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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesespinhento
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /is.piˈɲẽ.tu/
"Ele tinha o rosto espinhento quando era adolescente."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Having or covered with pimples; full of small skin eruptions.
"He felt self-conscious about his pimply face during his teenage years." - 2
Resembling a pimple or having a small, raised, pustular appearance.
"The surface of the cheap plastic toy was pimply and rough."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun 'pimple', which traces back to Middle English 'pimple', possibly a variant of Old English 'pipor' or related to Middle Dutch 'pimpel'. The adjectival suffix '-y' was added in the late 16th century to denote a condition characterized by or abounding in pimples.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pimply" is said worldwide
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boutonneux
Transliteration: /bu.tɔ.nø/
"Il avait le visage boutonneux à l'adolescence."
pickelig
Transliteration: /ˈpɪkəlɪç/
"Als Jugendlicher hatte er ein pickeliges Gesicht."
brufoloso
Transliteration: /bru.foˈlo.zo/
"Da adolescente aveva la faccia brufolosa."
granozo
Transliteration: /ɡɾaˈnoso/
"Tenía la cara granosa durante su adolescencia."
espinhento
Transliteration: /is.piˈɲẽ.tu/
"Ele tinha o rosto espinhento quando era adolescente."
की ़लदार
Transliteration: kildaar
Script: कीलदार
"किशोरावस्था में उसका चेहरा कीलदार था।"
长满青春痘的
Transliteration: zhǎng mǎn qīng chūn dòu de
"他青少年时期脸上长满青春痘。"
여드름이 툴쑥불쑥한
Transliteration: yeodeureumi tulsulsulsukan
Script: 여드름이 난
"그는 사춘기 시절에 여드름이 난 얼굴이었다."
ニキビだらけの
Transliteration: nikibi darake no
"彼は十代の頃、ニキビだらけの顔をしていた。"
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