Mind - разум

intelligent (умный), wise (мудрый), clever (умный, ловкий, способный), smart (умный, сообразительный); sharp (сообразительный, наблюдательный, проницательный), keen (проницательный, острый), bright (умный, сообразительный, сметливый), quick (быстрый ум), agile (проворный, живой ум);

broad-minded (с широким кругозором); open-minded (открытый, непредвзятый); narrow-minded (узкомыслящий); small-minded (мелочный); absent-minded (рассеянный);

a sharp mind; he is intelligent and broad-minded;

foolish, silly, stupid (глупый), dumb (немой, глупый); he is foolish.

Related phrases and examples

What does she look like?

She is young and good-looking, with dark eyes and long red hair.

He is tall and thin, with brown hair. He is twenty-five years old.

She is average height, dark-haired, quite thin, and wears glasses. She's about fifty.

She is of medium height, with straight black hair and brown eyes.

She has dark eyes, wavy blond hair, and a nice figure. She looks great.

How do I look?

You look good. You look great. You look nice. You look terrible. You look awful.

What is he like?

He is smart and honest. He also has a good sense of humor. I like him.

She is careless and lazy. You can't depend on her.

His character is terrible. He is hostile and bad-tempered. He doesn't have many friends.

She is knowledgeable and broad-minded, and she likes to help young people.

Who does he take after, his mother or his father?

He takes after his father in appearance, but he is like his mother in character.

Like his father, he is tall and handsome.

What does he like?

He likes ice cream and chocolate. She likes modern music and old movies.

What are you interested in?

I'm interested in medicine. He is interested in politics. I'm into computers. I like rock music.

Proverbs and sayings - пословицы и высказывания

Appearances are deceptive. Внешность обманчива.

All is not gold that glitters. Не все золото, что блестит.

The face is the index of the mind. Лицо – зеркало мыслей.

A good dress is a card of invitation, a good mind is a letter of recommendation. По одёжке встречают, по уму провожают.

A honey tongue, a heart of gall. На языке мед, а под языком лед.

Neither fish nor flesh. Ни рыба, ни мясо.

He wouldn’t hurt a fly. И мухи не обидит.

A little body often harbours a great soul. Мал соловей, да голосом велик. Глядит овцой, а пахнет волком. Мал золотник, да дорог. Мала искра, да великий пламень родит.

Handsome is as handsome does. О человеке судят не по словам, а по делам.

Bone will not go out of the flesh. Кость никогда не отойдет от мяса.

He who is born a fool is never cured. Кто рожден дураком, никогда не поумнеет.

The leopard cannot change his spots. Леопард не может поменять свои пятна. Горбатого могила исправит.

You cannot wash charcoal white. Ты не сможешь отмыть уголь.

The fox may grow grey, but never good. Лиса может родиться серой, но не хорошей. Волк каждый год линяет, а все сер бывает.

The wolf may lose his teeth, but never his nature. Горбатого могила исправит.

A fair face may hide a foul heart. Лицом хорош, да душой непригож.

“Things are not always what they seem.” Phaedrus Внешность обманчива. Фаэдрус

“Beware, so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance.” Jean de La Fontaine “Всегда опасайтесь судить людей по их внешности.” Жанде Лафонте́н