1. Words that describe physical appearance
General beautiful, pretty (grazioso), handsome, sexy, cute (carino),
good / bad looking (bello / cattivo aspetto), ugly
Height short, average height (media altezza), tall
Build small, average build (corporatura media),
(waist) plump (grassoccio), fat, strong, slim (snello), thin,
skinny (smilzo -magro-), healthy (in forma), heavy
over weight (better than fat, it’s impolite)
well built / muscular
Complexion pale (pallido), reddish (rossastro), pinkish, light (chiaro),
(skin) white, black, olive
Hair lunghezza: short, long, bald (calvo)
colore: white, grey, blond, light/dark brown, black,
fair (chiaro), dark (scuro)
stile: straight, wavy, curly, spiky (appuntiti), a ponytail,
in a bun (chignon), with plaits, shoulder-length, fringe,
centre/side parting (riga centrale/laterale)
thick (folti/spessi),
Face square, round, plain (semplice), wide, oval, long
Eyes green, blue, brown, black
beautiful, big, small, almond shaped (a mandorla)
Look sweet, stubborn (determinato), grim (severo), lively,
cunning (furbo), smart (sveglio), clever, cheerful (allegro)
Nose regular, hooked (a uncino), large, small, long,
pointed (appuntito)
Mouth large, small, big, with small/big lips
braces (apparecchio)
Ears big, small, to have flap-eared (orecchie a sventola)
Distinguishing Moustaches: short, thick, bristly (ispida)
marks
Beard: thick, bristly, short
Others: freckles (lentiggini), spot (brufolo),
beauty spot (neo), scar (cicatrice), wrinkle (ruga),
dimple (fossetta)
tattoo, piercing
D. What does he/she look like? What’s he/she like?
R. He / She looks like... He/she is…