Words to describe Physical Appearance

FACE = LA CARA / EL ROSTRO

facial features she has a thin face an oval face a round face clean-shaven a bloated face a cherubic face chubby-cheeked a chubby/podgy face he had a weather-beaten face a face lift she has freckles spots/pimples blackheads moles warts wrinkles rosy cheeks acne a birthmark a double chin hollow cheeks a dimple smooth-cheeked/smooth-faced a deadpan face a doleful face a sad face a serious face a smiling face a happy face to go red in the face (with anger/heat) to go red/to blush (with embarrassment) he looks worried frightened surprised a smile a smirk a frown rasgos tiene la/una cara delgada una cara ovalada una cara redonda bien afeitado una cara hinchada /abotargada una cara angelical mofletudo una cara rechoncha, regordeta tena un rostro curtido un lifting, un estiramiento facial tiene pecas, es pecosa granos, espinillas puntos negros lunares verrugas arrugas mejillas sonrosadas acn un antojo /una mancha de nacim iento papada las mejillas hundidas un hoyuelo lampio cara de pquer /de palo cara compungida cara triste cara seria cara sonriente cara alegre ponerse colorado /rojo sonrojarse/ ruborizarse parece preocupado asustado sorprendido una sonrisa una sonrisita el ceo fruncido

NOSE = la nariz
a bulbous nose a hooked nose a big nose a turned-up/snub nose a pointed nose a flat nose/a pug nose a lopsided nose a hooter/conk (colloquial Br. Eng.) a schnozzle (colloquial Am. Eng.) to flare your nostrils/to snort una nariz protuberante una nariz aguilea una nariz grande una nariz respingona una nariz puntiaguda una nariz chata una nariz ladeada /torcida una napia resoplar/bufar

EYES = los ojos

she has brown eyes hazel he has beady eyes a black eye red eyes bloodshot eyes to wink to blink she is cross-eyed a squint she's blind he's blind in one eye to go blind crow's feet sunken eyes piggy eyes bulging eyes slit/slanting eyes a stye shifty eyes arched eyebrows bushy eyebrows thick eyebrows to raise your eyebrows false eyelashes tiene los ojos marrones color avellana tiene los ojos redondos y brillantes como cuentas un ojo morado ojos rojizos ojos sanguinolentos /inyectados de sangre guiar el ojo pestaear /parpadear es bizca bizquera, estrabismo est ciega es tuerto quedarse ciego patas de gallo ojos hundidos ojitos redondos y brillantes ojos saltones ojos achinados un orzuelo ojos furtivos

EYEBROWS = las cejas

cejas arqueadas cejas tupidas cejas pobladas arquear las cejas

EYELASHES = las pestaas

pestaas postizas

MOUTH = la boca
harelip chapped lips buckteeth false teeth front teeth wisdom teeth to chatter (teeth) my teeth are chattering labio leporino labios agrietados dientes de conejo/dientes salidos dentadura postiza paletos /dientes de adelante muelas del juicio castaetear me castaetean los dientes

HAIR = el pelo/ cabello

she has blond hair A peroxide / fake blonde auburn she has grey hair mousy hair she's red-haired/red-headed a brunette streaks highlights dyed hair long hair short hair shoulder-length hair curly hair wavy hair frizzy hair spiky hair rasta hair she has permed hair crimped hair straight hair a fringe (Br) / bangs (Am) a parting
- He parts his hair in the middle/on the side - She has her hair parted on the right / left

tiene el pelo rubio una rubia de bote castao rojizo tiene el pelo canoso, tiene canas el pelo castao desvado es pelirrojo una morena mechones mechas /reflejos el pelo teido el pelo largo el pelo corto el pelo hasta los hombros el pelo rizado el pelo ondulado el pelo crespo el pelo de punta pelo rasta se ha hecho la permanente pelo rizado con tenacillas el pelo liso flequillo la raya
- Lleva raya al medio/ al lado - Lleva raya a la derecha /izquierda

a pigtail braids a ponytail bunches a bun lank hair dull greasy hair fine she has thick hair dry shiny hair split ends dandruff a pageboy a bob a hairdo a crew cut sideburns a wig a toupe bald a bald patch
he's balding / going bald / he has thinning hair

He has receding hair He has a beard / moustache A goatee

un kiki trenzas una cola / coleta coletas moo el pelo lacio sin brillo el pelo graso/ grasoso fino tiene mucho pelo /tiene el pelo grueso seco el pelo brillante las puntas abiertas caspa un peinado/ corte a lo paje / a tazn una melena un peinado un pelo cortado al rape patillas una peluca un peluqun, un tup calvo una calva se est quedando calvo tiene entradas Tiene barba / bigote Barbita de chivo

BUILD = complexin
thin shes got a very good figure plump (a nicer way of saying fat) slim fat a beer belly chubby strong weak short tall a hunchback he walks with a limp medium height medium build he's a large man delgado tiene una figura estupenda gordito esbelto gordo panza regordete /gordinfln /rellenito fuerte flojo bajo alto un jorobado cojea de estatura media de talla media es un hombre corpulento

General Terms
handsome, good-looking, attractive pretty, good-looking, attractive, lovely ugly beautiful gorgeous He/she is a dish / hot She is a fox hes quite a hunk guapo guapa, bonita, linda, fea/feo preciosa, muy guapa, hermosa, bella Guapsimo/a Est buensim o /buensima Est muy buena est buensimo

Other notes
He looks a bit ______ In Spanish "tiene pinta de ____" is very common for giving a general idea about the appearance. See examples on the right: He looks sad Note that when we say how something "seems" or "looks" (probably because we are not certain) we use parecer. a strong- looking man tiene pinta de delincuente: he looks like a criminal tiene pinta de extranjero he looks a bit foreign parece triste

un hombre de apariencia fuerte