Boken Insight - Grundnivå - Enhet 9 - 9A

(of a person) having a height that is greater than what is thought to be the average height

lång, hög

thin in an attractive way

smal, slank

(of skin or hair) very light in color

ljus, blek

having the color of tomatoes or blood

röd

having the color of chocolate ice cream

brun, kastanjebrun

having the color that is the darkest, like most crows

svart, mörk

having the color of the ocean or clear sky at daytime

blå, blå

having the color of fresh grass or most plant leaves

grön, frisk grön

having little or no hair on the head

flintskallig, skallig

the physical extent of an object, usually described by its height, width, length, or depth

storlek, dimension

the thin thread-like things that grow on our head

hår, strå

the way in which a person's hair is arranged or cut

frisyr, hårsätt

an important or distinctive aspect of something

egenskap, funktion

to give details about someone or something to say what they are like

beskriva, förklara

human beings as a group, including men, women, and children

människor, folket

the hair that grow on the chin and sides of a man’s face

skägg

someone with hair that is light or pale yellow or gold in color

blond

(of hair) having a spiral-like pattern

lockig, krullig

colored in a way that is not natural, but done artificially

färgad, konstgjort färgad

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

fräknar, fräknar

a pair of lenses set in a frame that rests on the nose and ears, which we wear to see more clearly

glasögon

having a size that is not too big or too small, but rather in the middle

medium, mellanstor

the distance from the top to the bottom of something or someone

höjd

the heaviness of something or someone, which can be measured

vikt

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

överviktig, med övervikt

(of skin) having a dark shade because of direct exposure to sunlight

brun, solbränd

(of people or animals) weighing less than what is thought to be healthy for their body

tunn, mager

having a below-average distance between two points

kort, liten

a thick and stiff type of paper material that is often used for packaging and making boxes

papp, tjock papp

a type of heavy and sticky soil that is molded when wet and is baked to become hardened in pottery or ceramic making

lera, jord

a mass of small bubbles formed on the surface of a liquid or in a gas

skum, bubblor

a hard material that is often clear and is used for making windows, bottles, etc.

glas, kristall

strong material made from animal skin and used for making clothes, bags, shoes, etc.

läder

a type of hard smooth rock that is mostly white in color and has colored lines, which is used as building material or in making statues

marmor, marble

a usually solid and hard substance that heat and electricity can move through, such as gold, iron, etc.

metall

the thin sheets on which one can write, draw, or print things, also used as wrapping material

papper

a light substance produced in a chemical process that can be formed into different shapes when heated

plast

a hard material, usually made of minerals, and often used for building things

sten, berg

a solid, fatty substance that is typically melted to make candles, used for coating surfaces or as a component of certain cosmetic or medical products

vax, ljusvax

the hard material that the trunk and branches of a tree or shrub are made of, used for fuel or timber

trä

hair that grows or left to grow above the upper lip

mustasch, överläppsskägg