complexion

1 عمومی:: بشره‌، سیما، رنگ‌، رنگ‌ زدن‌، چرده‌، رنگ‌ چهره‌

شبکه مترجمین ایران

1 general:: complexion adjectives pale (= lacking colour and often not healthy ) • Her complexion was pale and spotty. fair (= light in colour ) • People with fair complexions should use plenty of sunscreen. dark • Bright colours may suit you if your complexion is dark. clear (= without any spots ) • Eating fresh fruit and vegetables will help keep your complexion clear. a fresh/healthy complexion (= healthy and clean ) • a young man with a fresh complexion a flawless/perfect complexion (= perfect and with no marks or spots ) • Foundation is meant to give the illusion of a flawless complexion. a tanned complexion (= brown because of the sun ) • He looked distinguished with his greying hair and tanned complexion. a ruddy complexion (= reddish in colour – used mostly about men ) • He had black hair and a ruddy complexion. a florid complexion literary (= red in an unpleasant or unhealthy way ) • He had the florid complexion of a man who drinks too much. an olive complexion (= the skin colour that is typical of Greek, Italian, Turkish etc people ) • These colours complement an olive complexion. a glowing/rosy/pink complexion (= healthy and pink – used about women or children ) a sallow complexion (= slightly yellow ) • A sallow complexion can be a sign of illness. a swarthy complexion literary (= dark ) • She had never met anyone with his swarthy complexion. a bad complexion (= with spots or marks on it ) a blotchy complexion (= with unpleasant red patches of colour in the skin )

transnet.ir

2 general:: noun skin on face: She possessed a most lovely complexion.

Simple Definitions

3 general::   noun colour/quality of the skin/face ADJ. clear, flawless, fresh, glowing, healthy, lovely, nice, perfect | bad, blotchy, dull, pallid, pasty, sallow | ageing | creamy, fair, milky, pale | dark, olive, swarthy, tanned | florid, pink, rosy, ruddy a young girl with a rosy complexion | yellow | pitted | smooth VERB + COMPLEXION have | give sb Years of heavy drinking had given Alison a florid complexion. general nature/character of sth ADJ. serious | different, new | political, social a change in the political complexion of the council VERB + COMPLEXION put, take on What you have told us puts quite a different complexion on the situation. The joke took on a rather serious complexion when the police became involved.

Oxford Collocations Dictionary