Appearance, Cosmetics, and Personal Grooming Flashcards
tall; big
alto/alta
short; small
bajo/baja
fat
gordo/gorda
slim, slender
delgado/delgada
to lose weight; to get thinner
adelgazar
to put on weight; to fatten
engordar
Ex. “Los dulces engordan mucho.” (Sweets make you fat)
to get into shape
ponerse en forma
strong
fuerte
youthful
juvenil
Ex. “Con ese vestido pareces muy juvenil.” (You look very youthful with that dress.)
to resemble
parecerse
Ex. Julian se parece a su padre. (Julian resembles his father).
handsome; pretty
guapo/guapa
beauty
la belleza
attractive
atractivo/atractiva
ugly
feo/fea
wrinkle
la arruga
blonde (two answers)
rubio/rubia
catire (Am)
readhead;redheaded,red-haired
pelirrojo/pelirroja
red, reddish; blush
colorado/colorada
Ex. El niño se puso colorado cuando lo miraron. (The boy blushed when they looked at him)
bald
calvo/calva
brown; tanned, dark; brunette
moreno/morena
Ex. Qué moreno estás! (How tanned you’ve gotten!)
hazel, brown, auburn
castaño/castaña
black; dark-skinned
negro/negra
white; white-skinned
blanco/blanca
pale
pálido/pálida
figure; type
el tipo
Ex. María tiene buen tipo. (Maria has a good figure)
feminine
femenino/femenina
masculine
masculino/masculina
mustache
el bigote
beard
la barba
Ex. Ernesto se ha dejado barba (Ernesto has grown a beard)
to wash (oneself)
lavarse
to take a bath
bañarse