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Native Script:日本語
Pronunciation / Transliteration: u-u-tsu-shi-i
"彼の初々しい表情を見ていると、昔の自分を思い出す。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Having a clean, youthful, and healthy-looking face.
"The fresh-faced young actor walked onto the red carpet for his very first major movie premiere." - 2
Looking young, innocent, and inexperienced.
"A group of fresh-faced recruits arrived at the military training camp early Monday morning."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the Middle English adjective 'fresh' (from Old English 'fres' and Old French 'fres') and 'faced' (referring to the face, from Old French 'fase'). It emerged in the 19th century to describe individuals, particularly the young, whose faces appeared clean, healthy, and untired, later extending metaphorically to denote youthfulness, innocence, and inexperience.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Fresh-faced" is said worldwide
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au visage frais
Transliteration: oh vee-zazh freh
"Les nouveaux étudiants au visage frais étaient pleins d'enthousiasme."
frisch im Gesicht
Transliteration: frish im ge-zicht
"Der frisch im Gesicht wirkende Absolvent begann seine Karriere voller Energie."
dalla faccia fresca
Transliteration: dal-la fac-cia fres-ka
"Il ragazzo dalla faccia fresca ha superato brillantemente il colloquio."
de rostro fresco
Transliteration: de ros-tro fres-ko
"Muchos reclutas de rostro fresco llegaron al cuartel general."
com ar fresco
Transliteration: kom ar fres-ku
"O estagiário, com ar fresco, mostrou grande dedicação ao projeto."
भola-भाला चेहरा
Transliteration: bhola-bhala chehra
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"वह युवा अधिकारी अपने ताज़े और भोले-भाले चेहरे के लिए जाना जाता था।"
面容清新的
Transliteration: miànróng qīngxīn de
Script: 中文汉字
"这位面容清新年轻员工提出了一个极好的创意。"
풋풋한
Transliteration: put-put-han
Script: 한국어 한글
"그 풋풋한 신입 사원은 팀에 활력을 불어넣었다."
初々しい
Transliteration: u-u-tsu-shi-i
Script: 日本語
"彼の初々しい表情を見ていると、昔の自分を思い出す。"
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