grimace
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grimace
- /ˈɡɹɪm.əs/ UK
- /ɡɹɪˈmeɪs/ UK, archaic
- /ˈɡɹɪm.əs/ US
- /ɡɹɪˈmeɪs/ US, rare
Rhymes with -eɪs
Where it comes from
From French grimace, from Middle French grimace, from Old French grimace, grimuche, from grime (“mask”) (with the pejorative suffix -ace, from Latin -āceus), from Frankish *grīma, *grīmō (“mask”), from Proto-Germanic *grīmô (“mask, helmet”). Cognate with Old English grīma (“mask, visor, helmet, spectre, apparition”). More at grime.
noun grimaces
- A contorted facial expression, often expressing contempt or pain. Her face was twisted in a grimace of disgust.
- Affectation, pretence. Zeluco considered all this as mere affectation and grimace, and was convinced that she would, in due time, unfold the particular mode in which she wished to be indemnified […].
verb grimaces · grimacing · grimaced
- To make grimaces; to distort one's face; to make faces.
Translations
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noun a distortion of the face
| Español | mueca, mohín, mohíno, regaño |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | しかめっ面 shikamettsura |
| 中文 | 鬼臉 /鬼脸 guǐliǎn, 怪相 guàixiàng |
| Português | careta, esgar |
| Français | grimace |
| Deutsch | Grimasse |
| Italiano | smorfia |
| Ελληνικά | μορφασμός morfasmós |
| Română | grimasă, strâmbătură |
| Русский | грима́са grimása, ужи́мка užímka |
verb to make grimaces
| Español | hacer gestos, hacer muecas, muequear |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 顰める shikameru |
| 中文 | 扮鬼臉 /扮鬼脸 bàn guǐliǎn |
| Português | fazer careta/caretas |
| Français | grimacer, faire des grimaces |
| Deutsch | Grimassen schneiden |
| Ελληνικά | μορφάζω morfázo |
| Română | strâmba |
| Русский | грима́сничать grimásničatʹ, кривляться krivljatʹsja |
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