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EYEBROW

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eyebrow substantiv

sprânceană;

pencilled eyebrows sprâncene fin conturate;

to raise the eyebrows a ridica sprâncenele;

(sl.) up to the eyebrows in debt înglodat în datorii până în gât;

(sl.) to be up to the eyebrows in work a avea de lucru până peste cap.

 Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze: 

No, you don't; you couldn't with eyebrows like yours.

(Dracula, de Bram Stoker)

“Anything more that you would like to ask, Mr. Holmes?” said Lestrade, whose eyebrows had gone up once or twice during this remarkable explanation.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“You didn't care for that happiness in the least,” said Dora, slightly raising her eyebrows, and shaking her head, “when you were sitting by Miss Kitt.”

(David Copperfield, de Charles Dickens)

He read it, and then passed it to the Prince, who returned it with raised eyebrows and a gesture of surprise.

(Rodney Stone, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“Weak!” she exclaimed, raising her black eyebrows.

(The White Company, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

I'll lift my eyebrows if any thing is wrong, and nod if you are all right.

(Little Women, de Louisa May Alcott)

She raised her dark eyebrows.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The eyes—and it was my destiny to know them well—were large and handsome, wide apart as the true artist’s are wide, sheltering under a heavy brow and arched over by thick black eyebrows.

(The Sea-Wolf, de Jack London)

Holmes raised his eyebrows.

(His Last Bow, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“A pupil?” said Mr. Micawber, raising his eyebrows.

(David Copperfield, de Charles Dickens)

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