fachada

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façade

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fachada
feminine noun
1façade (architecture)
  • con fachada a -> facing
2outward appearance (apariencia)
  • es pura fachada -> it's just a show

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fachada [fah-chah'-dah]
noun
1Facade, face, front, or fore part of a building. (f)
2(coll.) (f)
verb
3em> PRESENCIA for figure. (Metaphorical)
4Broad or plump face. (Metaphorical)
5Frontispiece of a book.
6Front-age (medida).
  • Con fachada al parque -> looking towards the park
7Facade, outward show. (Figurative)
  • No tiene más que fachada -> it's all just show with him
8Mug, face (cara).

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fachada
sustantivo:femenino
1 [de edificio] façade; front; (medida) frontage
con fachada al parque looking towards the park; overlooking the park
la iglesia, con fachada al parque, es de estilo románico
con 15 metros de fachada with a frontage of 15m
la fachada es de ladrillo en tono oscuro la fachada que da a la calle de San Vicente de Paúl
2 (apariencia) façade
tener mucha fachada to be all show and no substance; no tiene más que fachada it's all just a façade with him; it's all just show with him
tu padre no es tan duro, es todo fachada
bajo la fachada de benefactor de las artes under the guise of a patron of the arts
3 (muy_familiar) (cara) mug; (muy_familiar)
4 (Tipografía) title page

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