cheek [tʃiːk]
cheek
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cheek(
chik
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (facial anatomy)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Her cheeks were bright red from the cold.Sus mejillas estaban muy rojas del frío.
b. el cachete (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The chipmunk's cheeks were stuffed with seeds.Los cachetes de la ardilla listada estaban llenos de semillas.
c. el carrillo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The little one's cheeks are so gorgeous!¡Qué carrillos tan preciosos tiene el peque!
2. (buttock)
b. el cachete (M) (Southern Cone)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
My cheek hurts because I got a vaccine yesterday.Me duele el cachete porque ayer me dieron una vacuna.
3. (insolence)
a. el descaro (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
You have a lot of cheek talking to me like that!¡Qué descaro tienes hablándome de esa manera!
b. la frescura (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The waiter had the cheek to ask for the tip before we'd finished eating.El mesero tuvo la frescura de pedir la propina antes de que termináramos de comer.
cheekNountransitive verb
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (of face)
a. la mejilla(F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
to dance cheek to cheekbailar muy agarrados
cheek by jowl (with somebody)hombro con hombro (con alguien)
2. (fig)
a.
to turn the other cheekponer la otra mejilla
3. (buttock)
a. la nalga(F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
4. (colloquial)
a. la cara(F) (impudence)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
he's got a cheek!¡qué cara tiene! ¡vaya morro!
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
5. (colloquial) (United Kingdom)
a. ser descarado(a) con (be impudent to)
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