Chapter 3 - Body Flashcards
vlees
flesh
spieren
muscle
klieren
glands
ledematen
limbs
ruggengraat
spine
achterwerk
buttocks
kuit
calf
schenen
shins
middel
waist
wijsvinger
index finger
lies
groin
torso
trunk
gehemelte
palate
tandvlees
gums
huig
uvula
stembandenvo
vocal chords
slapen
temples
neusgaten/neusvleugels
nostrils
wimpers
eyelashes
wenkbrauwen
eyebrows
speeksel
saliva
slijm/fluim
phlegm
darm
intestine
ingewanden
bowels
slagader
artery
ader
vein
nier
kidney
blaas
bladder
upper part of the upper body
chest
chest of animals
breast
boezem
bosom
general term for the elements of the face
features
the outward look of a person (physically built)
appearance
physical form and used for saying someone is attractive
looks
the form of the body, referring to a male body, emphasis on the strength
physique
the form of the body, referring to female body
figure
ziet er goed uit
goodlooking, lovely, pretty, charming, attractive, handsome, beautiful, gorgeous, cute
not goodlooking, somewhat ugly esp said of women
plain
looking plain and wearing uninteresting clothes esp said of women
dull
behaving and moving clumsily and ungravefully
awkward, (more intense is ungainly)
rimpels
wrinkles
wallen
bags under the eyes
sproeten
freckles
natural appearaance and colour of skin, esp of face
complexion
having dark to very dark complexion
swarthy
having light-coloured, whitish skin and hair
fair
a white person, usu female, with brown or black hair and usu brown eyes
brunette
having white skin, esp unexpectedly
pale
having a u nhealhty-looking and yellowish colour
sallow
stoppelbaard
stubble
sik
goatee
bakkebaarden
sideshiskers = sideboards = sideburns
paardenstaart
pony-tail
vlechtjes
plaits = braids
knot(je)
bun
vlecht
pigtail
haar geknipt bij mannen
haircut
certain form of shaping the hair esp women
hairdo
when the hair is cut very short
cropped
said of smooth and shining hair
glossy
a dark and white mixed
black (zie andere kleuren in boek)
dik –> impolite, unless you usi it when talking about yourself or about/to intimate friends
fat
dik –> more polite, usu also tall
big
use it when you find a big person somewhat attractive and pleasant to look at
plump
being too fat, in an unfit or unhealthy way, used impolitely or in a technical context
overweight
too fat, implying a health risk
obese –> obesity
fat or plump a fairly neutral word
corpulent
being fleshy on the breasts, hips and thighs esp said of women
full-bodied
fat and heavy esp of middle-aged people
stout
fat and short, but strong resilient
stocky - squat (when less strength)
big tall and strond
hefty
being thin and fit, esp because of exercise or physical wotk
lean
thin in an attractive way
slim = slender (also graceful)
being thin and delicate, somewhat weak-looking
slight
very thin, with hardly any flesh covering bones, not attractive
bony
extremely thin and pale because of an illness or hard work
gaunt
underweight, being unhealhty thin because of illness or lack of food
emaciated
tall and thinn and therefore moving rather awkwardly
lanky
being tall because of having long legs
leggy
knipperen
blink
knipogen
wink (at sb)
fronsen
frown
schokschouderen
shrug
smile broadly
grin (at sth)
laugh quietly and foolishly,
giggle, get the giggles (can’t stop laughing)
smile in a self statisfied way, because you feel superior or more intelligent than others
smirk
laugh quietly, esp in a private way
chuckle
laugh quietly in a disrespectful way
snigger
put your food down hard and quickly, esp in anger
stamp your feet
hit something hard, making a loud noise
bang on sth
move your hands over the surface of sth in order to make if flat
smooth sth
move your hands slowly over sth or sb in a gentle loving way
stroke sth/sb
moving your hand repeatedl back and forth on part of your body
rub sth
twist your body or parts of your body in short quick movements
wriggle
move turn and twist sth with your hand, usu purposelessly
twiddle with sth (ex your thumbs)
twist your body, while sitting, in mnany directions, usu because you become impatient with sth
shift (around) in your seat
vastnemen
seize, grip, grasp, clutch, snatch
trekken
pull, tug, drag, draw, haul
sleep lightly and for a short whilen esp during daytime
doze
feeling asleep, esp during the day,
doze off = nod off (sitting)
feel sleepy and unable to think clearly or do anything actively esp during the day
drowse –> drowsy
a short sleep during the day
a (cat)nap
become conscious again after a sleep
wake (up)
not feeling sleepy at all
(wide) awake
not getting any sleep at all
not sleep a wink
rub hard by using water a rough-surfaced object
scrub sth
wash sth by using clean water, esp. the mouth, hand, hair, or clothes
rinse sth (out of sth)
clean sth by using rough-surfaced material or by gentle movements, esp the hair teeth clothes and shoes
brush sth
tidy one’s appearance esp after a journey
a wash and brush-up
to wash oneself in order to feel comfortable and well
freshen up
to make oneself, or somebody else, clean and goodlooking (more elaborate than freshen up)
smarten up
