The description of a person is one of the first topics that take place at the very beginning of learning English. In almost every conversation, there is a need to express your opinion about this or that friend, and it is often difficult to find the exact definition. This article is written just to avoid such problems. Here the most common vocabulary is collected to describe the character in English with translation. The information presented here will help to increase vocabulary so that in the future you can freely express your opinion about a particular person.
It should be noted that adjectives are mainly used for any description. Therefore, we will focus on this part of the speech. This topic can be divided into two parts: a description of appearance and character in English.
Description of the physique of a person
Here, the main parameters are height, type of figure, as well as appearance (facial features, silhouette, etc.). So, when describing a person’s appearance, we first of all pay attention to how complex he is, how tall he is, and also what kind of hair and eyes he has.
In order to describe a person’s height, such adjectives as tall (tall), of medium / average height (medium height), short (short, small) will be used. In this case, the proposal will be built according to the following type: He / she is tall / short / of medium height (He / she is tall / short / medium height).
The following vocabulary is used to describe the type of figure in English: thin (thin), skinny (skinny), slender (slim), fat (thick), chubby (chubby, full), overweight (overweight), underweight (underweight) , well-built (well-built), muscular (muscular), in a good shape (in good shape). Also useful words can be shape (figure), weight (weight).
For example, My brother is very muscular. He works out every day (My brother is very muscular. He trains every day).
How to describe a person in English?
When describing a face, the main focus is on the eyes and hair. It also mainly uses adjectives. Eyes (eyes) can be dark (dark), bright (bright, light), blue (blue), green (green), brown (brown, brown), black (black), narrow (narrow), big (large), gray (gray), small (small), expressive (expressive).
The following words are used to describe hair: long (long), short (short), curly (curly), straight (straight), bald (bald), thick (thick), thin (thin), gray (gray), dark (dark), fair (light), blond (blond), brown (brown, chestnut), black (black), golden (golden).
Also, the face can be described with the following words: pale (pale), tanned (tanned), soft (soft - about the skin), swarthy (dark), wrinkled (wrinkled), freckled (freckled), ruddy (ruddy).
We give an example of the use of this vocabulary. His face is freckled. He has big green eyes and curly hair. - His face is freckled. He has green eyes and curly hair.
Description of character in English
This subsection is more complex, because you can describe the character from several sides. At the same time, there is an estimated moment. Therefore, this topic can also be divided into several: positive and negative traits of character, feelings and emotions.
Let's start with neutral words: extrovert (extrovert), introvert (introvert), optimist (optimist), pessimist (pessimist), active (active), passive (passive), retiring (loving loneliness), social (social, sociable).
Positive character traits
In order to describe a person in a good way, the following adjectives will be used:
- attractive - attractive;
- calm - calm;
- clever - smart;
- intelligent - intelligent;
- bold - brave, decisive;
- kind - kind;
- cheerful - cheerful;
- generous - generous;
- faithful
- fair - fair;
- funny - funny;
- polite - polite;
- honest - honest;
- loyal - devotee;
- reliable - reliable.
This list is far from complete to describe the character of a person in English. It contains the most used adjectives. So, you can make the following character description in English using the above vocabulary: My friend's name is Lena. She is a very nice girl. For example, she is very polite. She never uses rude words while talking to someone. (My friend’s name is Lena. She is a very nice girl. For example, she is very polite. She never uses rude words in a conversation).
Negative character traits
A description of the character in English may also include emphasizing the negative qualities of a person. Such vocabulary can be reduced to the following list:
- arrogant - arrogant;
- bossy - imperious, loving to command people;
- boastful - boastful;
- rude - gross;
- cruel - cruel;
- bad - bad;
- lazy - lazy
- evil - evil;
- silly - stupid;
- spoiled - spoiled, spoiled;
- greedy - greedy;
- selfish - selfish;
- sly is tricky.
Using these words, you can write the following description: Tom is a really bad person. Apart from being impatient and rude, he is also very selfish. He cares only about himself (Tom is a very bad person. Besides being impatient and rude, he is also a real egoist. He cares only about himself).
Description of feelings and emotions
In addition to the qualities of character in describing a person, one often needs to say about his well-being and emotions. In this regard, the vocabulary of the English language is also very diverse. However, it is impossible to remember everything at once. Therefore, first you need to learn the most common definitions.
So, in order to describe positive feelings and emotions, you can use the following English words: happy (happy), excited (excited), joyful (joyful), delightful (delighted), cheerful (cheerful), contented (satisfied), glad (pleased) ), high-spirited (in good, high spirits), dreamy (dreamy), satisfied (satisfied).
For example, Tomorrow I am going to Paris. I am very excited about the trip. “Tomorrow I'm going to Paris.” I am very excited about the upcoming trip.
In turn, the following vocabulary is used to describe the negative mood and sensation: angry (angry), sad (sad), worried (worried, worried), bored (bored), tired (tired), exhausted (exhausted), frightened (scared) , sorrowful (sorrowful), stressed (stressed), upset (upset), gloomy (gloomy), low-spirited (in a bad mood).
So, for example, you can make the following description: Today I am feeling bad. I received bad news yesterday so I am very upset. - Today I feel bad. Yesterday I received bad news, and therefore I am very upset.
Thus, the vocabulary for describing appearance and character in English is very diverse. The article was given only the most common and most common words. However, for a more complete and detailed description of a person, it is necessary to use other adjectives. For this, reading art books (or fragments of them) in English can be very useful.