phiz

/fˈɪz/ noun C1

the face

Word Origin Phiz is a playful 17th-century slang shortening of physiognomy, the art of judging character from facial features. Physiognomy comes from Greek physis 'nature, appearance' and gnōmōn 'judge, interpreter' — literally 'nature-judge'. The root gnō- 'to know' also gives us diagnosis, prognosis, and know. So phiz is your face, the thing people judge you by.

noun the face C1

She looked at his smiling phiz and knew he was happy.

(名词) 脸;面孔;面容

她看着他微笑的脸庞,知道他很高兴。

(sustantivo) cara; facha; jeta; rostro [la cara]

Miró su **cara** sonriente y supo que estaba feliz.

(nom) bouille; tronche; gueule; trombine; bobine [visage (familier)]

En voyant son **phiz** souriant, elle a su qu'il était heureux.

(Substantiv) das Gesicht (umgangssprachlich oder veraltet, oft mit humorvollem oder abwertendem Unterton).

Sie betrachtete sein lachendes **phiz** und wusste, dass er glücklich war.

(名詞) 顔(口語的なくだけた表現)

彼女は彼の微笑む顔を見て、きっと幸せなのだとわかった。

(substantivo) cara; rosto; fisionomia; pena [o rosto]

Ela olhou para seu rosto sorridente e soube que ele estava feliz.

noun The face. countable

He wiped the mud from his phiz after falling in the field.

(名词) 脸;面孔;面庞

他在田里摔倒后,擦去了脸上的泥巴。

(sustantivo) cara; rostro; jeta; morro; faz [La cara.]

Se limpió el barro de la cara después de caer en el campo.

(nom) visage; figure; bobine; tronche; gueule [Mot familier pour désigner le visage ou la figure.]

Il a essuyé la boue de sa figure après être tombé dans le champ.

(Substantiv) Visage; Antlitz; Gesicht [Umgangssprachlich für das Gesicht, oft mit leicht humorvollem oder abwertendem Unterton.]

Er wischte sich den Schlamm vom **phiz**, nachdem er auf dem Feld hingefallen war.

(名詞) 顔(俗語的・古風な表現)

彼は畑で転んだ後、顔についた泥を拭った。

(substantivo) a cara; o rosto; a face; a fisionomia [A cara; o rosto.]

Ele limpou a lama do rosto depois de cair no campo.

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