Rosetta Stone Language Software

"Can you describe the suspect? - Physical descriptions

A few words for describing people:

tall - Spanish grande, Italian grande, French grand
short - Sp bajo, It basso, Fr petit
fat - Sp gordo, It grasso, Fr gros
thin - Sp delgado, It magro, Fr mince
handsome - Sp guapo, It bello, Fr beau/belle
pretty - Sp bonito, It carino, Fr joli
ugly - Sp feo, It brutto, Fr laid

Notes:
Sp. bajo and It. basso work like Sp. rojo and It. rosso; bajo/basso are like abased, i.e. lowered or put down
Sp. gordo - think of a gourd; Fr. gros is like "gross negligeance" - very weighty!
It. magro - like meager; Fr. mince - mincing is chopping finely, to make little bits
Fr. beau/belle and It. bello are like a lady's beau, a gentleman's belle - beautiful
Sp. bonito - small goodness (Lat. bonus = good); It. carino = little dear (caro = sweet)

As adjectives, these have to agree in number and gender with the noun. They usually work by the usual rules, except Fr. beau/belle:

beautiful day(s): beau(x) jour(s)
beautiful night(s): belle(s) nuit(s)
and, just to confuse, if a masculine noun starts with a vowel:
handsome man: bel homme

For more on physical description, see the "Colors" and "Hair colors" items.