face

face
feis
1. noun
1) (the front part of the head, from forehead to chin: a beautiful face.) cara, rostro
2) (a surface especially the front surface: a rock face.) superficie
3) (in mining, the end of a tunnel etc where work is being done: a coal face.) cara de trabajo

2. verb
1) (to be opposite to: My house faces the park.) estar enfrente de
2) (to turn, stand etc in the direction of: She faced him across the desk.) estar de cara, ponerse de cara
3) (to meet or accept boldly: to face one's fate.) afrontar
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- facial
- facing
- facecloth
- facelift
- face-powder
- face-saving
- face value
- at face value
- face the music
- face to face
- face up to
- in the face of
- lose face
- make/pull a face
- on the face of it
- put a good face on it
- save one's face
face1 n
1. cara
she's got a pretty face tiene una cara bonita
2. esfera
a clock face una esfera de reloj
face2 vb
1. dar a
the house faces west la casa da al oeste
2. mirar hacia
he sat down facing the door se sentó mirando hacia la puerta
3. ponerse de cara a
the boy had to face the wall el chico tuvo que ponerse de cara a la pared
to face facts afrontar la realidad
we must face facts, we are lost debemos afrontar la realidad, estamos perdidos
El gerundio de face se escribe facing
face
tr[feɪs]
noun
1 (of person) cara, rostro
■ she's got a lovely face tiene una cara muy bonita
2 (surface) superficie nombre femenino
3 (side) cara
4 (of card, coin) cara
5 (of dial) cuadrante nombre masculino
6 (of watch) esfera
7 figurative use (of earth) faz nombre femenino
■ he disappeared off the face of the earth desapareció de la faz de la tierra
8 (look) cara, expresión nombre femenino
■ he looked at me with a worried face me miró con cara de preocupación
transitive verb
1 (look towards) mirar hacia
■ she turned to face me se volvió hacia mí, se volvió para mirarme
■ everybody face the blackboard! ¡todo el mundo mira cara a la pizarra!
2 (look onto) mirar hacia, estar orientado,-a hacia, dar a
■ our house faces south nuestra casa está orientada hacia el sur
3 (be opposite to) estar enfrente de
■ the two children sat facing each other los dos niños estaban sentados cara a cara
4 (confront) presentarse, plantearse; (deal with) enfrentarse a
■ many difficulties faced him se le presentaron muchas dificultades
■ the problems facing this government seem insurmountable los problemas a los que se enfrenta este gobierno parecen insuperables
■ we must face facts tenemos que aceptar la realidad
■ he faces three charges of robbery se le acusa de tres delitos de robo
5 (tolerate) soportar
■ I can't face another day in this hotel no puedo soportar otro día en este hotel
■ she couldn't face the thought of seeing him again no soportaba la idea de volver a verlo
6 (cover - building) revestir (with, de), recubrir (with, de); (- material) forrar (with, de)
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
face down (person, card) boca abajo
face to face cara a cara
face up (person, card) boca arriba
in the face of ante
let's face it seamos realistas, reconozcámoslo
on the face of it a primera vista
shut your face! ¡cierra el pico!
to face the music dar la cara
to have a long face andar con cara larga
to have the face to do something tener la cara de hacer algo
to keep a straight face mantenerse serio,-a, contener la risa
to look somebody in the face poder mirar a alguien en la cara
to lose face quedar mal
to make faces hacer muecas
to pull faces hacer muecas
to put on a brave face poner al mal tiempo buena cara
to save face salvar las apariencias
to say something to somebody's face decirle algo a alguien a la cara
to show one's face aparecer
■ he'll never show his face round here again no volverá a aparecer por aquí jamás
face cloth toallita
face cream crema facial
face flannel toallita
face pack mascarilla facial
face value valor nombre masculino nominal
face ['feɪs] v, faced ; facing vt
1) line: recubrir (una superficie), forrar (ropa)
2) confront: enfrentarse a, afrontar, hacer frente a
to face the music: afrontar las consecuencias
to face the facts: aceptar la realidad
3) : estar de cara a, estar enfrente de
she's facing her brother: está de cara a su hermano
4) overlook: dar a
face vi
: mirar (hacia), estar orientado (a)
face n
1) : cara f, rostro m
he told me to my face: me lo dijo a la cara
2) expression: cara f, expresión f
to pull a long face: poner mala cara
3) grimace: mueca f
to make faces: hacer muecas
4) appearance: fisonomía f, aspecto m
the face of society: la fisonomía de la sociedad
5) effrontery: desfachatez f
6) prestige: prestigio m
to lose face: desprestigiarse
7) front, side: cara f (de una moneda), esfera f (de un reloj), fachada f (de un edificio), pared f (de una montaña)
8) surface: superficie f, faz f (de la tierra), cara f (de la luna)
9)
in the face of despite: en medio de, en visto de, ante
face
n.
• cara s.f.
• fachada s.f.
• faz s.f.
• mueca s.f.
• pundonor s.m.
• rostro s.m.
• semblante s.m.
• visaje s.m.
face (s.o.) down
expr.
• hacerle frente (a alguien) expr.
v.
• acarear v.
• aceptar v.
• afrontar v.
• arrostrar v.
• carear v.
• encarar v.
• enfrentar v.
• mirar hacia v.
feɪs
I
noun
1) c
a) (of person, animal) cara f, rostro m

if your face doesn't fit ... — si no le/les caes bien ...

I'm not just a pretty face, you know! — (set phrase) no te creas que soy tan tonta

I must put my face on o do my face — (hum) tengo que maquillarme or pintarme

she put on a brave face for the funeral — se mantuvo compuesta para el funeral

to feed o stuff one's face — (colloq) atiborrarse de comida, ponerse* morado (Esp fam)

in the face of stiff opposition — en medio de or ante una fuerte oposición

to argue/shout until one is blue in the face — discutir/gritar hasta cansarse

to blow up in somebody's face — salir* mal

to fall flat on one's face — caerse* de bruces; (blunder) darse* de narices

to fly in the face of something — hacer* caso omiso de algo

to laugh on the other side of one's face: you'll laugh on the other side of your face when you're fired! se te van a acabar las ganas de reír(te) cuando te despidan!; to somebody's face a or en la cara; to show one's face aparecer*; to stare somebody in the face: the solution was staring me in the face — tenía la solución delante de las narices

b) (person) cara f

a new face — una cara nueva

c) (expression) cara f

to keep a straight face: I could hardly keep a straight face casi no podía aguantarme (de) la risa; to make o (BrE also) pull a face poner* mala cara; the children were making faces at each other los niños se hacían muecas; to put a brave face on it — poner(le)* al mal tiempo buena cara

2)
a) (appearance, nature) (no pl) fisonomía f

on the face of it — aparentemente

b) c (aspect) aspecto m
c) u (dignity)

to lose face — desprestigiarse, quedar mal

to save face — guardar las apariencias

loss of face — desprestigio m

3) c (of coin, medal, solid) cara f; (of clock, watch) esfera f, carátula f (Méx)
4) c (of cliff) pared f

to disappear off the face of the earth — desaparecer* de la faz de la tierra


II
1.
transitive verb
1) (be opposite)

she turned to face him/the wall — se volvió hacia él/la pared

he was sitting facing the wall — estaba sentado en frente de la pared

the hotel faces the sea — el hotel está frente al mar

2) (confront) enfrentarse a

I don't know how I'll face him when he finds out — no sé cómo le podré dar la cara cuando se entere

to be faced with something — estar* or verse* frente a or ante algo

let's face it, we have no alternative — seamos realistas, no nos queda otra alternativa

3)
a) (be presented with) \<\<problem/increase\>\> enfrentarse

I face that problem every day — todos los días me encuentro con or me enfrento a un problema así

b) (bear)

I can't face going through all that again — no podría volver a pasar por todo eso

I can't face food first thing in the morning — no puedo ni oler la comida temprano por la mañana

c) (lie ahead of)

several problems face us — se nos presentan or se nos plantean varios problemas

4) (Const) \<\<wall/surface\>\> recubrir*

2.
vi

the house faces north — la casa está orientada or da al norte

I was facing the other way — miraba para el otro lado

Phrasal Verbs:
[feɪs]
1. N
1) (=part of body) cara f, rostro m

the wind was blowing in our faces — el viento soplaba de cara

• the bomb blew up in his face — la bomba estalló delante suyo

it all blew up in his face * — (fig) le salió el tiro por la culata *

• I could never look him in the face again — no tendría valor para mirarle a la cara de nuevo

• to say sth to sb's face — decirle algo a la cara a algn

I told him to his face — se lo dije a la cara

to bring sb face to face with sb — confrontar algn con algn

to bring two people face to face — poner a dos personas cara a cara, confrontar a dos personas

to come face to face with — [+ person] encontrarse cara a cara con; [+ problem, danger] enfrentarse con

• face up — boca arriba

- put a brave or good face on it
- lose face
- be off one's face
- put one's face on
- save face
- set one's face against sth
- show one's face
blue 1., 1), egg 1., 1), laugh 2., plain 1., 1), pretty 1., 1), slap 1., stuff 2., 1)
2) (=expression) cara f, expresión f

a happy face — una cara alegre or de Pascua

• his face fell — puso cara larga

• a long face — una cara larga

• to make or pull faces (at sb) — hacer muecas (a algn)

to pull a (wry) face — poner mala cara

straight 1., 1)
3) (=person) cara f

there were plenty of familiar faces at the party — había muchas caras conocidas en la fiesta

we need some new or fresh faces on the team — el equipo necesita sangre nueva

4) (=surface) superficie f; [of dial, watch] esfera f; [of sundial] cuadrante m; [of mountain, cliff, coin, playing card] cara f; [of building] fachada f, frente m
5) (=aspect)

the unacceptable face of capitalism — los aspectos inadmisibles del capitalismo

the changing face of modern politics — la cambiante fisonomía de la política actual

6) (=effrontery) descaro m, cara f, caradura f

to have the face to do sth — tener el descaro de hacer algo

7) (=typeface) tipo m de imprenta
8) (in set expressions)

• face down(wards) — [person, card] boca abajo

• in the face of — [+ enemy] frente a; [+ threats, danger] ante; [+ difficulty] en vista de, ante

• on the face of it — a primera vista, a juzgar por las apariencias

• face up(ward) — [person, card] boca arriba

- fly in the face of reason
2. VT
1) (=be facing) [+ person, object] estar de cara a; (=be opposite) estar enfrente de

face the wall! — ¡ponte de cara a la pared!

turn it to face the fire — gíralo para que esté de cara al fuego

to sit facing the engine — estar sentado de frente a la locomotora

they sat facing each other — se sentaron uno frente al or enfrente del otro

- face both ways
2) [room, building]
a) (=overlook) dar a, tener vista a

my room faces the sea — mi cuarto da al mar

b) (=be opposite to) [+ building] estar enfrente de

the flat faces the Town Hall — el piso está enfrente del Ayuntamiento

3) (=confront) [+ enemy, danger, problem, situation] enfrentarse a; [+ consequences] hacer frente a, afrontar

many people are facing redundancy — muchas personas se ven enfrentadas al desempleo

I can't face him — (ashamed) no podría mirarle a los ojos

we are faced with serious problems — se nos plantean graves problemas

he faces a fine of £200 if convicted — le espera una multa de £200 si lo declaran culpable

he was faced with a class who refused to cooperate — se encontraba ante una clase que se negaba a cooperar

faced with the prospect of living on his own, he ... — ante la perspectiva de vivir solo, ...

• to face facts — aceptar los hechos or la realidad

to face the fact that ... — reconocer que ...

we will face him with the facts — le expondremos los hechos or la realidad

• let's face it! — ¡seamos realistas!, ¡reconozcámoslo!

- face the music
4) (=bear, stand)

• I can't face breakfast this morning — hoy no podría desayunar nada

I can't face this alone — no me veo capaz de enfrentar esto solo

I can't face changing jobs again — no me veo capaz de volver a cambiar de trabajo

5) (=clad) revestir

a wall faced with concrete — una pared revestida de hormigón

6) (Sew) (on inside) forrar; (on outside) recubrir

the hood is faced with silk — la capucha está forrada de seda

3. VI
1) [person, animal] (=look) mirar hacia; (=turn) volverse hacia

face this way! — ¡vuélvete hacia aquí!

right face! — (US) (Mil) ¡derecha!

about face! — (US) (Mil) ¡media vuelta!

2) [building]

which way does the house face? — ¿en qué dirección está orientada la casa?

it faces east/towards the east — da al este/mira hacia el este

4.
CPD

face card N — (US) figura f

face cloth N — = face flannel

face cream N — crema f para la cara

face flannel N — (Brit) toallita f; (=glove) manopla f (para lavarse la cara)

face mask N — mascarilla f

(Cosmetics) = face pack

face pack N — mascarilla f facial

face paint N — pintura ornamental para la cara

face painting N — (for children) pintura f facial

face powder N — polvos mpl para la cara

face scrub N — = facial scrub

face value N — [of coin, stamp] valor m nominal

- take sb at face value

I took his statement at (its) face value — tomé lo que dijo en sentido literal

* * *
[feɪs]
I
noun
1) c
a) (of person, animal) cara f, rostro m

if your face doesn't fit ... — si no le/les caes bien ...

I'm not just a pretty face, you know! — (set phrase) no te creas que soy tan tonta

I must put my face on o do my face — (hum) tengo que maquillarme or pintarme

she put on a brave face for the funeral — se mantuvo compuesta para el funeral

to feed o stuff one's face — (colloq) atiborrarse de comida, ponerse* morado (Esp fam)

in the face of stiff opposition — en medio de or ante una fuerte oposición

to argue/shout until one is blue in the face — discutir/gritar hasta cansarse

to blow up in somebody's face — salir* mal

to fall flat on one's face — caerse* de bruces; (blunder) darse* de narices

to fly in the face of something — hacer* caso omiso de algo

to laugh on the other side of one's face: you'll laugh on the other side of your face when you're fired! se te van a acabar las ganas de reír(te) cuando te despidan!; to somebody's face a or en la cara; to show one's face aparecer*; to stare somebody in the face: the solution was staring me in the face — tenía la solución delante de las narices

b) (person) cara f

a new face — una cara nueva

c) (expression) cara f

to keep a straight face: I could hardly keep a straight face casi no podía aguantarme (de) la risa; to make o (BrE also) pull a face poner* mala cara; the children were making faces at each other los niños se hacían muecas; to put a brave face on it — poner(le)* al mal tiempo buena cara

2)
a) (appearance, nature) (no pl) fisonomía f

on the face of it — aparentemente

b) c (aspect) aspecto m
c) u (dignity)

to lose face — desprestigiarse, quedar mal

to save face — guardar las apariencias

loss of face — desprestigio m

3) c (of coin, medal, solid) cara f; (of clock, watch) esfera f, carátula f (Méx)
4) c (of cliff) pared f

to disappear off the face of the earth — desaparecer* de la faz de la tierra


II
1.
transitive verb
1) (be opposite)

she turned to face him/the wall — se volvió hacia él/la pared

he was sitting facing the wall — estaba sentado en frente de la pared

the hotel faces the sea — el hotel está frente al mar

2) (confront) enfrentarse a

I don't know how I'll face him when he finds out — no sé cómo le podré dar la cara cuando se entere

to be faced with something — estar* or verse* frente a or ante algo

let's face it, we have no alternative — seamos realistas, no nos queda otra alternativa

3)
a) (be presented with) \<\<problem/increase\>\> enfrentarse

I face that problem every day — todos los días me encuentro con or me enfrento a un problema así

b) (bear)

I can't face going through all that again — no podría volver a pasar por todo eso

I can't face food first thing in the morning — no puedo ni oler la comida temprano por la mañana

c) (lie ahead of)

several problems face us — se nos presentan or se nos plantean varios problemas

4) (Const) \<\<wall/surface\>\> recubrir*

2.
vi

the house faces north — la casa está orientada or da al norte

I was facing the other way — miraba para el otro lado

Phrasal Verbs:

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