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guancia

in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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English
Italian
Italian

I. cheek [Brit tʃiːk, Am tʃik] N

1. cheek (of face):

cheek
guancia f
cheek
gota f
to dance cheek to cheek
ballare guancia a guancia

2. cheek (buttock):

cheek inf
chiappa f

3. cheek (impudence):

cheek
sfacciataggine f
cheek
faccia f tosta
to have the cheek to do
avere la faccia tosta di fare
what a cheek!
che faccia tosta!
she's got a (bit of a) cheek
ha una bella faccia tosta

II. cheek [Brit tʃiːk, Am tʃik] VB trans Brit inf

cheek person:

cheek
fare lo, essere sfacciato con

III. cheek [Brit tʃiːk, Am tʃik]

to turn the other cheek
porgere l'altra guancia

cheek pouch [ˈtʃiːkpaʊtʃ] N ZOOL

cheek pouch
tasca f guanciale

I. tongue-in-cheek [Brit tʌŋɪnˈtʃiːk, Am ˈˌtəŋ ən ˈtʃik] ADJ

tongue-in-cheek
ironico
tongue-in-cheek
scherzoso

II. tongue-in-cheek [Brit tʌŋɪnˈtʃiːk, Am ˈˌtəŋ ən ˈtʃik] ADV

tongue-in-cheek
ironicamente
tongue-in-cheek
scherzosamente
unshaven cheek, neck
non rasato
brass-necked cheek, impudence
estrema
Italian
Italian
English
English
gota
cheek
guancia
cheek
guancia a guancia
cheek to cheek
guancia
cheek
guancia
cheek
porgere l'altra guancia BIBL
to turn the other cheek
prendere qn per il ganascino
to pinch sb's cheek
scherzosamente
tongue-in-cheek
sfrontatezza
cheek

in the PONS Dictionary

English
English
Italian
Italian

cheek [tʃi:k] N

1. cheek (soft skin connecting jaws):

cheek
guancia f
to turn the other cheek
porgere l'altra guancia

2. cheek (impertinence):

cheek
faccia f tosta
to have the cheek to do sth
avere la faccia tosta di fare qc
rosy cheek
roseo, -a
to say sth tongue in cheek
dir qc in tono ironico
Italian
Italian
English
English
guancia
cheek
Present
Icheek
youcheek
he/she/itcheeks
wecheek
youcheek
theycheek
Past
Icheeked
youcheeked
he/she/itcheeked
wecheeked
youcheeked
theycheeked
Present Perfect
Ihavecheeked
youhavecheeked
he/she/ithascheeked
wehavecheeked
youhavecheeked
theyhavecheeked
Past Perfect
Ihadcheeked
youhadcheeked
he/she/ithadcheeked
wehadcheeked
youhadcheeked
theyhadcheeked
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to turn the other cheek
porgere l'altra guancia
to have the cheek to do sth
avere la faccia tosta di fare qc
to say sth tongue in cheek
dir qc in tono ironico

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Its appearance was dark greyish brown on the upperparts as well as on the crown, the lores and the cheeks.
en.wikipedia.org
These may include movement of the eyebrows, the cheeks, the nose, the head, the torso, and the eyes.
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She is a tall woman, with freckles on her cheeks and glasses.
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The cheeks are roughly triangular, with the eyes (or palpabral lobes) occupying the frontal quarter of its length.
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His jawbones are prominent, his cheeks sunken and sallow, and his teeth fully exposed when laughing.
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