eyebrow
gb/ˈaɪbɹˌaʊ/ us/ˈaɪbɹˌaʊ/
A2
Kiingereza
~ 700
szemöldök, szemöldökmozdulat
NOMINO
A2
1
szemöldök
A2
Muundo wa matumizi:
[someone]'s eyebrow(s)
She shaped her eyebrows before the party.
A parti előtt formára igazította a szemöldökét.
His thick eyebrows made him look serious.
Sűrű szemöldöke miatt komolynak tűnt.
The actor raised an eyebrow at the question.
Her eyebrows were perfectly arched.
He has a small scar above his left eyebrow.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
I have black eyebrows.
Fekete a szemöldököm.
She has long eyebrows.
Hosszú a szemöldöke.
He raised his eyebrow.
Her eyebrows are brown.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'eyebrow' with 'eyelash'; eyelashes are the hairs on the edge of the eyelid, not above the eye.
Maana
Strip of hair above the eye
Miunganiko ya maneno
raise an eyebrow
|plucked eyebrows
|thick eyebrows
|arched eyebrows
|eyebrow pencil
Visawe
brow (A shorter form, often used in poetic or literary style.)
Vinyume
forehead (The smooth area above the eyebrows without hair.)
Mada
body
|appearance
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Ufafanuzi
The line of hair above your eye.
The line or arch of hair growing above the eye on the brow ridge.
NOMINO
B1
2
Muundo wa matumizi:
[someone] raises/lowers [an] eyebrow(s)
She raised an eyebrow in surprise.
Meglepetésében felvonta az egyik szemöldökét.
He furrowed his eyebrows when he heard the news.
Összeráncolta a szemöldökét, amikor meghallotta a hírt.
The teacher arched an eyebrow at the latecomer.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
She raised her eyebrow when she saw me.
Felvonta a szemöldökét, amikor meglátott.
He moved his eyebrows when he was angry.
Mozgatta a szemöldökét, amikor mérges volt.
The man frowned and his eyebrows came together.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners may think 'raise an eyebrow' always means surprise; it can also show doubt or disapproval depending on context.
Maana
Facial expression using eyebrows
Miunganiko ya maneno
raise an eyebrow
|furrow one's eyebrows
|arch an eyebrow
Visawe
expression (General term for a facial movement showing emotion; less specific than 'eyebrow'.)
Vinyume
blank look (A facial expression showing no emotion or reaction.)
Mada
emotions
|communication
|body
Ufafanuzi
A way of moving your eyebrows to show how you feel or what you think.
A movement or position of the eyebrows that expresses emotion or reaction.
Sarufi
Umbo la kamusi
eyebrow
IPA
GB/ˈaɪbɹˌaʊ/
US/ˈaɪbɹˌaʊ/
Silabi na mkazo
eye - brow (silabi 2)
Stress on 1st syllable (eye)
Maumbo ya neno
Noun
- Base: eyebrow
- Plural: eyebrows
Familia ya neno
Semi
eyebrow-raising
1/ˈaɪbɹˌaʊ ɹˈeɪzɪŋ/
fixed phrase
Surprising or disapproving action/event
Causing people to feel surprised or not approve of something.
Mifano
- It was an eyebrow-raising decision by the board.
- The movie contains some eyebrow-raising scenes.
raise an eyebrow
1/ɹˈeɪz ən ˈaɪbɹˌaʊ/
idiom
Show surprise or disapproval by lifting eyebrow
To move one eyebrow up to show surprise, doubt, or dislike.
Mifano
- The manager raised an eyebrow when she saw the report.
- He raised an eyebrow at her unusual outfit.
raise eyebrows
1/ɹˈeɪz ˈaɪbɹˌaʊz/
idiom
Cause surprise or disapproval
To make people feel surprised or not approve of something you do.
Mifano
- Her sudden resignation raised eyebrows among her colleagues.
- The politician's comment raised eyebrows across the country.
- Wearing shorts to the formal dinner raised some eyebrows.
- Her sudden resignation raised a few eyebrows in the office.