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1 grimace
gri.mace[grim'eis] n careta. • vi fazer caretas, caretear. to make grimaces fazer caretas, caretear.
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grimace — meaning ‘a distortion of the face’ or ‘to make a grimace’, is most commonly stressed (especially when a verb) on the second syllable, as gri mays. First syllable stress, as grim ǝs, is also used, especially in AmE … Modern English usage
grimace — ► NOUN ▪ an ugly, twisted expression on a person s face, expressing disgust, pain, or wry amusement. ► VERB ▪ make a grimace. ORIGIN French, from Spanish grima fright … English terms dictionary
grimace — n. to give, make a grimace * * * [grɪ meɪs] make a grimace to give … Combinatory dictionary
grimace — [grɪ meɪs, grɪməs] noun an ugly, twisted expression on a person s face, typically expressing disgust, pain, or wry amusement. verb make a grimace. Derivatives grimacer noun Origin C17: from Fr., from Sp. grimazo caricature , from grima fright … English new terms dictionary
grimace — n. & v. n. a distortion of the face made in disgust etc. or to amuse. v.intr. make a grimace. Derivatives: grimacer n. Etymology: F f. Sp. grimazo f. grima fright … Useful english dictionary
grimace — [n] scowling facial expression face, frown, moue, mouth, mouthing, mug*, scowl, smile, smirk, sneer, wry face; concept 716 Ant. grin, smile grimace [v] make a pained expression contort, deform, distort, frown, make a face, make a wry face,… … New thesaurus
Grimace — Gri*mace , v. i. To make grimaces; to distort one s face; to make faces. H. Martineau. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
grimace — [gri mās′, grim′is] n. [Fr, altered (with pejorative suffix) < OFr grimuche, prob. < Frank * grima, a mask, akin to OE grima: see GRIME] a twisting or distortion of the face, as in expressing pain, contempt, disgust, etc., or a wry look as… … English World dictionary
make faces — grimace, distort one s face (to make fun, express displeasure, etc.) … English contemporary dictionary
make a face — grimace, distort one s face (to express shock, displeasure, etc.) … English contemporary dictionary
make a face — verb contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do • Syn: ↑grimace, ↑pull a face • Derivationally related forms: ↑grimace (for: ↑grimace) … Useful english dictionary