moustache
gb/mˈʌstˌæʃ/ us/mˈʌstˌæʃ/
B1
Engelsk
~ 7800
Betydninger
0 betydninger
Substantiv
B1
entity
1
hair on the upper lip
Hair that grows on the space between your nose and your mouth, or a style of this hair.
Bruksmønster:
someone's [adjective] moustache
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.
Synonymer
mustache (Standard American English spelling of the same word.)
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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.)
Ordkombinasjoner
grow a moustache
|shave off his moustache
|trim your moustache
|thick moustache
|handlebar moustache
|fake moustache
Temaer
appearance
|body
|daily_life
Eksempler
- 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.
Substantiv
B2
entity
2
marking shaped like a moustache
A line or small area that looks like hair above the mouth, for example on an animal’s face or in a drawing.
Bruksmønster:
[animal] has a [colour] moustache
Synonymer
marking (General word for a coloured area on fur or skin; does not specifically suggest the shape of a moustache.)
Ordkombinasjoner
a white moustache of milk
|a little white moustache
|a dark moustache marking
Temaer
animals
|appearance
|arts_entertainment
Eksempler
- The kitten has a little white moustache just under its nose.
- He wiped away the coffee moustache on his upper lip.
- 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.
- You have a milk moustache after drinking that milkshake.
- The dog has a brown moustache under its nose.
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.