cheek
The soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyesThe soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes; the outer surface of the sides of the oral cavity.
» He kissed her on the cheek.
Он поцеловал ее в щёку.
Он поцеловал её в щёку.
Він поцілував її в щоку.
Meaning
9 senses(countable, uncountable)The soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes; the outer surface of the sides of the oral cavity.
either side of the face below the eyes
(countable, informal, usually plural, uncountable)The lower part of the buttocks that is often exposed beneath very brief underwear, swimwear, or extremely short shorts.
Backe, Wange, Backe
щека́ščeká, щека́ščeká, полупо́пиеpolupópije
щока́ščoká
(figuratively, informal, uncountable)Impudence.
You’ve got some cheek, asking me for money!
Stirn
наха́льствоnaxálʹstvo, на́глостьnáglostʹ
(countable, informal, uncountable)One of the genae, flat areas on the sides of a trilobite's cephalon.
(countable, uncountable)One of the pieces of a machine, or of timber or stonework, that form corresponding sides or a similar pair.
the cheeks of a vice
the cheeks of a gun carriage
One of the pieces of a machine, or of timber or stonework, that form corresponding sides or a similar pair.
(countable, uncountable)Pump-cheek, pump-cheeks, a piece of wood cut out fork-shaped in which the brake is fastened by means of a bolt and can thus move around and move the upper box of the pump up and down
Mick, Pumpenmick
микmik
(countable, in the plural, uncountable)The branches of a bridle bit.
(countable, uncountable)Either side of an axehead.
(countable, uncountable)The middle section of a flask, made so that it can be moved laterally, to permit the removal of the pattern from the mould.
Examples
422 sentencesHe kissed her on the cheek.
Він поцілував її в щоку.
ruОн поцеловал ее в щёку.
She kissed him on the cheek.
Вона поцілувала його в щоку.
ruОна поцеловала его в щёку.
deSie hat ihn auf die Wange geküsst.
Tom kissed Mary on the cheek.
Том поцілував Мері у щічку.
ruТом поцеловал Мэри в щёчку.
deTom küsste Maria auf die Wange.
Tom has a scar on his cheek.
У Тома шрам на щоці.
ruУ Тома шрам на щеке.
deTom hat eine Narbe auf der Wange.
Tom has a scar on his left cheek.
У Тома шрам на лівій щоці.
ruУ Тома шрам на левой щеке.
deTom hat auf der linken Wange eine Narbe.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English cheeke, cheke, cheoke, choke, from Old English ċēce, ċēace, ċēoce (“chFrom Middle English cheeke, cheke, cheoke, choke, from Old English ċēce, ċēace, ċēoce (“cheek; jaw”), from Proto-West Germanic *kākā, *keukā (“jaw, cheek”), from Proto-Germanic *kēkǭ, *keukǭ (“jaw; palate; pharynx”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *ǵyewh₁- (“to chew”).
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Forms
plural: cheeksSynonyms
15 synonymsWord family
26 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
3 patterns- on the cheek
- down her cheeks
- on his cheek