{"id":11971,"date":"2019-10-24T07:36:33","date_gmt":"2019-10-24T07:36:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/?p=11971"},"modified":"2019-10-23T17:57:10","modified_gmt":"2019-10-23T17:57:10","slug":"6-slang-words-for-your-face-in-russian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/6-slang-words-for-your-face-in-russian\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Slang Words for Your Face in Russian"},"content":{"rendered":"

It has recently occurred to me that Russian has multiple ways of referring to someone’s face, especially in a critical manner. Learning some common synonyms of \u043b\u0438\u0446\u043e\u0301 (litso, <\/em>face) will help you understand colloquial Russian more easily because they come up a lot in informal speech. This post will use International Phonetic<\/a> transcriptions for each key word.<\/p>\n

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1. \u0425\u0430\u0301\u0440\u044f<\/h2>\n

[\u02c8xar\u02b2\u0259] \u2014 mug, ugly face<\/div><\/span><\/p>\n

This word, which originally meant a mask, is not very nice at all and evokes a broad or fat face. If use this word to talk about someone’s face, chances are you don’t like that person. Interestingly, the example below uses the word to talk about the narrator.<\/p>\n

\u0421\u043e\u0431\u0430\u0301\u043a\u0430, \u0438 \u0442\u0430 \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u043f\u0443\u0433\u0430\u0301\u043b\u0430\u0441\u044c \u043c\u043e\u0435\u0301\u0439 \u0445\u0430\u0301\u0440\u0438.<\/p>\n

Even the dog got scared of my face.<\/p>\n

[\u0412\u0430\u0446\u043b\u0430\u0432 \u041c\u0438\u0445\u0430\u043b\u044c\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439. \u0425\u0440\u0430\u043c \u0421\u043e\u0433\u043b\u0430\u0441\u0438\u044f (2008)]<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

2. \u0420\u044f\u0301\u0445\u0430<\/h2>\n

[\u02c8r\u02b2ax\u0259] \u2014 fat, ugly face<\/div><\/span><\/p>\n

Switch around the syllables of \u0445\u0430\u0440\u044f, and you get \u0440\u044f\u0445\u0430! This word is pretty close to \u0445\u0430\u0440\u044f and refers to an ugly, fat, or smug face.<\/p>\n

\u0412\u0441\u0451 \u0442\u0435 \u0436\u0435 \u043c\u0430\u043b\u043e\u043f\u043e\u0434\u0432\u0438\u0301\u0436\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u0442\u044f\u0436\u0451\u043b\u044b\u0435 \u0440\u044f\u0301\u0445\u0438 \u043d\u0430\u0434 \u043e\u0442\u043b\u0438\u0301\u0447\u043d\u044b\u043c\u0438 \u043a\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044e\u0301\u043c\u0430\u043c\u0438, \u043d\u0435\u043f\u0440\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0443\u0301\u043f\u043d\u0430\u044f \u0432\u0430\u043b\u044c\u044f\u0301\u0436\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c \u0433\u043e\u0301\u043b\u043e\u0441\u0430 \u0438 \u043c\u0430\u043d\u0435\u0301\u0440. \u0411\u0438\u0437\u043d\u0435\u0441\u043c\u0435\u0301\u043d\u044b\u2026<\/p>\n

Same old barely moving, heavy mugs above high-quality suits, unapproachable gravitas in their voices and demeano(u)r. Businessmen…<\/p>\n

[\u0410\u043b\u0435\u043a\u0441\u0430\u043d\u0434\u0440 \u0413\u0430\u0440\u0440\u043e\u0441, \u0410\u043b\u0435\u043a\u0441\u0435\u0439 \u0415\u0432\u0434\u043e\u043a\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0432. \u041d\u043e\u0432\u0430\u044f \u0436\u0438\u0437\u043d\u044c. \u0421\u0432\u044f\u0442\u043e\u0447\u043d\u0430\u044f \u043f\u043e\u0432\u0435\u0441\u0442\u044c (2005)]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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3. \u0420\u043e\u0301\u0436\u0430<\/h2>\n

[\u02c8ro\u0290\u0259<\/span>] \u2014 literally, pig’s snout<\/div><\/span><\/p>\n

To make faces is \u043a\u043e\u0440\u0447\u0438\u0442\u044c \u0440\u043e\u0436\u0438 or \u0441\u0442\u0440\u043e\u0438\u0442\u044c \u0440\u043e\u0436\u0438. To punch someone in the face is often referred to as \u0434\u0430\u0442\u044c \u043f\u043e \u0440\u043e\u0436\u0435 (also \u043f\u043e \u043c\u043e\u0440\u0434\u0435 or \u0432 \u0440\u044b\u043b\u043e).<\/p>\n

\u041a\u043e\u0301\u0441\u0442\u044f \u0421\u0435\u0440\u0433\u0435\u0301\u0435\u0432 \u043d\u0430\u0440\u043e\u0301\u0447\u043d\u043e \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u043c\u0430\u0301\u0437\u0430\u043b\u0441\u044f \u0432\u0435\u0441\u044c \u0437\u0435\u043c\u043b\u0451\u0439 \u0438 \u0441\u0442\u0440\u043e\u0301\u0438\u043b \u0432\u0441\u044f\u0301\u043a\u0438\u0435 \u0440\u043e\u0301\u0436\u0438.<\/p>\n

Kostya Sergeev covered himself in dirt on purpose and was making various faces.<\/p>\n

[\u0412\u0430\u043b\u0435\u0440\u0438\u0439 \u041c\u0435\u0434\u0432\u0435\u0434\u0435\u0432. \u0411\u0430\u0440\u0430\u043d\u043a\u0438\u043d, \u0431\u0443\u0434\u044c \u0447\u0435\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0435\u043a\u043e\u043c! (1957)]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

4. \u041c\u043e\u0301\u0440\u0434\u0430<\/h2>\n

[\u02c8mord\u0259] \u2014 animal’s snout, muzzle<\/div><\/span><\/p>\n

\u0420\u0443\u0301\u0441\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u0447\u0435\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0435\u0301\u043a \u0432 \u0441\u043e\u0441\u0442\u043e\u044f\u0301\u043d\u0438\u0438 \u0441\u043f\u043b\u0438\u0301\u043d\u0430 \u043f\u044c\u0451\u0442 \u0438\u0301\u043b\u0438 \u0431\u044c\u0451\u0442 \u043a\u043e\u043c\u0443\u0301-\u043d\u0438\u0431\u0443\u0301\u0434\u044c \u043c\u043e\u0301\u0440\u0434\u0443.<\/p>\n

When a Russian gets the blues, he drinks or punches someone in the face.<\/p>\n

[ \u041e\u043c\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u043c\u0443\u0441\u043e\u0440\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0430\u0431\u0437\u0430\u0446 \/\/ \u00ab\u041a\u0440\u0438\u043c\u0438\u043d\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u0430\u044f \u0445\u0440\u043e\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0430\u00bb, 2003.06.10]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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5. \u0420\u044b\u0301\u043b\u043e<\/h2>\n

[\u02c8r\u0268l\u0259] \u2014 literally, pig’s snout<\/div><\/span><\/p>\n

The word \u0440\u044b\u043b\u043e is related to \u0440\u044b\u0442\u044c, to dig. Originally, this word refers to a pig’s snout. It has additionally come to signify an unpleasant person’s face, especially of a person who sticks their nose where it doesn’t belong, so to speak.<\/p>\n

\u0412\u044b\u0441\u043e\u0447\u0435\u0301\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u043e\u0445\u0440\u0430\u0301\u043d\u043d\u0438\u043a \u0441 \u0442\u0443\u043f\u044b\u0301\u043c \u0440\u044b\u0301\u043b\u043e\u043c \u0441\u043c\u043e\u0301\u0442\u0440\u0438\u0442 \u043d\u0430 \u043c\u0435\u043d\u044f\u0301 \u0441\u0432\u0435\u0301\u0440\u0445\u0443 \u0432\u043d\u0438\u0437.<\/p>\n

A towering security guard with a vacant face is looking down on me.<\/p>\n

[\u0412\u043b\u0430\u0434\u0438\u043c\u0438\u0440 \u041a\u043e\u0437\u043b\u043e\u0432. \u041a\u0440\u044b\u043c (2002)]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

6. \u0411\u0443\u0301\u0434\u043a\u0430<\/h2>\n

[\u02c8butk\u0259] \u2014 literally, booth<\/div><\/span><\/p>\n

This word primarily refers to a booth, like a phone booth (\u0442\u0435\u043b\u0435\u0444\u043e\u0301\u043d\u043d\u0430\u044f \u0431\u0443\u0301\u0434\u043a\u0430). It can also mean a broad, fat, or uncultured face. I’m starting to see a common theme here. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

\u0423 \u043c\u0435\u043d\u044f\u0301-\u0442\u043e \u0448\u0430\u0301\u043d\u0441\u043e\u0432 \u043d\u0438\u043a\u0430\u043a\u0438\u0301\u0445. \u0421 \u043c\u043e\u0435\u0301\u0439 \u0440\u044f\u0437\u0430\u0301\u043d\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0439 \u0431\u0443\u0301\u0434\u043a\u043e\u0439 \u043d\u0435 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u043f\u0443\u0301\u0441\u0442\u044f\u0442\u2026<\/p>\n

I have zero chances myself. They won’t let me in with my [Russian-looking<\/span>] face…<\/p>\n

[\u0421\u0435\u0440\u0433\u0435\u0439 \u0414\u043e\u0432\u043b\u0430\u0442\u043e\u0432. \u0417\u0430\u043f\u043e\u0432\u0435\u0434\u043d\u0438\u043a (1983)]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

While none of these words are nice, they are useful to understand in informal speech. Have you come across any of them?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"woman

It has recently occurred to me that Russian has multiple ways of referring to someone’s face, especially in a critical manner. Learning some common synonyms of \u043b\u0438\u0446\u043e\u0301 (litso, face) will help you understand colloquial Russian more easily because they come up a lot in informal speech. This post will use International Phonetic transcriptions for each…<\/p>\n

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