Collocations Lesson 3 - Appearance (Eşdizim Ders 3 - Dış Görünüş) My best friend Lisa is absolutely gorgeous (extremely beautiful). She has long, sleek, jet-black hair (sleek = smooth and straight, jet-black = perfectly black), pale blue eyes (pale =…devamıCollocations Lesson 3 - Appearance (Eşdizim Ders 3 - Dış Görünüş)
My best friend Lisa is absolutely gorgeous (extremely beautiful). She has long, sleek, jet-black hair (sleek = smooth and straight, jet-black = perfectly black), pale blue eyes (pale = light color), and a radiant complexion (skin that appears healthy and full of energy).
People always compliment her on her hourglass figure (when a woman has large breasts and hips, but a small waist) and ask her what the secret is to maintaining such a slender waist (a thin waist). She has a round face with an upturned nose, and she actually bears a striking resemblance (looks extremely similar) to a famous movie star.
Joanna could get any guy she wanted – so I was really surprised when she introduced me to her latest boyfriend, who I think is hideously ugly (extremely unattractive). He has curly, shoulder-length hair that looks rather unkempt (unkempt hair = messy hair, it appears that the person doesn’t take care of their hair).
He has a square face and a ruddy complexion (reddish skin). His deep-set eyes (eyes that are far back in the person’s face) are almost hidden under his bushy eyebrows (big eyebrows with lots of hair), and he sports a thick mustache and a huge, shaggy beard (a beard with lots of hair). I guess Joanna doesn’t mind his facial hair (facial hair = beard and/or mustache).
His body isn’t bad – he has an athletic build (body with a lot of muscles), with broad shoulders (wide shoulders) and muscular arms. If he would only trim his beard (cut his beard a little shorter) and comb his hair, I suppose he could be considered somewhat attractive (more or less beautiful/handsome).
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✓ absolutely gorgeous (extremely beautiful): kesinlikle harika, muazzam
✓ long, sleek, jet-black hair (sleek = smooth and straight, jet-black = perfectly black): katran gibi siyah, düz ve ipeksi saç
✓ pale blue eyes (pale = light color): açık mavi gözler
✓ radiant complexion (skin that appears healthy and full of energy): ışıltılı ve canlı ten
✓ hourglass figure (when a woman has large breasts and hips, but a small waist): kum saati gibi vücut
✓ slender waist (a thin waist): ince bel
✓ round face: yuvarlak yüz
✓ upturned nose: kalkık burun
✓ bears a striking resemblance (looks extremely similar): çarpıcı bir şekilde benzer olmak
✓ hideously ugly (extremely unattractive): göz zevki vermeyen
✓ curly, shoulder-length hair: omuz hizasında bukleli saç
✓ unkempt (unkempt hair = messy hair, it appears that the person doesn’t take care of their hair): dağınık, bakımsız
✓ square face: keskin hatlı / kare yüz
✓ ruddy complexion (reddish skin): kırmızımsı bir tona sahip yüz
✓ deep-set eyes (eyes that are far back in the person’s face): gözlerin yüzün geri kalanından biraz daha içe yerleşmiş hali
✓ bushy eyebrows (big eyebrows with lots of hair): gür kaşlı
✓ thick mustache: gür bıyık
✓ shaggy beard (a beard with lots of hair): uzun saçaklı sakal
✓ facial hair (facial hair = beard and/or mustache): bıyık, sakal
✓ athletic build (body with a lot of muscles): atletik yapılı, kaslı
✓ broad shoulders (wide shoulders): geniş omuz
✓ muscular arms: kaslı kollar
✓ trim his beard (cut his beard a little shorter): kısaltılmış düzgün sakal
✓ comb his hair: taranmış saç
✓ somewhat attractive (more or less beautiful/handsome): ortalama çekicilik
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COLLOCATION QUIZ
CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORD
This moisturizer will give you a (1)... complexion.
She has a (2).... waist and wide hips.
He bears a (3).... resemblance to a good friend of mine.
I've never liked my (4).... hair; I wish it was straight.
His (5).... eyes make him look very pensive.
Tina likes men with (6).... hair - she thinks it's very attractive.
Would you please (7).... your hair? It looks like you've just gotten out of bed.
I’m not changing my hairstyle – I’m just getting a (8).... .
He has a (9).... build - he's not particularly strong, but not especially skinny either.
My soccer coach has very (10).... legs.
1. striking - trim - radiant - slender
2. slender - trim - striking - little
3. striking - facial - medium - trim
4. medium - deep-set - curly - facial
5. deep-set - medium - facial - muscular
6. facial - slender - trim - medium
7. comb - set - cut - trim
8. trim - radiant - medium - facial
9. radiant - striking - medium - slender
10. radiant - muscular - slender - deep-set