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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescom cara de menino
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kohm kah-rah deh meh-nee-no
"Ele tem um rosto com cara de menino."
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Having a face that resembles that of a young boy, typically characterized by youthful features, lack of prominent facial hair, and soft contours despite chronological maturity.
"Despite being in his late thirties, his boyish-faced appearance made him look like a college student."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a compound formed from 'boyish', deriving from Middle English 'boy' combined with the adjectival suffix '-ish', and 'faced', originating from the noun 'face' from Old French 'face'. It emerged in the 19th century to describe individuals, particularly adult males, whose facial features retain the youthful, smooth characteristics typical of a young boy.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Boyish-faced" is said worldwide
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visage d'enfant
Transliteration: veez-ahzh dahn-fahn
"Il a un visage d'enfant malgré son âge mûr."
jungenhaft
Transliteration: yoong-en-haft
"Er hat ein jungenhaftes Gesicht."
faccia da bambino
Transliteration: fah-chah dah bahm-bee-no
"Ha una faccia da bambino che inganna tutti."
aniñado
Transliteration: ah-nee-nyah-doh
"Tiene un rostro aniñado a pesar de ser adulto."
com cara de menino
Transliteration: kohm kah-rah deh meh-nee-no
"Ele tem um rosto com cara de menino."
बचकाना चेहरा
Transliteration: bachkaana chehra
"अपने बचकाना चेहरे के कारण वह युवा दिखता है।"
娃娃脸的
Transliteration: wá wá liǎn de
"他长着一张娃娃脸。"
동안의
Transliteration: dong-an-ui
"그는 동안의 얼굴을 가지고 있다."
童顔の
Transliteration: dōgan no
"彼は童顔の持ち主です。"
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