German Vocabulary List : Describing people
– Essential Words for Beginners –
How to describe someone in German? Here’s a complete German vocabulary list about physical appearance. Increase your German vocabulary fast and efficiently with this useful words list!
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| ENGLISH | GERMAN |
| HEIGHT | DIE GRÖSSE |
| tall | groß |
| a giant | der Riese |
| gigantic | riesig, gigantisch |
| of average height | mittelgroß |
| small, short | klein |
| a dwarf | ein Zwerg |
| large, big | groß, stark |
| tiny | winzig |
| strong | stark |
| the build | das Mittelteil |
| Well-built | gut gebaut |
| enormous, huge | riesig |
| WEIGHT | DAS GEWICHT |
| to weigh | wägen |
| stout, portly, corpulent | korpulent |
| hefty | kräftig |
| weak | schwach |
| overweight | übergewichtig |
| flabby | schlaff |
| plump | pummelig, mollig |
| fat | fett |
| obesity | Fettleibigkeit |
| corpulence | Korpulenz |
| the figure | die Silhouette |
| Broad-shouldered | breite Schultern |
| lean | schlank |
| skinny | dünn |
| slight | klein |
| petite | dünn |
| slim | sehr dünn |
| muscular, brawny | muskulös |
| anorexic | magersüchtig |
| obese | fettleibig |
| slender | schlank |
| stocky | stämmig |
| BEAUTY | DIE SCHÖNHEIT |
| good-looking, beautiful | schön |
| attractive | attraktiv |
| charm | den Charme |
| repulsive | abstoßend |
| charming | reizend |
| stylish | elegant |
| lovely | hinreißend |
| plain | gewöhnlich |
| trendy | modisch |
| scruffy | vernachlässigt |
| pretty | hübsch |
| seductive | attraktiv |
| sweet, cute | niedlich |
| ugliness | Hässlichkeit |
| ugly | hässlich |
| unattractive | mittelmäßig |
| well-groomed | gepflegt, makellos |
| OTHERS | ANDERE |
| appearance | das Aussehen |
| the look | das Aussehen |
| young | jung |
| old | alt |
| a child | ein Kind |
| Asian | asiatisch |
| black | schwarz |
| white | weiß |
| mixed-race | Mischling |
| hairy | haarig |
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