einem Kranz Lachfältchen
English translation: (wreathed in) laughter lines/crows feet
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| 4 +2 | laughter lines |
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| 4 | foot crows |
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| 3 | crow's foot |
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10 mins confidence: 
foot crows Explanation: in this case because the sentence deals with eyes. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-12-25 16:25:35 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- It means that you have foot crows when you laugh |
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15 mins confidence:
crow's foot Explanation: Crow's foot = a branching wrinkle at the corner of a person's eye. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-12-25 16:31:21 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- A Kranz is a wreath or garland or circle. He has warm, brown eyes wreathed in crow\'s feet? -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-12-25 16:42:13 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Or maybe: He has warm, brown eyes with crow\'s feet radiating from the corners. What are crow\'s feet? Crow\'s feet are fine lines and wrinkles radiating from the eyes. For the most part they\'re caused by sun exposure, but smoking can make them worse. Years and years of smiling and squinting can also play a part in how they\'re formed. http://www.ivillage.com/topics/beauty/0,10707,165629,00.html Dr Williams found that when shown a smiling face, the volunteers spent up to twice as long looking at the lines at the edges of the eyes, the crow\'s-feet, than for any other expression. \"The volunteers don\'t know they are doing it,\" explains Williams, whose full work is currently under review before publication. \"We were interested in seeing whether people fixated on the crow\'s-feet area, and whether this was indeed a critical cue to determine the genuineness of a smile. |
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1 hr confidence: peer agreement (net): +2
peer agreement (net): +2laughter lines Explanation: is the nice way of saying it! These are the lines around the eyes that appear when you smile or laugh. Crows feet is the alternative, but doesn't sound so nice (more ageing). His warm brown eyes are wreathed in laughter lines |
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