COMPLEXION

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Traducere în limba română

complexion I. substantiv

1. culoare a pielii (în special a feţei; uneori a părului şi a ochilor); ten, faţă, înfăţişare;

dark complexion faţă oacheşă / brună, ten oacheş / închis.

2. (fig.) înfăţişare, aspect; nuanţă; unghi, lumină, perspectivă; concepţie; punct de vedere; interpretare;

to put a different complexion on the matter a înfăţişa / a prezenta chestiunea / lucrurile într-o altă lumină / sub un alt aspect.

3. (înv.) fire, temperament, caracter, natură.

4. înfăţişare, fizic, constituţie fizică.

complexion II. verb tranzitiv

a colora (şi fig.).

Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze:

They should take care of their health and their complexion.

(Emma, de Jane Austen)

I saw but little of the girl's face, over which her hair fell loose and scattered, as if she had been disordering it with her own hands; but I saw that she was young, and of a fair complexion.

(David Copperfield, de Charles Dickens)

He made no reply; his complexion changed and all his embarrassment returned; but as if, on catching the eye of the young lady with whom he had been previously talking, he felt the necessity of instant exertion, he recovered himself again, and after saying, Yes, I had the pleasure of receiving the information of your arrival in town, which you were so good as to send me, turned hastily away with a slight bow and joined his friend.

(Sense and Sensibility, de Jane Austen)

Wickham's alarm now appeared in a heightened complexion and agitated look; for a few minutes he was silent, till, shaking off his embarrassment, he turned to her again, and said in the gentlest of accents: You, who so well know my feeling towards Mr. Darcy, will readily comprehend how sincerely I must rejoice that he is wise enough to assume even the appearance of what is right.

(Pride and Prejudice, de Jane Austen)

His hopes from both gentleman and lady suffered a small depression in consequence; but when he looked at his niece, and saw the state of feature and complexion which her crying had brought her into, he thought there might be as much lost as gained by an immediate interview.

(Mansfield Park, de Jane Austen)

Where features were indifferent, a fine complexion gave beauty to them all; and where they were good, the effect was—fortunately he need not attempt to describe what the effect was.

(Emma, de Jane Austen)

Elinor, without observing the varying complexion of her sister, and the animated look which spoke no indifference to the plan, immediately gave a grateful but absolute denial for both, in which she believed herself to be speaking their united inclinations.

(Sense and Sensibility, de Jane Austen)

Emma would not agree to this, and began a warm defence of Miss Fairfax's complexion.

(Emma, de Jane Austen)

She thought there was an air of greater happiness than usual—a glow both of complexion and spirits.

(Emma, de Jane Austen)

Such an eye!—the true hazle eye—and so brilliant! regular features, open countenance, with a complexion! oh! what a bloom of full health, and such a pretty height and size; such a firm and upright figure!

(Emma, de Jane Austen)

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