PHYSICAL APPEARANCE
Introduction
This is a compilation of almost all the words we could
think of used to describe physical appearance: After
studying it you should be able to make good descriptions
of people. Making descriptions in Spanish is very similar
to English: EG
He has + (adjective) + (noun)
He is + adjective.
EG: He has blue eyes = tiene los ojos azules
He is bald = Es calvo
APPEARANCE OF THE FACE
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facial features |
Rasgos |
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she has a thin face |
tiene la/una cara delgada |
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an oval face |
una cara ovalada |
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a round face |
una cara redonda |
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clean-shaven |
bien afeitado |
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a bloated face |
una cara hinchada/abotagada/abotargada |
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a cherubic face |
una cara angelical |
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a chubby face |
una cara regordete |
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chubby-cheeked |
Mofletudo |
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a chubby/podgy face |
una cara rechoncha, regordete, gordinflona |
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he had a weather-beaten face |
tenía un rostro curtido |
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a face lift |
un lifting, un estiramiento facial |
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she has freckles |
tiene pecas, es pecosa |
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spots/pimples |
Granos |
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blackheads |
Espinillas |
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moles |
Lunares |
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warts |
Verrugas |
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wrinkles |
Arugas |
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rosy cheeks |
mejillas sonrosadas |
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acne |
Acné |
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a birthmark |
un antojo/una mancha de nacimiento |
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a double chin |
una papada |
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hollow cheeks |
las mejillas hundidas |
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a dimple |
un hoyuelo |
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smooth-cheeked/smooth-faced |
Lampiño |
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a deadpan face |
una cara de póquer/de palo |
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a doleful face |
una cara compungida |
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a sad face |
una cara triste |
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a serious face |
una cara seria |
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a smiling face |
una cara sonriente |
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a happy face |
una cara alegre |
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smooth-cheeked/smooth-faced |
Lampiño |
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to go red in the face (with anger/heat) |
ponerse colorado/rojo |
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to go red/to blush (with embarassment) |
sonrojarse/ruborizarse |
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he looks worried |
parece preocupado |
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frightened |
Asustado |
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surprised |
Sorprendido |
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a smile |
una sonrisa |
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a smirk |
una sonrisita |
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a frown |
el ceño fruncido |
APPEARANCE OF THE NOSE
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a bulbous nose |
una nariz protuberante |
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a hooked nose |
una nariz aguileña |
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a big nose |
una nariz grande |
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a turned-up/snub nose |
una nariz respingona |
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a pointed nose |
una nariz puntiaguda |
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a flat nose/a pug nose |
una nariz chata |
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a lopsided nose |
una nariz ladeada/torcida |
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a hooter/conk |
una napia |
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to flare your nostrils/to snort |
resoplar/bufar |
APPERANCE OF THE EYES
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has brown eyes |
tiene los ojos marrones |
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hazel |
color avellana |
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he has beady eyes |
tiene los ojos redondos y brillantes como cuentas |
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a black eye |
un ojo morado |
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red eyes |
ojos rojizos |
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bloodshot eyes |
ojos sanguinolentos/injectados de sangre |
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to wink |
guiñar el ojo |
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to blink |
pestañear/parpadear |
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she is cross-eyed |
es bizca |
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a squint |
una bizquera, un estrabismo |
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she's blind |
es ciega |
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he's blind in one eye |
es tuerto |
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to go blind |
quedarse ciego |
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crow's feet |
patas de gallo |
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sunken eyes |
ojos hundidos |
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piggy eyes |
ojitos redondos y brillantes |
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bulging eyes |
ojos saltones |
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slit/slanting eyes |
ojos achinados |
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a stye |
un orzuelo |
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shifty eyes |
ojos furtivos |
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eyebrows = las cejas |
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arched eyebrows |
cejas arqueadas |
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bushy eyebrows |
cejas tupidas |
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thick eyebrows |
cejas pobladas |
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to raise your eyebrows |
arquear las cejas |
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eyelashes = las pestañas |
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false eyelashes |
pestañas postizas |
APPEARANCE OF THE MOUTH
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harelip |
labio leporino |
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chapped lips |
labios agrietados |
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buckteeth |
dientes de conejo/dientes salidos |
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false teeth |
dentadura postiza |
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front teeth |
paletas/dientes de adelante |
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wisdom teeth |
muelas del juicio |
GENERAL TERMS
| thin |
delgado |
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she’s got a very good figure |
tiene una figura estupenda |
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plump (a nicer way of saying fat) |
gordito |
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slim |
esbelto |
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fat |
gordo |
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a beer belly |
una panza |
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chubby |
regordete/gordinflón/rellenito |
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strong |
fuerte |
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weak |
flojo |
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short |
bajo |
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tall |
alto |
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a hunchback |
un jorobado |
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he walks with a limp |
cojea |
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medium height |
de estatura media |
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medium build |
de talla media |
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he's a large man |
es un hombre corpulento |
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handsome, good-looking, attractive |
guapo |
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pretty, good-looking, attractive, lovely |
guapa, bonita, linda, |
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he’s quite a hunk |
está buenísimo |
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ugly |
fea/feo |
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beautiful |
preciosa, guapísima, lindísima, hermosa, bella |
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