Talking about people's appearance

People come in different sizes and shapes, so there are plenty of ways to talk about physical appearance.

AGE



My grandmother is quite old,in fact, she is an old age pensioner (she has a pension) or a senior citizen.
My mother is 55, she is middle-aged.
My sister is 24, she is a young adult.
My brother is only 17, he is teenager.
The boy in the middle is 2 years old, he is toddler.
The baby is around 5 months old.

Vocabulary

toddler - kisded

BUILD

As we've said before, people are built in all shapes and sizes. There are those who are fat and overweight. Some people are extremely overweight and are obese. Other people are naturally slim, but others look have absolutely no fat on them and are thin, or skinny.
Personally, I am stocky-small, but well-built.
My father is tall and lean - with very little fat.
My sister is short, but wiry - she is quite thin, but muscular.
Both my brothers are athletic and well-proportioned.
My mother loooks like a 1940's film star. She is curbaceous, with an hour-glass figure.
My grandfather is fit for his age and takes plenty of exercise. He doesn't want all his muscles to get flabby.

Vocabulary

stocky - köpcös, zömök
well-built - erős testalkatú
tall - magas
lean - sovány
wiry - izmos, szívós
well-proportioned - arányos testalkatú
curvaceous - gömbölyded
hour-glass figure - homokóra alakú
flabby - petyhüdt

COLOURING

My sister has fair hair and fair skin. She doesn't tan easily and has to be careful in the sun.
My mother is blonde, also with a fair complexion.
I am a read-head - with red hair. Like many other people with a pale complexion. I get freckles from the sun - small brown dots on my face and arms.
In contrast, my father has dark-brown hair and he is quite dark-skinned.

Vocabulary

fair hair - világos haj
fair skin - világos bőr
to tan easily - könnyen lebarnul
fair complexion - világos bőrű és hajú
red-head - vörös hajú

FACE

Faces, like build, vary a lot. Some people have oval faces - their foreheads are much wider than their chins. Other people have heart-shaped, square or round faces. Features also vary.
My grandfather has bushy eyebrows, a hooked nose and high cheekbones.
My mother has a broad nose, but she is lucky to have even or regular teeth.
My sister corrected her crooked teeth by wearing a brace which straightened them. She has rosy cheeks, small ears and a snub nose, which goes up at the end.
I have long, curly hair, though my sister is the opposite, with short, straight hair. Her hair is fine and doesn't weigh very much, but mine is thick and heavy.
My mozher's hair is wavy - in between straight and curly. It's cut in a bob and she also has a short fringe, where it is cut horizontally across her forehead.
My father is losing his hair - in fact he is going bald, which makes him very sad.

Vocabulary

pale - sápadt
freckles - szeplő
forehead - homlok
chin - áll
heart-shaped - szív alakú
square face - négyszögletes arcforma
round face - kerek arc
bushy eyebrows - bozontos szemöldök
hooked nose - horgas orr
high cheekbones - magas arccsont
snub nose - pisze orr
bob - bubifrizura
fringe - frufru