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la cara

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face

[fe?s]

sustantivo

1 cara (f) rostro (m) (of person)

shut your face! (very familiar) -> ¡cierra el pico!, ¡cállate la boca!
I told him to his face -> se lo dije a or en la cara
I shall never be able to look her in the face again -> nunca podré volver a mirarla a la cara
to show one's face -> dejarse ver, hacer acto de presencia
her face doesn't fit -> no encaja bien (in job, company)
to set one's face against something -> oponerse cerrilmente a algo
in the face of -> ante (danger, threat)
face card -> figura (f) (playing card)
face cloth -> toallita (f)
face cream -> crema (f) facial
face mask -> mascarilla (f) (facial); (cosmetic) protector (m) facial (in ice hockey)
face pack -> mascarilla (f) (facial)
face powder -> polvos mpl (para la cara)

2 cara (f) (expression)

to make or pull faces -> hacer muecas, poner caras
to keep a straight face -> quedarse serio(a)
to put a brave face on it -> poner al mal tiempo buena cara

3 (appearance)

on the face of it -> a primera vista
to save face -> salvar las apariencias
to lose face -> sufrir una humillación
the changing face of Britain -> el rostro cambiante de Gran Bretaña
to take something at face value -> aceptar algo sin darle más vueltas

4 superficie (f) faz (f) (surface) (of the earth) ; esfera (f) (of clock) ; cara (f) (of coin) ; ladera (f) (of cliff)

to disappear off the face of the earth -> desaparecer de la faz de la tierra
face up/down -> boca arriba/abajo

verbo transitivo

5 afrontar, encarar (confront) (difficulty, danger)

to face facts -> afrontar la realidad
let's face it -> no nos engañemos
to be faced with a decision -> enfrentarse a una decisión
to face the music (sentido figurado) -> apechugar con las consecuencias

6 mirar a (look toward)

to face the front -> mirar al frente

verbo intransitivo

también:

to face north/south -> estar orientado(a) hacia el norte/sur (building, window)

face [feis]

sustantivo

1 Cara, rostro, faz.

2 Cara, lado, haz, superficie de una cosa (side); facie (de un cristal).

3 Semblante o facciones de la cara.

To put on a new face -> mudar de semblante
Brazen face -> cara de vaqueta, desfachatado

4 Fachada, frontis de un edificio (of building).

5 Frente. (Militar)

6 Aspecto, semblante, estado o disposición que toman las cosa

sustantivo

7 Apariencia, aspecto, presencia (look); conocimiento inmediato, vista. (Figurado & Tipografía)

8 Descaro, atrevimiento, desfachatez.

9 Mueca, gesto.

To make wry faces -> hacer muecas

10 Cara, lo que está formalmente declarado en un documento; el valor neto, excluyendo el interés y el descuento.

11 Ojo de la letra. (Tipografía)

To fly in the face of -> (Fig.) oponerse rotundamente a
Face to face -> cara a cara
In face of the sun -> a la faz del sol, o de todo el mundo; públicamente
In my face -> en mi presencia, en mis barbas
Face-ache -> face-ague, neuragia facial
Face-card -> figura en la baraja
Face downstairs -> boca abajo
Face-value -> valor nominal, el que está escrito o impreso en un documento
To make/pull faces -> hacer muecas
On the face of it -> a primera vista

verbo neutro (intransitivo)

1 Aparentar, engañar haciendo el hipócrita. (n)

2 Encararse; hacer frente. (n)

3 Cubrir, aforrar. (n)

To face a cloak -> poner embozo a una capa
To face about -> volver la cara
To face one out -> sostener alguna cosa a presencia de una persona que la niega, o ponerse ante su vista para insultarla descaradamente; turbar a fuerza de descaro
To face out a lie -> sostener una mentira con impudencia
To face out -> arrostrar, hacer frente, salir del paso a fuerza de descaro

sustantivo

To face the music, hacer frente intrépidamente a las consecuencias. Let’s face it -> ¡seamos realistas
Face this way -> ¡vuélvase hacia aquí
To face in a direction -> estar orientado en una dirección

(Mil.) Volver las espalda

face [feɪs]

noun

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 faceblew up la bomba estalló delante suyo

it all blew up in his face (informal) le salió el tiro por la culata; (informal)

the plan [blew up] in his face It's hard to say what made him allege a Republican plot but he must have known that, having no evidence, this would blow up in his face /His outburst yesterday could blow up in his face/. Those that have supported his cause will certainly question his motives

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

to say sth to sb's faceto 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

I ran into the lobby and came face to face with Arlette and Sartre

We had the feeling that the system was only scratching the surface of many of the problems we came face to face with to go [red] in the face from anger, exertion

face upup boca arriba

to put a brave good face on itor (US) poner al mal tiempo buena cara

get out of my face! (very_informal) ¡déjame en paz!; (informal)

to lose face quedar mal; desprestigiarse

to be off one's face (Britain) (very_informal) estar como una cuba; (informal)

to put one's face on (informal) maquillarse; pintarse

to save face salvar las apariencias; quedar bien

to set one's face against sth oponerse resueltamente a algo

to show one's face dejarse ver

shut your face! (very_informal) ¡cállate la boca!; (informal) ¡calla la boca!; (informal)

blue egg laugh plain pretty slap stuff

blue: you can shout till you're [blue] in the face (puedes gritar hasta hartarte ) door: to shut the door in sb's face fall: to fall flat on one's face (lit=caerse de narices; fig= LBCS plan: irse abajo, LBCS person: hundirse por completo) laugh: to laugh in sb's face (reírse en la cara de algn ) laugh: he'll laugh on the other side of his face (se le quitarán las ganas de reír) blow up: blow up in sb's face

2 (expression) cara; (f) expresión; (f)

a happy face una cara alegre de Pascua;or

his face fellfell puso cara larga

a long facelong una cara larga

to make pull faces (at sb)makeorpull hacer muecas (a algn)

to pull a (wry) face poner mala cara

straight

3 (person) cara; (f)

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

The new committee includes many of the same old faces

we need some new fresh faces on the teamor 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)

it's vanished off the face of the earth ha desaparecido de la faz de la tierra

5 (aspect)

the unacceptable face of capitalism los aspectos inadmisibles del capitalismo

the whole face of the town has changed

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

...a counter to public perceptions of the "unacceptable face of capitalism"

6 (effrontery) descaro; (m) cara; (f) caradura; (f)

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

7 (typeface) tipo de imprenta; (m)

8 (in set expressions)

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

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

on the face of iton a primera vista; a juzgar por las apariencias

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

to fly in the face of reason oponerse abiertamente a la razón

verb:transitive

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 enfrente del otro;or

to face both ways dar una de cal y otra de arena

The Tory party is now so split on Europe that John Major is obliged to face both ways on just about every important issue Labour leader John Smith accused the premier of `facing both ways" in an attempt to quieten the anti- and pro-European wings of the Tory party

2 [+room, building] (overlook) dar a; tener vista a

my room faces the sea mi cuarto da al mar

(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

We face an enemy that is better trained and better equipped than we are Pollution is one of the biggest dangers we face today One of the problems we face today is how to recruit better staff We are facing a situation that is likely to get worse before it gets better

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 factsfacts aceptar los hechos la realidad;or

to face the fact that ... reconocer que ...; we will face him with the facts le expondremos los hechos la realidad;or

let's face it!it ¡seamos realistas!; ¡reconozcámoslo!

to face the music afrontar las consecuencias

4 (bear, stand)

I can't face breakfast this morningcan't hoy no podría desayunar nada

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

I couldn't face another night with my in-laws

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 (Cos) (on inside) forrar; (on outside) recubrir

The cuffs were faced with velvet

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

verb:intransitive

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

modifier

face card (n) (US) figura; (f)

face cloth (n)

face flannel See culture box in entry face.

face cream (n) crema para la cara; (f)

face flannel (n) (Britain) toallita; (f) (glove) manopla para lavarse la cara; (f) (para lavarse la cara)

face mask (n) mascarilla; (f)

He is not wearing ear protection and as he sands, welds and spray-paints, and his face mask often hangs unused around his neck Did a man in a white smock and a face mask and rubber gloves remove the toilet seat, take it downstairs and boil it for 15 minutes? The gas is usually administered with a face mask but some patients don't like wearing a mask (Cosmetics)

face pack See culture box in entry face.

face pack (n) mascarilla facial; (f)

face paint (n) pintura ornamental para la cara

...a hooligan with Union Jack face paint

face powder (n) polvos para la cara; (m)

face value (n) [of coin, stamp] valor nominal; (m)

to take sth/sb at face value

to take sb at face value juzgar a algn por las apariencias

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

Verb Conjugation for "face"

Imperative

face
you face
he/she faces
we face
you face
they face

Preterite

I faced
you faced
he/she faced
we faced
you faced
they faced

Present Continuous

I am facing
you are facing
he/she is facing
we are facing
you are facing
they are facing

Present Perfect

I have faced
you have faced
he/she has faced
we have faced
you have faced
they have faced

Past Continuous

I was facing
you were facing
he/she was facing
we were facing
you were facing
they were facing

Past Perfect

I had faced
you had faced
he/she had faced
we had faced
you had faced
they had faced

Future

I will face
you will face
he/she will face
we will face
you will face
they will face

Future Perfect

I will have faced
you will have faced
he/she will have faced
we will have faced
you will have faced
they will have faced

Future Continuous

I will be facing
you will be facing
he/she will be facing
we will be facing
you will be facing
they will be facing

Present Perfect Continuous

I have been facing
you have been facing
he/she has been facing
we have been facing
you have been facing
they have been facing

Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been facing
you will have been facing
he/she will have been facing
we will have been facing
you will have been facing
they will have been facing

Past Perfect Continuous

I had been facing
you had been facing
he/she had been facing
we had been facing
you had been facing
they had been facing

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