13 Collocations for people's appearance

Question 1

having a body that is wide and strong

kräftig gebaut

Answer 1

heavily built

Question 2

a wide top of the back

breite Schultern

Answer 2

broad shoulders

Question 3

no fat on the front of the body

flacher Bauch

Answer 3

flat stomach

Question 4

an area of thick hair on a man’s chin

buschiger/zottiger Bart

Answer 4

bushy beard

Question 5

eyes which are red on the part that should be white

blutunterlaufene Augen

Answer 5

bloodshot eyes

Question 6

quite long hair that reaches the bottom of the neck

schulterlange Haare

Answer 6

shoulder-length hair

Question 7

an area on the head where there is no hair

kahle Stelle (auf dem Kopf)

Answer 7

bald patch

Question 8

a body that is thin but strong

drahtiger ‘Rahmen’/Körper(bau)

Answer 8

wiry frame

Question 9

eyes that are nearer to each other than usual

nahe beieinander stehende Augen

Answer 9

close-set eyes

Question 10

hair that is smooth and shiny

glänzendes Haar

Answer 10

glossy hair

Question 11

hohe Wangenknochen

Answer 11

high cheekbones

Question 12

volle Lippen

Answer 12

full lips

Question 13

perfekter/makelloser Teint

Answer 13

flawless complexion

Question 14

an approximately rectangular jaw

kantiges Kinn

Answer 14

square jaw

Question 15

ebene/glatte/regelmässige Gesichtszüge

Answer 15

even features

Question 16

fettiges Haar

Answer 16

greasy hair

Question 17

a fold of skin between the face and the neck, caused by a layer of fat developing under the skin

Doppelkinn

Answer 17

double chin

Question 18

(of eyes) looking swollen

geschwollene Augen

Answer 18

puffy eyes

Her eyes were puffy from crying.

Question 19

(of a person’s complexion) ​yellowish and ​looking unhealthy

fahler Teint

Answer 19

sallow complexion

Question 20

a line where the hair starts on a man’s forehead which is higher than usual because some hair has fallen out

Stirnglatze, zurücktretender Haaransatz

Answer 20

receding hairline