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"Cara" is a form of "cara", a noun which is often translated as "face". "Imagen" is a noun which is often translated as "image". Learn more about the difference between "cara" and "imagen" below.
la cara(
kah
-
rah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (body part)
a. face
Le acarició la cara dulcemente para despertarla.He caressed her face sweetly to wake her up.
2. (position)
3. (appearance)
a. look
No pongas esa cara después de toda la suerte que has tenido.Don't give me that look after all the luck you've had.
El pasajero tiene mala cara.The passenger doesn't look well.
la imagen(
ee
-
mah
-
hehn
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
a. image
En la imagen puede verse el estado en que quedó la casa tras el incendio.In the image you can see the condition the house was in after the fire.
b. picture (in a photo or a TV screen)
Para mí lo más importante en un televisor es la calidad de la imagen.For me the most important thing in a television is its picture quality.
2. (optics)
a. image
El cristalino proyecta una imagen invertida del objeto en la retina.The eye lens projects an inverted image of the object on the retina.
a. reflection
Narciso se enamoró de su imagen en el agua.Narcissus fell in love with his reflection on the water.
5. (appearance)
a. image
La compañía quiere que sus empleados proyecten una imagen atrevida y sofisticada.The company wants its employees to project a daring and sophisticated image.
6. (reputation)
7. (religion)
8. (literature)
a. image
El símil es una de las imágenes más utilizadas por el poeta.The simile is one of the poet's most used images.
