mejilla

/meˈxiʝa/, [meˈxi.ʝa], /meˈxiʝa/, [meˈxi.ʝa]

cheek


Noun mejilla f (plural mejillas)

  1. (anatomy) cheek

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Examples
  • Mi sobrina de 3 años me dio un beso en la mejilla.

    My three-year-old niece kissed me on the cheek.

  • El niño acarició a la niña en el mentón y la besó en la mejilla.

    The boy caressed the girl's chin and kissed her cheek.

  • Tom la besó en la mejilla.

    Tom kissed her on the cheek.

  • La cachorro la lamió en la mejilla.

    The puppy licked her on the cheek.

  • Una lágrima rodaba en su mejilla.

    A tear rolled down her cheek.

  • Él me tocó en la mejilla.

    He touched me on the cheek.

  • Ella lo besó en la mejilla.

    She kissed him on the cheek.

  • El cadáver fue identificado por un lunar en la mejilla.

    The dead body was identified by a mole on the cheek.

  • Algo húmedo y frío le tocó la mejilla a Nastya que se retrajo al ver que se trataba de un tentáculo gigante.

    Something cold and slimy touched Nastya’s cheek, and she cringed, seeing it was a giant tentacle.

  • La besó en la mejilla.

    He kissed her on the cheek.

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