rictus in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for rictus in the English»Spanish Dictionary

rictus <pl rictuses> [Am ˈrɪktəs, Brit ˈrɪktəs] N liter

rictus

rictus m

Translations for rictus in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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el rictus de la muerte

the rictus of death

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With his bulbous nose, perpendicular ears and rictus grin, he makes for an unlikely-looking business trailblazer.

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My grandson picks up a loose ten stick and does his silent maniacal rictus laugh.

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The cameras were only interested in the reaction of one man, perspiring and rictus-grinned in the crowd behind them.

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Nowadays every communication on the touchline is muttered through rictus grins or behind cupped hands.

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With his unnerving rictus grin and popeyed stare he was the most unlikely of national icons.

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Beneath the politeness, kooky accent and painted-on rictus faces lies a darkness: a darkness which from time to time erupts in displays of inhuman beastliness.

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His face is contorted in a rictus of agony.

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Fire has destroyed most of his features, leaving behind a skeletal face, fixed in a final rictus.

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He rants and rails, open-mouthed in a rictus of agony.

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His mouth is pulled into a rictus.

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