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USAGE NOTE
The plural of "rictus" is "rictus."
el rictus
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
a. grimace (of pain, disgust)
A Berta le ofrecen una de las exquisiteces locales, fritura de gusanos, y ella trata de ocultar su rictus de desagrado.Berta is offered one of the local delicacies, fried worms, and she tries to conceal a grimace of disgust.
b. sneer (of contempt, disgust)
"¡Qué sabrás tú!" respondió mi padre con un rictus de desprecio."What would you know?" my father replied with a contemptuous sneer.
c. wince (of pain, embarrassment)
A juzgar por el rictus de su rostro, el jugador debe de estar sufriendo mucho dolor.Judging by the wince on his face, the player must be in great pain.
d. grin (sly, mischievous)
"Solo hay una cama, así que tendremos que dormir juntos," dijo él con un rictus de picardía en el rostro."There's only one bed, so I guess we have to sleep together," he said with a mischievous grin on his face.
e. rictus (of death, horror)
La víctima tenía el rictus helado de la muerte en el rostro.The victim had the frozen rictus of death on her face.
f. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
"¡Qué lástima!" dijo Jane con un rictus irónico cuando le conté que había reprobado el examen."Too bad!" said Jane with a smirk when I told her I had failed my test.
Había una sombra de tristeza en las palabras de Jordi, y un rictus de amargura en su semblante.There was a shade of sadness in Jordi's words, and a bitter smile on his face.
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