Vocabulary Practice Flashcards
wrinkle /rinkel/ (n) =
lines which form on sb’s face as they grow older / rid
e.g. The old farmer had lots of wrinkles on his face.
freckle /frek 1/ (n) =
small brown spot on sb’s face, especially on their nose / pistrui
e.g. The little boy had some freckles across his nose from the sun.
spiky /sparki/ (adj) = (
of hair) having sharp points/țepi
e.g. Dan’s hair is so spiky because he uses lots of gel!
dimple /dımpl/ (n) =
a small hollow in sb’s cheek or chin/ gropiță
e.g. A dimple formed in her cheek every time she smiled.
centre parting (phr) =
the line running from the front to the back of sb’s head (in the middle) where the hair lies in different directions/cărare pe mijloc
e.g. She always wore her hair with a centre parting so that she had hair hanging down either side of her face. Opp.: side parting
crooked /krokid/ (adj) =
not straight/ strâmb
e.g. The village had many crooked and winding little streets. Opp.: straight
bushy /bufi/ (adj) =
very thick /stufouase
e.g. The students laughed at their teacher’s bushy eyebrows.
Opp.: thin, sparse
frizzy /frizi/ (adj) = (
of hair) very tightly curled/parul creț ce este necontrolat și are un aspect răvășit
e.g. The rain made his curly hair very frizzy. Opp.: straight
sideburns /saidb3nz/ (n pl) =
strips of hair growing down the sides of the cheeks/perciuni
e.g. The man decided to grow sideburns along the sides of his face.
pointed chin (phr) =
the part of sb’s face that is below the mouth and above the neck/Bărbie ascuțită
.g. Peter had such a pointed chin that everyone said he looked like Peter Pan!
build/bild/ (n) =
the shape that bones and muscles give to a body/constituție
e.g. The runner had a very athletic build.
broad-shouldered /(adj)
having wide shoulders (the parts of the body between the neck. and the top of the arms)/ lat în umeri.
eg. She is so broad-shouldered that she has to get jackets in a bigger size than her trousers.
cheek /tʃiːk/ (n)
the side of the face below the eye /** obraz**/
eg. She is shy and her cheeks often go red.
arched /ɑːrtʃt/ (adj)
curved like an arch /arcuit/
eg. The model had beautiful arched eyebrows.
arched /ɑːrtʃt/ (adj)
curved like an arch /arcuit/
eg. The model had beautiful arched eyebrows.
snub /snʌb/ (adj)
short and pointing upwards (for nose) /nas scurt/
eg. Both of her parents had quite long noses but hers was snub.
toddler /ˈtɒd.lər/ (n)
young child who has just started to walk /copil mic/
eg. The toddler took a few uneasy steps towards his mother.
senior citizen (phr)
pensioner /vârstnic/
eg. The senior citizens went on an outing where they met other elderly people.
crawl /krɔːl/ (v)
move forward on your hands and knees /a se târî/
eg. The baby crawled towards the bag on the floor and began playing with it.
delighted /dɪˈlaɪtɪd/ (adj)
extremely pleased and excited about sth /încântat/
eg. I was delighted when I found out I had passed my exams.
cheerful /ˈtʃɪr.fəl/ (adj)
happy and showing it /vesel/
eg. Hillary was always cheerful, even when things went wrong..
Der: cheerfully (adv), cheerfulness (n)
ecstatic /ɪkˈstætɪk/ (adj)
very happy and full of excitement /extaziat/
eg. When he got a new sports car for his birthday he was ecstatic
siren wailing (phr)
the long and loud sound of a siren (warning device) /strigătul sirenei/
eg. The car drivers quickly pulled over when they heard the siren wailing.
bark /bark/ (v)
: (of dogs) make a short, loud noise / a latra
e.g. My dog Rex barks whenever he hears anyone outside.
splash /splæf/ (v)
(of water) hit sth or somewhere and scatter in a lot of small drops / a stropi
e.g. Water splashed everywhere when they threw a ball into the swimming pool.
thunder /ʌndə/ (n)
the loud sound that is heard before/after lightning / tunet
e.g. It was very stormy, with ear-splitting thunder and flashes of lightning across the sky.
crash /kræf/ (v)
produce a sudden, loud sound / (de ciocnire) a se prăbuși cu zgomot
e.g. Everybody jumped when the dishes crashed to the floor.
eager /ige/ (adj)
keen, wanting to do sth very much / dornic
e.g. Mary was eager to talk about her holiday.
doubtful /dautful/ (adj)
unsure, having doubts / îndoielnic sau nesigur
e.g. She looked doubtful when I told her the answer; I don’t think it was right.
pathetic /pəθetik/ (adj)
pitiful / jalnic
e.g. Seeing the pathetic little kitten so frightened and hungry made us feel very sad.
Cropped hair
Păr tuns scurt
Angular face
Față ascuțită
Chubby cheeks
Obraji rotunzi/pufoși/zglobii
High cheekbones
Pomeți înalți
Almond-shaped eyes
Ochi migdalați
Age
In his teens/ La adolescență
In his early twenties/până în 25 de ani
In his mid-twenties/ La jurul vârstei de 25
In his late twenties/ până în 30 de ani
Newborn/ Nou-născut
Middle-aged/ De vârstă mijlocie
Elderly/ Vârstnic
Height/Build
Broad-shouldered/Umeri lați
Tall/Înalt
Slim/Subțire
Muscular/Musculos
Hair
Wavy/Ondulat
Straight/ Drept
Cropped/Tuns scurt
Long/Lung
(Going) bald
(Îi cade) părul
Face
Oval/Oval
Round/ Rotund
Square/Pătrat
Long/Lung
Angular/bine definită
Cheeks
Rosy/îmbujorați
Round/ Rotunzi
Chubby/Pufoși/dolofani
High cheekbones/Osici înalți
Eyebrows
Arched/Arcuite
Thick/ Groase
Thin/Subțiri
Bushy/stufoase
Eyes
Almond-shaped/În formă de migdală
Eyelashes
Thick/Groase
Nose
Snub/ Nas scurt
Pointed/Ascuțit
Hook/cârn/coroiat
Button/De buton
Straight/Drept
Crooked/strâmb
Mouth
Wide/ Larg
Small/Mic
Full lips/Buze pline
Crooked teeth/ Dinți strâmbi
Chin
Pointed/Ascuțită
Double/Dublă
Square jaw/Bărbie(maxilar) pătrată
