Translation
expression, look (on one's face)
Examples
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He had a very serious expression.
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Her expression suddenly changed.
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I did not understand the look on his face.
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With a cheerful look he entered the room.
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The children's expressions were gloomy.
is the face; is what the face is currently doing. Keep them apart and your descriptions stop sounding translated. There is a verb mieni, to wear a particular look, though the noun is far commoner. The word skews literary, so expect it in novels and narration rather than in a conversation about the bus timetable.
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