moustache
gb/mˈʌstˌæʃ/ us/mˈʌstˌæʃ/
B1
Engelsk
~ 7800
bajusz, bajuszszerű folt
SUBSTANTIV
B1
1
bajusz
A2
Bruksmønster:
someone's [adjective] moustache
He decided to grow a moustache during his gap year.
The detective had a thick grey moustache and tired eyes.
She wore a fake moustache as part of her Halloween costume.
After thirty years, he finally shaved off his famous moustache.
His small pencil moustache made him look like a movie star from the 1930s.
Eksempler for deg som lærer
My uncle has a big black moustache.
He wants to grow a moustache next year.
The man with the red moustache is my teacher.
She bought a funny moustache for the party.
He cut his moustache because it was too long.
Vanlig feil:
Learners sometimes confuse “moustache” with “beard”. A moustache is only the hair on the upper lip, while a beard is the hair on the cheeks, chin, and sometimes the neck. Another common issue is spelling: British English uses “moustache”, while American English usually uses “mustache”. Both words are pronounced the same.
Betydning
hair on the upper lip
Ordkombinasjoner
grow a moustache
|shave off his moustache
|trim your moustache
|thick moustache
|handlebar moustache
|fake moustache
Synonymer
mustache (Standard American English spelling of the same word.)
|
facial hair (More general; includes beard and other hair on the face, not only on the upper lip.)
Antonymer
clean-shaven (Describes a face with no facial hair, including no moustache.)
Temaer
appearance
|body
|daily_life
Definisjon
Hair that grows on the space between your nose and your mouth, or a style of this hair.
The hair that grows on a person’s upper lip, or a particular style of this hair.
SUBSTANTIV
B2
2
bajusz
A2
Bruksmønster:
[animal] has a [colour] moustache
The kitten has a little white moustache just under its nose.
A kiscicának van egy kis fehér bajuszszerű foltja közvetlenül az orra alatt.
He wiped away the coffee moustache on his upper lip.
Letörölte a felső ajka fölötti kávébajuszt.
The bird’s bright yellow moustache makes it easy to recognize.
The child laughed when she saw the milk moustache on her brother’s face.
Eksempler for deg som lærer
The black cat has a white moustache on its face.
A fekete macska arcán fehér bajuszszerű folt van.
You have a milk moustache after drinking that milkshake.
Tejbajuszod lett, miután megittad azt a turmixot.
The dog has a brown moustache under its nose.
Betydning
marking shaped like a moustache
Ordkombinasjoner
a white moustache of milk
|a little white moustache
|a dark moustache marking
Synonymer
marking (General word for a coloured area on fur or skin; does not specifically suggest the shape of a moustache.)
Temaer
animals
|appearance
|arts_entertainment
Definisjon
A line or small area that looks like hair above the mouth, for example on an animal’s face or in a drawing.
A strip or patch of colour, fur, or similar material that looks like a human moustache above the upper lip, especially on an animal or in a picture.
Grammatikk
Oppslagsform
moustache
IPA
GB/mˈʌstˌæʃ/
US/mˈʌstˌæʃ/
Stavelser og trykk
mous - tache (2 stavelser)
Stress on 1st syllable (mous)
Bøyingsformer
Noun
- Base: moustache
- Plural: moustaches
Ordfamilie
Forms
moustaches
noun
Related words
mustache
noun A2
moustached
adjective
Advanced or less common
moustachioed
adjective
Uttrykk
handlebar moustache
1/hˈændəlbˌɑɹ mˈʌstˌæʃ/
fixed phrase
moustache with curled ends
A big, thick moustache where the hair is long and the ends are curled up like the shape of a bicycle handlebar.
Eksempler
- The bartender with the huge handlebar moustache greeted everyone by name.
- He spent years growing and styling his handlebar moustache.
- The cartoon villain had a long handlebar moustache and a tall hat.
moustache-twirling villain
1/mˈʌstˌæʃ twˈɚlɪŋ vˈɪlən/
idiom
very obviously evil character
A villain in a story or film who is shown as very evil in a simple, exaggerated way and is not realistic or complex.
Eksempler
- The film was fun, but the bad guy felt like a cartoonish, moustache-twirling villain.
- Critics said the drama would be better if the antagonist were less of a moustache-twirling villain.
- He didn’t want to play a simple moustache-twirling villain, so he gave the character some good qualities too.
pencil moustache
1/pˈɛnsəl mˈʌstˌæʃ/
fixed phrase
very thin line moustache
A very thin moustache that looks like a line drawn with a pencil just above the upper lip.
Eksempler
- The actor’s neat pencil moustache became his trademark look.
- He shaved his beard but kept a small pencil moustache.
- In old films, many leading men have a stylish pencil moustache.