In a conversation it is important to be able to give an accurate description of people, things and places. In these videos you can find vocabulary and many useful expressions to be used for this purpose.
Glossary
| I know what she looks like | Conosco il suo aspetto |
| A tall woman with dark brown hair | una donna alta con capelli castano scuri |
| Light brown eyes | occhi castani |
| what she’s wearing | cosa indossa |
| She’s wearing a white dress shirt | Indossa una camicia bianca |
| a dark blazer and skirt | una giacca scura |
| He’s very handsome | E’ molto attraente |
| Blind date | appuntamento al buio |
| smooth skin | pelle liscia |
| He wears glasses | Indossa gli occhiali |
Glossary
| describe how people look | descrivere l’aspetto delle persone |
| describe one’s person behaviour, preferences, clothing | descrivere il comportamento, le preferenze, l’abbigliamento |
| slim, thin, lanky | sottile, magro, alto e dinoccolato |
| well-built, average-build, overweight | corporatura robusta, media, sovrappeso |
| polite | cortese/educato |
| he’s on the heavier side | tende ad ingrassare |
| various features of a face | le diverse caratteristiche di una faccia |
| full lips | labbra carnose |
| crooked teeth | denti storti |
| forehead | fronte |
| wide, narrow, prominent | ampia, stretta, prominente |
| bushy or sparse eyebrows | sopracciglia folte o rade |
| tiny eyes | occhi piccoli |
| snub nose, hooked nose, hawkish nose | naso camuso, naso aquilino, naso da falco |
| narrow or full lips | labbra sottili o carnose |
| describe to a fair degree | fornire una buona descrizione |
Describing people and things