Essentiële Woordenschat voor de TOEFL - Appearance

the shape of a person's body, particularly a woman, when it is considered appealing

figuur, silhouet

a movement of the hands, face, or head that indicates a specific meaning

gebaar, beweging

the position that one's body is in, while sitting or standing

houding, positie

a specific look on someone's face, indicating what they are feeling or thinking

uitdrukking, gezichtsuitdrukking

to have a particular style of hair, beard, or mustache

dragen, hebben

a small fold or line in a piece of cloth or in the skin, particularly the face

rimpel, plooi

a piece of natural or synthetic hair that is worn on the head

pruik

(of a person) standing or sitting with a straight back

rechte, oprechte

weighing less than the desired, healthy, or normal amount

ondergewicht, te licht

weighing more than what is considered healthy or desirable for one's body size and build

overgewicht, te zwaar

darkened or brown skin caused by long exposure to the sun

bruinheid, tan

(of skin) reddened or inflamed by being overly exposed to the sunlight

zonverbrand, door de zon verbrand

(of two or more things or people) having qualities, characteristics, appearances, etc. that are very similar but not identical

gelijk, soortgelijk

very beautiful, attractive, or impressive

verbazingwekkend, prachtig

very attractive in an unusual way

opvallend, aantrekkelijk

(of a person or body part) attractively thin

slank, dun

having a very low amount of body fat

dun, slank

(of hair) long in a way that reaches down the shoulders

schouderlang, tot de schouders

(of a person) powerful with large well-developed muscles

spierbundel, musculair

extremely overweight, with excess body fat that significantly increases health risks

obees, extreem overgewicht

any type of substance that one puts on one's skin, particularly the face, to make it look more attractive

cosmetica, make-up

to change the color of something using a liquid substance

verven, kleuren

to shape something into a spiral or coiled pattern

krullen, curl

moving uncomfortably in a way that lacks grace and confidence

ongemakkelijk, onhandig

to become red in the face, especially as a result of shyness or shame

blozen, rood aanlopen

to smile widely in a way that displays the teeth

breed glimlachen, grijnzen

relating to the face or its appearance

gezichts-, van het gezicht

ugly and extremely unpleasant to the sight

afschuwelijk, lelijk

to quickly open and close one eye as a sign of affection or to indicate something is a secret or a joke

knipperen, knipogen

(particularly of a child or young adult) slightly overweight in a way that is considered cute or charming rather than unhealthy or unattractive

koddig, dik

(usually plural) a small light brown spot, found mostly on the face, which becomes darker and larger in number when exposed to the sun

sproeten, sproeten

a small red swelling on the skin, especially on the face

puistje, bultje