uppsyn
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
uppsyn c
- a look (on someone's face), a face, countenance
- Vi möttes av en man med en bister uppsyn
- We were met by a man with a grim face / scowl
- Han har en vänlig uppsyn
- He has a friendly face
- Hon satt där med en underlig uppsyn
- She sat there with a strange look on her face
- Jag gillar inte hans uppsyn. Han verkar osympatisk.
- I don't like the look of him. He seems unsympathetic.
- supervision, eye
- Håll uppsyn över barnen medan jag är borta
- Keep an eye on the kids while I'm away
- stå under uppsyn av någon/något
- be under supervision of someone/something
Usage notes edit
Focuses on how someone comes across through their facial expression(s) (or face more generally) in (sense 1), similar to look – "what someone projects with their face."
Declension edit
| Declension of uppsyn | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | uppsyn | uppsynen | uppsyner | uppsynerna |
| Genitive | uppsyns | uppsynens | uppsyners | uppsynernas |
Derived terms edit
See also edit
- min (“facial expression”)
- tillsyn
- uppsikt
- övervakning