Describing People
Figure out this conversation below:
Sam : Who is your boss?
Eva : I think you don’t know him. I’ll describe him to you
Sam : What does he look like?
Eva : He is an American. He is tall. His face is round.
His nose is sharp. He wears glasess
He is of medium height. He’s got short, curly brown hair, a moustache and a beard
He has a broad shoulders
He is wearing a long sleeved shirt and jeans/trousers
Sam : How old is he?
Eva : I think, he is middle aged.
Sam : Is he a good boss?
Eva : I think so, and he is a smart man, also.
Some important phrases:
- Complexion (the natural colour or appearance of the skin on your face)
She has a fair complexion.
Dark (gelap), fair (terang), black (hitam), red (merah), oriental (oriental), pale (pucat), ruddy (merah muda dan sehat), smooth (halus).
- Age
Old (tua), young (muda), middle-aged (setengah baya), elderly (lanjut usia), a teenager (seorang remaja), in one’s twenties (berusia duapuluhan).
- Height
She is of average height.
Short (pendek), tall (tinggi), of average /medium height (rata-rata/sedang tingginya).
- Figure
She has a slim figure
Small (kecil), tiny (mungil), big (besar), stocky (tegap), muscular (berotot), skinny (kerempeng), slim (langsing), slender (ramping), plump (montok), fat (gemuk), obese (gendut), of average /slim build (berukuran sedang/langsing), well built (bertubuh bagus)
Slim= langsing dan menarik. E.g.: She is a slim woman
Slender= langsing dan anggun. E.g.: She is a slender woman
Skinny (informal)= terlalu kurus. E.g.: She is a skinny girl
Anorexic = sangat kurus sehingga kelihatan tidak sehat; E.g.: He looks anorexic
Emaciated = sangat kurus karena kekurangan makan atau sedang sakit; E.g: They are emaciated refugees
Trim= kurus atletis karena berhati-hati dalam memilih makanan dan selalu berolahraga; E.g.: He has a trim figure
Gaunt = sangat kurus sampai tulang-tulang tubuh kelihatan. E.g.: Her face is gaunt.
Bony = sangat kurus sampai tulang-tulang tubuh kelihatan; E.g.: He has bony arms.
- Hair
She has wavy straight hair.
Wavy (berombak), long (panjang), short (pendek), curly (keriting), shoulder-length (sebahu), black (hitam), blond(e)(perempuan)/blond(laki-laki) (pirang), grey (abu-abu), straight(lurus), permed (dikeriting)
- Looks (paras/tampang)
Example: She looks very pretty wearing that gown.
Beautiful (cantik), pretty (manis), sweet (manis), charming (mempesona), tempting (menggoda), sexy (seksi), attractive(menarik), ugly (jelek), cute (cantik, mungil, menarik), cool (sangat cantik,ganteng)
Beberapa kata yang digunakan untuk menyatakan cantik:
Attractive = menarik, digunakan untuk menggambarkan pria/wanita yang membuat lawan jenisnya tertarik
Good looking = digunakan untuk menggambarkan seseorang yang enak dipandang. Biasanya digunakan untuk menggambarkan pria (lebih sering digunakan daripada handsome)
Handsome = tampan, digunakan untuk menggambarkan pria yang enak dipandang
Pretty = manis, digunakan untuk menggambarkan wanita muda yang berwajah manis
Gorgeous = sangat cantik, digunakan untuk menggambarkan wanita yang sangat cantik, termasuk wajah dan pakaiannya
Striking = cantik dan special, digunakan untuk menggambarkan seseorang yang cantik dan menarik di mana kecantikannya unik
Cute = cantik, mungil,menarik. Digunakan untuk menggambarkan anak-anak yang enak dipandang dan berkelakuan sangat menyenangkan.
- Face
Example: He is a baby faced man. I like him.
Round (bulat), oval ( oval), long (panjang), baby-faced(berwajah bayi), angular (lancip), oblong (persegi empat)
- Eyes
Example: She comes from Japan, so she has slanted eyes.
Small (kecil), big (besar), crossed-eyes (mata juling), slanted (sipit)
- Nose
Example: She has a sharp nose.
A flat/pug nose (hidung pesek), a sharp/pointed nose/turned up/up-turned nose (hidung mancung), a small/tiny/big/stubby nose (hidung yang kecil/sangat kecil/besar/kecil dan tebal)
- Ears
Example: Her ears are big.
Big (besar), small ( kecil)
- Shoulders
Example : He has a broad shoulders.
Broad (lebar). Narrow (sempit)
- Cheeks
Example : The baby has a cubby cheeks.
Chubby (montok), pimpled (berjerawat), freckled (berbintik-bintik)
- Legs
Example: The model has a slender legs.
Slender (langsing), chubby (montok), long (panjang), short (pendek)
- Other description :
A thick moustache (kumis tebal), sideburns (cambang), freckles (bintik-bintik di muka), a birthmark (tanda lahir), a mole (tahi lalat), a pony tail (rambut ekor kuda), near-sighted (rabun jauh), far-sighted (rabun dekat), dimple (lesung pipi),
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