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English
Pronunciation
chÄ“k, /tʃiËk/, /<tt>tSi:k</tt>/
Etymology
OE. cēace
Noun
en-noun
- anatomy The soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes; the outer surface of the sides of the oral cavity.<!--prefer "oral cavity" to "mouth" for clarity; "mouth" could mean "lips" - Paul G, 1 February 2005-->
- colloquial|usually|in plural A buttock.
- colloquial Impudence.
#: You’ve got some cheek, asking me for money!
Synonyms
i-c|impudence
- i-c|standard impertinence, impudence
- i-c|colloquial/slang brass neck, nerve, sass (especially US)
Derived terms
cheekbone
cheeky
turn the other cheek
Translations
trans-top|of face
Bosnian: obraz#Bosnian|obraz m
Bulgarian: буза f, Ñтрана f
Chinese: è‡‰é ° (lÄanjÃa)
Croatian: obraz#Croatian|obraz m
Danish: #Danish|kind c
Dutch: wang f
Esperanto: vango
Finnish: poski
French: joue f
German: Wange f, Backe f (colloq.)
Greek: μάγουλο (mágulo) n
Guugu Yimidhirr: nhumbul, gaman
Hebrew: לחי (lekhi) m
Ido: vango
Italian: guancia f
Japanese: é ¬ (ã»ã», hoho)
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Korean: 볼 (bol), 뺨 (ppyam)
Kurdish:
Polish: policzek m
Portuguese: bochecha f
Russian: щека f (shcheká)
Scottish Gaelic: gruaidh f
Serbian:
Slovene: lice#Slovene|lice n
Spanish: mejilla f
Swedish: kind#Swedish|kind c
Tagalog: pisngi
Telugu: చెంప (cheMpa)
Ukrainian: щока f (shchoká)
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trans-top|colloquial: buttock
Danish: balde c
Dutch: bil f
French: fesse f
German: Backe f
Greek: κωλομÎÏι (koloméri) n
Italian: chiappa f
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Korean: 볼기 (bolgi)
Kurdish:
Spanish: nalga f
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trans-top|colloquial: impudence
Danish: frækhed c, uforskammethed c
French: culot m, toupet m
German: Stirn f
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Korean: 뻔뻔 (ppeonppeon)
Scottish Gaelic: bathais m, aghaidh f
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Transitive verb
rfc-trverb|Transitive verb
en-verb
- To be impudent towards.
#: Don't cheek me, you little rascal!
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