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Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
cheek n	often plural (side of face)	mejilla nf
		cachete nm
		carrillo nm
	Zelda's cheeks turned red with embarrassment.
	Las mejillas de Zelda se sonrojaron de vergüenza.
cheek n	UK (nerve: rudeness)	insolencia nf
		descaro nm
		desfachatez nf
	That's enough of your cheek!
	¡Estoy harto de tu insolencia!
cheek n	informal (buttock) (informal)	nalga nf
	(AR, CL: coloquial)	cachete nm
	(MX: coloquial)	pompa nf
	I fell on my backside while skating and bruised my left cheek.
	Me caí cuando patinaba y me hice un moretón en la nalga izquierda.

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Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
ass cheek (US), arse cheek (UK) n	usually plural, vulgar, informal (buttock) (informal)	nalga nf
	(AR, CL: coloquial)	cachete nm
	(MX: coloquial)	pompa nf
butt cheek (US), bum cheek (UK) n	usually plural, slang (buttock) (informal)	nalga nf
	(AR, CL: coloquial)	cachete nm
	(MX: coloquial)	pompa nf
cheek by jowl adv	figurative (very close together)	uno junto al otro loc adv
	The family of fourteen live cheek by jowl in a two-room apartment.
cheek by jowl with [sb] expr	figurative (close together with [sb])	uno junto al otro loc adv
cheek to cheek adv	(dance, etc.: very close physically) (bailar, coloquial)	pegado/a adj
		agarrado/a adj
		junto/a adj
peck on the cheek n	(small kiss on cheek)	beso en el cachete, beso en la mejilla nm + loc adv
The cheek of it! interj	UK (expressing mild outrage)	¡qué cara! loc interj
	(ES, coloquial)	¡qué morro! loc interj
		¡el descaro! loc interj
tongue in cheek, tongue-in-cheek adj	figurative (intended ironically)	irónico/a adj
		burlón/ona adj
		en chiste, en broma loc adj
Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun.
	Steve always enjoyed Francine's teasing, tongue-in-cheek comments.
	Though Larry's remark was tongue in cheek, it still hurt.
	Él siempre disfrutó de sus comentarios irónicos.
tongue in cheek, with tongue in cheek expr	figurative (ironically)	irónicamente adv
		en chiste, en broma loc adv
	I didn't mean to upset you; I made those comments tongue in cheek.
turn the other cheek v expr	figurative (not retaliate)	dar la otra mejilla expr
	She was being extremely rude but I decided to turn the other cheek.
	Estaba siendo extremadamente grosera pero decidí dar la otra mejilla.
		poner la otra mejilla expr
	Estaba siendo extremadamente grosera pero decidí poner la otra mejilla.

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'cheek' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:

In the English description:

audacity - barefaced - bitch slap - boldness - buccal - buccinator - dimple - effrontery - impertinence - impudence - insolence - jowl - peck on the cheek - presumption - sass - slap in the face - temerity - zygoma

Spanish:

banzo - cachete - caradura - carota - carrillo - desfachatez - lisura - mejilla - pómulo - insolencia - jeta - descaro - ¡vaya cara! - agarrado - anchura - asomo de rubor - atrevimiento - bailar agarrados - canco - cara - cara dura - concha - desahogo - descoque - frescura - jocoso - mollete - morro - papo - tener alguien concha - tupé

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Synonyms: jowl, chops, side of the face, cheekbone, zygomatic bone, more...

Collocations: (has) [rosy, red, flushed] cheeks, her cheeks blushed [from, when], kissed her on [both, the] cheeks, more...

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