заходили желваки
English translation: his cheek muscles flexed
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| 3 +1 | his cheek muscles flexed |
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| 3 | gritted his teeth |
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| 3 | bulged |
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| 3 | griitted their teeth |
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gritted his teeth Explanation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruxism#:~:text=The phrase "to... The phrase "to grit one's teeth" is the grinding or clenching of the teeth in anger, or to accept a difficult or unpleasant situation and deal with it in a determined way. |
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bulged Explanation: -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 25 мин (2020-11-28 21:16:50 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- his face bulged [up] -> https://www.google.ru/search?newwindow=1&biw=1045&bih=730&tb... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 35 мин (2020-11-28 21:26:40 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- P.S. А как в первоисходнике? |
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peer agreement (net): +1his cheek muscles flexed Explanation: His cheek muscles flexed, veins throbbed on his forehead, the pouchy skin of his mottled neck drew tight as he thrust his red and swollen face at mine. https://deaddarlings.com/inc-news-incubator-grubbing-sex/?do... His dark eyes watched the slow rotation of Terra. His cheek muscles flexed. “So Kyien would not come himself I see,” Marion spoke with an air of confidence https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=ALeKk01xV_LzOt3FvbDOK__U... ccccccccccccccccccccc His jaws clenched so hard his cheek muscles flexed. “Five minutes,” he barked into the phone, then ended the call and stuffed the phone in his pants pocket. https://books.google.com/books?id=e4mEDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT254&lpg=... |
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griitted their teeth Explanation: They (the guests) griitted their teeth -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 20 hrs (2020-11-29 16:59:50 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Я бы предложил не дословный перевод, Напр, tension in his face (muscles) or facial tension For ex: It was easy to see the tension in his face or sustained contraction trapped in his face -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 day 6 hrs (2020-11-30 03:22:25 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- И еще есть близкие варианты facial tingling or face burning -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 day 6 hrs (2020-11-30 03:22:43 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- https://www.healthline.com/health/facial-tension#anxiety |
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