semblante

/semˈblante/

el noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
los semblantes

Meaning

  1. face, expression

    • Tenía un semblante triste.

      He had a sad expression.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

expresión

expresión and semblante are close synonyms for "expression"; semblante also separately means "face," more broadly.

Similar in other languages

German

Ausdruck

Close — a facial expression is an Ausdruck.

German

Miene

Close — a facial expression is a Miene.

English

aspect

Close — a face, expression relates to an aspect.

Practice

1 What does semblante mean?

2 Fill the gap: Tenía un ___ triste.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches semblante?

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