecho un permanente |
crimped hair |
pelo rizado con tenacillas |
straight hair |
el pelo liso |
a fringe |
un flequillo |
a parting |
una raya |
a pigtail |
una trenza |
a ponytail |
una cola |
bunches |
coletas |
a bun |
un moño |
lank hair |
el pelo lacio |
dull |
sin brillo |
greasy hair |
el pelo graso/grasoso |
fine |
fino |
she has thick hair |
tiene mucho pelo/tiene el pelo grueso |
dry |
seco |
shiny hair |
el pelo brillante |
split ends |
las puntas abiertas |
dandruff |
la caspa |
a pageboy |
un peinado/corte a lo paje |
a bob |
una melena |
a hairdo |
un peinado |
a crew cut |
un pelo cortado al rape |
sideburns |
patillas |
a wig |
una peluca |
a toupée |
un peluquín, un tupé |
bald |
calvo |
a bald patch |
una calva/una pelada |
he's balding |
se está quedando calvo |
build = complexión |
|
thin |
delgado |
she’s got a very good figure |
tiene una figura estupenda |
plump (a nicer way of saying fat) |
gordito |
slim |
esbelto |
fat |
gordo |
a beer belly |
una panza |
chubby |
regordete/gordinflón/rellenito |
strong |
fuerte |
weak |
flojo |
short |
bajo |
tall |
alto |
a hunchback |
un jorobado |
he walks with a limp |
cojea |
medium height |
de estatura media |
medium build |
de talla media |
he's a large man |
es un hombre corpulento |
General Terms |
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handsome, good-looking, attractive |
guapo |
pretty, good-looking, attractive, lovely |
guapa, bonita, linda, |
he’s quite a hunk |
está buenísimo |
ugly |
fea/feo |
beautiful |
preciosa, guapísima, lindísima, hermosa, bella |
Other notes |
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He looks a bit ______In Spanish "tiene pinta de ____" is very common for giving a general idea about the appearance. See examples on the right: |
tiene pinta de delincuente:
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He looks sad
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parece triste |
a strong- looking man |
un hombre de apariencia fuerte |
clean-shaven |
bien afeitado |
