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Description of appearance in English: examples

Appearance is definitely not the most important thing in a person. However, by external features, we distinguish people from each other, so these features are important. To give a verbal portrait of someone means to allow other people to more fully imagine who it is about. This skill is especially important in the work of a writer or journalist. The subject of this article will be a description of the appearance in English. Examples will help memorize vocabulary and better understand how to use it. Also, your attention will be offered several useful game exercises. We will consistently learn to talk about the appearance, your own or someone else's.

General appearance and age

It is not difficult to draw a verbal portrait using English. The description of a person's appearance begins with general data, which can include, for example, gender and approximate age. Use the following lexicon:

  • Woman - woman;
  • Man is a man;
  • Girl - girl, girl;
  • Boy - the boy, the guy;
  • Guy - the guy;
  • Baby - baby;
  • Toddler - a child who begins to walk;
  • Child - child 3-10 years;
  • Teen - teenager;
  • Senior (elderly) woman / man - elderly woman / man.

The word old (old) is not recommended for age, because it sounds impolite. But for young (young) no bans.

Often, in order to more specifically say, how old is a person, the words "early", "middle" and "late" are used in English, followed by the notation of tens: 10 (teens), 20 (twenties), 30 (thirties), 60 (sixties) Etc. This is best understood by specific examples.

He is in his early fifties - He is 50 with a little.

She is in her late twenties - She's over 20 (about 30).

A person of mid thirties - A man of about 34-35 years.

She is in her late teens. - She is a teenager of 16-17 years.

This is more clearly illustrated in the following diagram.

Of course, if you know the exact age of a person whose appearance you describe, you can call a figure. True, keep in mind: in many Western cultures it is not customary to focus attention on how many to whom, especially if it's a woman.

Skin color, height and shape

This topic is also very delicate, but without it the description of appearance in English is not complete. Next you will find a list of words that will help you. A curious fact: in Russian, when we speak of physique, we often use the word "complexion"; In English complexion means skin color (usually refers to a person).

  • Dark complexion - dark or dark skin;
  • Light complexion - light skin;
  • Tanned - tanned;
  • Ruddy - rosy;
  • Pale - pale.

To indicate growth, use the lexicon:

  • Tall is tall;
  • Short - low;
  • Medium height - medium height.

With the description of the build, you need to be extremely correct, so as not to offend a person. For example, if he (she) has excess weight, then the most polite adjectives in describing the figure will be:

  • Plump - full (about men and women);
  • Full-figured - full (mostly about women).

There is an interesting expression - curvy lady. In Russian it can be translated as "a woman with forms", "figure skater".

Other words to describe the female and male figures :

  • Slender - slender;
  • Slim - thin;
  • Well built - well built;
  • Muscular built - muscular;
  • Tubby - paunchy, stocky;
  • Strong - strong.

Hair and eyes, facial features

Here everything is quite simple. The following list of words will help you make the most complete variety of descriptions of the appearance in English.

Hair:

  • Dark - dark;
  • Blond - light;
  • Dark blond, blond-brown - blond;
  • Red - red;
  • Dyed - dyed;
  • Thick - thick;
  • Straight - straight;
  • Curly - curly;
  • Wavy - wavy;
  • Shoulder-length - to the shoulders;
  • Bald - bald, bald.

Eyes (eyes):

  • Brown - brown;
  • Black - black;
  • Blue - blue;
  • Light blue - blue;
  • Green - green.

Useful phrases for describing facial features:

  • Thin eyebrows - thin eyebrows;
  • Thick / long eyelashes - thick / long eyelashes;
  • Full / thin lips - full / thin lips;
  • Snub / straight / bulbous nose - snub nose / straight / "potato" nose.

Special signs

Without mentioning the special features of the description of appearance in English, it would be incomplete.

  • Mole - a birthmark;
  • Dimple is a dimple;
  • Freckles - freckles;
  • Wrinkles - wrinkles;
  • Mustache - mustache;
  • Beard - beard;
  • Tattoo - tattoo;
  • Scar is a scar.

We train to describe the appearance

You can play a game with friends who are also learning English: the presenter thinks of any of those present in the room and describes his appearance; The task of the rest is to guess who it is about. Such an exercise is useful when you have already mastered the basic phrases and verbal constructions for creating a verbal portrait. If the skill is not yet, a good exercise will be a description of the appearance of people in the photo (for example, from magazines): first written, then oral.

For example, here is what a description of appearance in English can be (see photo).

She is a young girl in her early twenties. She's got beautiful blue eyes and elegant dark eyebrows. Her shoulder-length hair is dark brown and straight. She's got full lips and broad nose. Her face is all freckled. (She is a young beautiful girl of 20 and has beautiful blue eyes and graceful dark eyebrows, her hair is up to her shoulders, blond and straight, her lips are full and her nose is wide.) Her face is all freckled.

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