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Pronunciation / Transliteration: vol-ta-do pa-ra si-ma
"Ela estava com o rosto voltado para cima."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Directed or turned upward in position or direction.
"She looked up with an upturned face to catch the falling snowflakes." - 2
Curved or pointing up at the end or edge.
"He had a charming smile with slightly upturned corners of the mouth."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Formed from the combination of the adverb 'up' (Old English 'upp') and the past participle of 'turn' (from Old English 'tyrnan' and Old French 'torner'). The compound emerged in Middle English to describe physical positioning or orientation directed upward.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Upturned" is said worldwide
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tourné vers le haut
Transliteration: tour-nay vers l'oh
"Elle avait le visage tourné vers le ciel."
aufgerichtet
Transliteration: auf-ge-richt-et
"Sie sah mit einem aufgerichteten Gesicht nach oben."
rivolto verso l'alto
Transliteration: ri-vol-to ver-so l'al-to
"Aveva il viso rivolto verso l'alto."
vuelto hacia arriba
Transliteration: vwel-to ah-cia a-rri-ba
"Ella tenía el rostro vuelto hacia arriba."
voltado para cima
Transliteration: vol-ta-do pa-ra si-ma
"Ela estava com o rosto voltado para cima."
ऊपर की ओर उठाया हुआ
Transliteration: oopar ki or uthaya hua
"उसने आसमान की तरफ अपना चेहरा उठाया हुआ था।"
朝上的
Transliteration: cháo shàng de
"她抬起脸，面朝上方。"
위로 향한
Transliteration: wiro hyanghan
"그녀는 위로 향한 얼굴로 하늘을 보았다."
上向きの
Transliteration: uwamuki no
"彼女は上向きの顔で空を見上げた。"
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