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Face
English
Noun
face (plural faces )
- (anatomy) The front part of the head, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth and the surrounding area.
- She has a pretty face.
- One's facial expression.
- Why the sad face?
- The public image.
- The face of this company.
- (geometry) Any of the flat bounding surfaces of a polyhedron.
- The front surface of a bat.
- (slang) The mouth.
- Shut your face!
- He's always stuffing his face with chips.
Synonyms
Translations
part of head
facial expression
public image
of a polyhedron
front surface of a bat
slang: the mouth
Translations to be checked
The translations below need to be checked by native speakers and inserted into the appropriate table(s) above, removing any numbers. Any numbering associating translations with definitions is unreliable.
- Arabic: وجه
- Basque: aurpegi , begitarte , imintzio
- Cebuano: nawung
- Chinese: 脸 (lian), 面孔 (miankong)
- Danish: ansigt
- Dutch: gezicht n, aangezicht n
- Estonian: nägu (1)
- Finnish: kasvot plural (1), naama (1, colloquial), näkö (1), ilme (2), julkisuuskuva (3), taho (4), tahko (4)
- Guarani: ova (t-)
- Hawaiian: maka, helehelena , alo
- Hebrew: פניים f
- Ilocano: rupa
- Indonesian: wajah , rupa
- Interlingua: facie
- Japanese: 顔 (かお, kao)
- Korean: 얼굴 (eolgul)
- Latin: facies (4)
- Norwegian: ansikt n
- Persian: چهره (chehreh)
- Pitjantjatjara: yunpa , mulya
- Polish: twarz f
- Portuguese: face f, rosto m, cara f
- Romanian: faţă f
- Romanica: facie f
- Russian: лицо (litsó) n
- Slovene: obraz m
- Spanish: faz f
- Surigaonon : wayong
- Swedish: ansikte n (1), ansiktsuttryck n (2) (e.g. facial expression ), min (2), yta (3)
- Tagalog: mukha'
- Tamazight : audm m
- Tausug : bayhu'
- Tupinambá: obá (t-)
- лице (lytsé) n
Transitive verb
to face (faces , facing , faced)
- Of a person or animal, to position oneself or itself so as to have one's face closest to (something).
- face the sun
- Of an object, to have its front closest to (something else).
- Turn the chair so it faces the table.
- To deal with (a difficult situation or person).
- I'm going to have to face this sooner or later
Translations
position oneself/itself towards
have its front closest to
deal with
Translations to be checked
The translations below need to be checked by native speakers and inserted into the appropriate table(s) above, removing any numbers. Any numbering associating translations with definitions is unreliable.
- Chinese: 面向 (mianxiang), 正视 (zhengshi), 朝向 (chaoxiang)
- Dutch: (zich) richten (op) (1), tegemoet gaan (2), de confrontatie aangaan met (2)
- Finnish: olla (johonkin) päin (1), kohdata (2)
- German: sich ausrichten (1), stoßen (2)
- Indonesian: menghadap (1), menghadapi (2)
- Interlingua: esser de fronte a (1), confrontar , facer fronte a (2)
- Japanese: 向かう (むかう , mukau) (1), 直面する (ちょくめんする, chokumen-suru) (2)
- Korean: 직면하다 [直面-] (jikmyeonhada)
- Persian: رویارویی (ruyaru'i)
- Polish: obrócić się (w stronę/do czegoś) (1), stawić czoła (czemuś) (2)
- Portuguese: estar voltado para (1), encarar , confrontar , enfrentar , fazer frente a (2)
- Romanian: poziţiona , îndrepta , (1) întâlni (2)
- Romanica: esser de fronte a (1), confrontar , facer fronte a (2)
- Slovene: soočiti se s/z (2)
- Swedish: vända sig mot (1)
Intransitive verb
to face (faces , facing , faced)
- (cricket) To be the striking batsman
Derived terms
- face down
- face facts
- faceless
- face-off
- face-saving
- face the music
- face to face
- face up
- face up to
- game face
- in one's face
- lose face
- put a good face on
- save face
- shit-faced
Related terms
See also
- Wikipedia article on the face (in anatomy)
External links
French
Noun
face f (plural faces)
- face (anatomy)
- surface, side
- face (geometry)
See also
Italian
Verb
face
- third-person singular past historic of fare
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