Describing People I Age Age Hair Hair II (edad) (edad) (with (with aa cardinal cardinal number) number) He’s about fifty: 49, 50 or 51 He’s in his fifties: between 51 and 59 Él tiene cincuenta y pico. He’s in his mid fifties: between 54 and 56 Él está en la media de los cincuenta. He’s in his late fifties: between 57 and 59 Él tiene cincuenta y muchos. He’s in his early fifties: between 51 and 53 Él tiene cincuenta y pocos. 40 50 60 about in his mid / her mid in his early / her early in his late / her late Height Height (altura) (altura) Tall: alto The tallest girl in the class. Short: bajo The shortest girl in the class. Medium height: altura media Nota: tall / short sólo se emplean con personas, edificios y árboles. Para el resto de sustantivos: high / low Low inrterest rates: bajos tipos de interés High levels of pollution: altos niveles de contaminac. This is the highest city in the Asia: la ciudad más alta... AA bit bit A bit: with a negative adjective -She’s a bit overweight: Ella tiene un poco de sobrepeso. -He’s a bit fat: Él está un poco gordo. Quino Villa Hair Hair IIII (cabello) (cabello) (cabello) (cabello) Fair: rubio natural She has got fair hair. Blonde: rubio She’s got blonde, no fair. Blond: rubio He’s got blonde. Red: rojizo, cobrizo Brown: castaño Dark: moreno Grey: blanco Grey-haired: canoso Ponytail: coleta Fringe: flequillo Bald: calvo To go bald (quedarse calvo). Colorful: llamativo -She has short brown curly hair. -She has straight blonde hair and nice fringe. -She has long wavy fair hair. -She has shoulder-length hair (ella lleva una melena hasta los hombros). Curly: rizado Wavy: ondulado Straight: liso Short hair: cabello corto Long hair: cabello largo Build Build (complexión) (complexión) Slim: persona delgada y con buen tipo Thin: persona (animal o cosa) delgada Skinny: persona delgada o flaca Fat: persona gorda (matiz despectivo) You are getting fat: estás engordando. Overweight: con exceso de peso (matiz neutro) Chubby: regordete (matiz positivo) Plump: rollizo (matiz positivo) Well build: buena complexión Beard: barba Moustache: bigote Wig: peluca Light brown hair: pelo castaño claro Dark brown hair: pelo castaño oscuro General General Adjectives Adjectives For For For For Women Women For Both Both For Men Men Handsome Attractive Beautiful (hermosa) (cuchara) Pretty Good-looking (guapa) (guapo) (guapo-a) Plain (soso-a) Ugly (feo-a) Masculine-Feminine (adj): cualidades de la persona Male-Female (adj): cualidades físicas (and noun too) Describing People II Questions Questions for for Personality Personality Questions Questions for for Appearance Appearance Questions: with To LOOK LIKE -What does he look like? Questions: with To BE LIKE Answers: with To BE Answers: with To LOOK + Adjective -She looks so young! : Ella parece... -He looks handsone. -What is he like? -He’s extrovert, he mixes with a lot of people. -What is she like? -She’s so reliable! I love her like this. Answers: with To LOOK LIKE + Noun or Pronoun -She looks like her brother: Ella se parece a... -He looks like his brother, and she looks like him. Related Related Vocabulary Vocabulary Short-sighted: miope Quino Villa Related Related Vocabulary Vocabulary Related Related Vocabulary Vocabulary