Thursday, June 2, 2011

APPEARENCE





Introduction
La estructura necesaria para hablar sobre la aparencia fisica en inglés es
muy parecida en inglés y español.

1. He has + (adjetivo) + (sustantivo)
2. He is + adjetivo.

EG: 1. He has blue eyes = tiene los ojos azules
2. He is bald = Es calvo

face = la cara/el rostro
facial featuresrasgos
she has a thin facetiene la/una cara delgada
an oval faceuna cara ovalada
a round faceuna cara redonda
clean-shavenbien afeitado
a bloated faceuna cara hinchada/abotagada
a cherubic face una cara angelical
a chubby faceuna cara regordete
chubby-cheekedmofletudo
a chubby/podgy faceuna cara rechoncha, regordete, gordinflona
he had a weather-beaten facetenía un rostro curtido
a face liftun lifting, un estiramiento facial
she has frecklestiene pecas, es pecosa
spots/pimplesgranos
blackheadsespinillas
moleslunares
wartsverrugas
wrinklesarugas
rosy cheeksmejillas sonrosadas
acneacne
a birthmarkun antojo/una mancha de nacimiento
a double chinuna papada
hollow cheekslas mejillas hundidas
a dimpleun hoyuelo
smooth-cheeked/smooth-facedlampiño
a deadpan faceuna cara de póquer/de palo
a doleful faceuna cara compungida
a sad faceuna cara triste
a serious faceuna cara seria
a smiling faceuna cara sonriente
a happy faceuna cara alegre
smooth-cheeked/smooth-facedlampiño
to go red in the face (with anger/heat)ponerse colorado/rojo
to go red/to blush (with embarassment)sonrojarse/ruborizarse
he looks worriedparece preocupado
frightenedasustado
surprisedsorprendido
a smileuna sonrisa
a smirkuna sonrisita
a frownel ceño fruncido

nose = la nariz
a bulbous noseuna nariz protuberante
a hooked noseuna nariz aguileña
a big noseuna nariz grande
a turned-up/snub noseuna nariz respingona
a pointed noseuna nariz puntiaguda
a flat nose/a pug noseuna nariz chata
a lopsided noseuna nariz ladeada/torcida
a hooter/conk (colloquial Br. Eng.)
a schnozzle (colloquial Am. Eng.)
una napia
to flare your nostrils/to snortresoplar/bufar
 
eyes = los ojos
she has brown eyestiene los ojos marrones
hazelcolor avellana
he has beady eyestiene los ojos redondos y brillantes como cuentas
a black eyeun ojo morado
red eyesojos rojizos
bloodshot eyesojos sanguinolentos/injectados de sangre
to winkguiñar el ojo
to blinkpestañear/parpadear
she is cross-eyedes bizca
a squintuna bizquera, un estrabismo
she's blindes ciega
he's blind in one eyees tuerto
to go blindquedarse ciego
crow's feetpatas de gallo
sunken eyesojos hundidos
piggy eyesojitos redondos y brillantes
bulging eyesojos saltones
slit/slanting eyesojos achinados
a styeun orzuelo
shifty eyesojos furtivos
eyebrows = las cejas
arched eyebrowscejas arqueadas
bushy eyebrowscejas tupidas
thick eyebrowscejas pobladas
to raise your eyebrowsarquear las cejas
eyelashes = las pestañas
false eyelashespestañas postizas
mouth
hareliplabio leporino
chapped lipslabios agrietados
buckteethdientes de conejo/dientes salidos
false teethdentadura postiza
front teeth paletas/dientes de adelante
wisdom teethmuelas del juicio
to chatter (teeth)castañetear
my teeth are chatteringme castañetean los dientes

hair = el pelo/cabello
she has blond hairtiene el pelo rubio
auburncastaño rojizo
she has grey haires canosa, tiene el pelo canoso, tiene canas
mousy hairel pelo castaño desvaído
she's red-haired/red-headedes pelirrojo
a brunetteuna morena
streaksmechones
highlightsmechitas/reflejos/claritos
dyed hairel pelo teñido
long hairel pelo largo
short hairel pelo corto
shoulder-length hairel pelo hasta los hombros
curly hairel pelo rizado
wavy hairel pelo ondulado
frizzy hairel pelo crespo
spiky hairel pelo de punta
she has permed hairse ha hecho un permanente
crimped hairpelo rizado con tenacillas
straight hairel pelo liso
a fringeun flequillo
a partinguna raya
a pigtail una trenza
a ponytailuna cola
bunchescoletas
a bun un moño
lank hairel pelo lacio
dullsin brillo
greasy hairel pelo graso/grasoso
finefino
she has thick hairtiene mucho pelo/tiene el pelo grueso
dry seco
shiny hairel pelo brillante
split endslas puntas abiertas
dandruffla caspa
a pageboyun peinado/corte a lo paje
a bobuna melena
a hairdoun peinado
a crew cutun pelo cortado al rape
sideburnspatillas
a wiguna peluca
a toupéeun peluquín, un tupé
baldcalvo
a bald patchuna calva/una pelada
he's baldingse está quedando calvo
build = complexión
thindelgado
she’s got a very good figure tiene una figura estupenda
plump (a nicer way of saying fat)gordito
slimesbelto
fatgordo
a beer bellyuna panza
chubbyregordete/gordinflón/rellenito
strongfuerte
weakflojo
shortbajo
tallalto
a hunchbackun jorobado
he walks with a limpcojea
medium heightde estatura media
medium build de talla media
he's a large manes un hombre corpulento

General Terms
handsome, good-looking, attractiveguapo
pretty, good-looking, attractive, lovelyguapa, bonita, linda,
he’s quite a hunkestá buenísimo
uglyfea/feo
beautifulpreciosa, guapísima, lindísima, hermosa, bella
Other notes
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 a bit foreign
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 manun hombre de apariencia fuerte
clean-shavenbien afeitado

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