PHYSICAL APPEARANCE OR DESCRPTION
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/abotargada |
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.) a schnozzle (colloquial Am. Eng.) |
una napia |
to flare your nostrils/to snort | resoplar/bufar |
eyes = los ojos
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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
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arched eyebrows | cejas arqueadas |
bushy eyebrows | cejas tupidas |
thick eyebrows | cejas pobladas |
to raise your eyebrows | arquear las cejas |
eyelashes = las pestañas
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false eyelashes | pestañas postizas |
mouth
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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
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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
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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: he looks like a criminal
tiene pinta de extranjero |
He looks sad Note that when we say how something “seems” or “looks” (probably because we are not certain) we use parecer. |
parece triste |
a strong- looking man | un hombre de apariencia fuerte |
clean-shaven | bien afeitado |