cheek

cheek
 i:k
noun
1) (the side of the face below the eye: pink cheeks.) mejilla
2) (impudence or disrespectful behaviour: He had the cheek to refuse me entrance.) descaro, frescura, cara
•
- cheekiness
cheek n
1. mejilla
she gave him a kiss on the cheek le dio un beso en la mejilla
2. cara / jeta
what a cheek! ¡qué cara!
cheek
tr[ʧiːk]
noun
1 SMALLANATOMY/SMALL (on face) mejilla; (buttock) nalga
2 familiar (nerve, impudence) descaro, frescura, cara
■ what a cheek! ¡qué cara!
■ she had the cheek to call me fat! ¡tuvo el descaro de decir que yo era gorda!
■ that's enough of your cheek! ¡basta de impertinencias!
transitive verb
1 insolentarse con, replicar
\
SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
cheek by jowl (with somebody) uno junto al otro
to turn the other cheek poner la otra mejilla
with tongue in cheek con la boca pequeña
cheek ['ʧi:k] n
1) : mejilla f, cachete m
2) impudence: insolencia f, descaro m
cheek
n.
• carrillo s.m.
• frescura s.f.
• mejilla s.f.
• pómulo s.m.
tʃiːk
noun
1) c (Anat)
a) (of the face) mejilla f, cachete m (AmL fam)

cheek by jowl with somebody — uno junto al otro

to turn the other cheek — dar* la otra mejilla

b) (buttock) (colloq) nalga f, cachete m (CS fam)
2) u (colloq) (impudence) descaro m, frescura f, cara f (fam)

what (a) cheek! — qué cara (más dura)! (fam), qué caradura es! (fam)

[tʃiːk]
1. N
1) (Anat) mejilla f, carrillo m; (=buttock) nalga f

they were dancing cheek to cheek — bailaban muy apretados

- cheek by jowl
- turn the other cheek
2) * (=impudence) descaro m, cara * f, frescura f

what a cheek!, of all the cheek! — ¡qué cara! *, ¡qué caradura! *, ¡qué frescura!

to have the cheek to do sth — tener la cara de hacer algo

2.
VT * portarse como un fresco con *
* * *
[tʃiːk]
noun
1) c (Anat)
a) (of the face) mejilla f, cachete m (AmL fam)

cheek by jowl with somebody — uno junto al otro

to turn the other cheek — dar* la otra mejilla

b) (buttock) (colloq) nalga f, cachete m (CS fam)
2) u (colloq) (impudence) descaro m, frescura f, cara f (fam)

what (a) cheek! — qué cara (más dura)! (fam), qué caradura es! (fam)


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