be ten/fifteen/twenty-one years old- mieć dziesięć/piętnaście/dwadzieścia jeden lat My sisteris twenty-five years old. she has graduated from the university of warsaw recently.
aged 17/19- w wieku siedemnastu/dziewietnastu lat the boy aged 19and the girl aged 17 has been missing for two weeks.
be (of) the same age as someone else/ be peers - być w tym samym wieku, być rówieśnikami
be in one's early/ mid-/late thirties/forties/fifties etc. - the man in the picture is relatively tall and slim in his early thirties.
be in one's teens - mieć naście lat (11-19) be in early thirties - 30-33 be in mid-thirties - 34-36 be in late thirties - 37-39 be middle-aged - być w średnim wieku (40-65) be an elderly man/woman - być starszym mężczyzną/kobietą (be an old man - być starcem - brzmi mniej grzecznie) be in one's early old age (65-74) - być w okresie wczesnej starości be in one's late old age (74 - ...) - być w okresie późnej starości be pushing sixty/seventy/eighty etc.- mieć niespełna/prawie sześćdziesiąt/siedemdziesiąt/osiemdziesiąt lat our english teacher is pushing forty.
be a newborn/toddler/child/teenager/an adolescent/an adult/an elderly person -
HEIGHT - WZROST
BE SHORT/TALL - być osobą niską, wysoką be quite tall - be rather short - BE OF MEDIUM/AVERAGE HEIGHT - być średniego wzrostu just over six foot/1.82 m - BE NEITHER TALL NOR SHORT- nie być ani wysokim ani niskim
BUILD -BUDOWA
muscular/well-built - mukularny, dobrze zbudowany broad-shouldered - szeroki w barkach thin/slim / slender / bony / skinny - chudy, szczupły, smukły, kościsty, chudy (neatatywne znaczenie) fat/obese/chubby/plump/stocky/overweight - gruby, otyły, pucułowaty, pulchny/krępy/ z nadwagą long-legged - o długich nogach PETITE (short and thin)- drobna (o kobiecie)
Compare the examples. Use dictionaries if necessary. Porównaj przykłady. Jeżeli to konieczne skorzystaj ze słowników.
Tom is a tall and well-built man. He is in his early thirties. He has got and an attractive oval face and pitch-black spiky hair. He usually wears elegant plain suits and patterned ties. He is so handsome and professional looking.
Thomas is a tall and well-built man in his early thirties with an attractive oval face and spiky pitch-black hair. He usually wears elegant plain suits and patterned ties which make him look so handsome and professional.
Mary is of medium height and slim. She is a fifteen-year old girl. She has got a heart-shaped face and dark brown hair. Mary styles her hair in a bun. She often puts on colourful flowery skirts and fashionable tops. She is an unbelievably charming person.
Mary, who is of medium height and slim build, is a fifteen-year-old girl with a heart-shaped face and dark brown hair which she styles into a bun. She often puts on colourful flowery skirts and fashionable tops to express her unbelievable personal charm.
My neighbour is quite short and a bit overweight. She is an elderly lady I have known for nearly 10 years. She has got a slightly tanned complexion and a mass of white curly hair. Every time I see her she is casually dressed in blue jeans and sweaters. They make her look younger than she really is.
A quite short and a bit overweight elderly lady who has been my neighbour for nearly 10 years has got a slightly tanned complexion and a mass of white curly hair. Every time I see her she is casually dressed in blue jeans and sweaters which make her look younger than she really is.
To describe a person's physical appearance it is advisable to give details according to the following model. Opisując wygląd osoby należy podawać szczegóły zgodnie z następującym wzorcem.
HEIGHT WZROST
BUILD BUDOWA
AGE WIEK
FACIAL FEATURES TWARZ
HAIR WŁOSY
CLOTHES UBRANIE
tall
of medium height
short
well-built
slim
a bit overweight
in his early thirties
fifteen-year-old
elderly
oval
heart-shaped
slightly tanned
spiky
bun
white
suit and tie
skirt and top
jeans and sweaters
If you wish to make your description more interesting, try to use a wide spectrum of adjectives. Avoid using short sentences with similar structures. Jeśli chcesz , aby twój opis był bardziej interesujący używaj szerokiego spektrum przymiotników. Unikaj tworzenia krótki zdań o podobnych strukturach.