he/she faced

Pasthe/sheconjugation offace.

face

la cara

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face(

feys

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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

1. (anatomy)

a. la cara

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

She protected her face from the cold with her scarf.Se protegió la cara del frío con la bufanda.

b. el rostro

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

The expression on her face said it all.La expresión de su rostro lo decía todo.

2. (person)

a. la cara

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

It was very nice to arrive at a place with so many familiar faces.Fue muy agradable llegar a un sitio con tantas caras conocidas.

3. (expression)

a. la cara

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

They put on a brave face after hearing the bad news.Pusieron buena cara a las malas noticias.

4. (surface)

a. la faz

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

She had completely vanished from the face of the Earth.Había desaparecido por completo de la faz de la Tierra.

b. la fachada

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

They are renovating the face of city hall.Están renovando la fachada del ayuntamiento.

c. la superficie

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

Write what the contents are on the face of the box.Escribe los contenidos sobre la superficie de la caja.

d. la cara

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

(coin)

There is an inscription on the face of the coin.Hay una inscripción en la cara de la moneda.

e. la esfera

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

(clock)

The crystal protects the face of the clock.El vidrio protege la esfera del reloj.

f. la pared

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

(mountain)

Today we are going to climb that face of the cliff.Hoy vamos a escalar esa pared del acantilado.

5. (aspect)

This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.

no direct translation

Due to the changing face of Europe, the treaty could not be signed.Debido a la cambiante fisonomía de Europa, no se pudo firmar el tratado.

Tonight's report focuses on the hidden face of campaign finance.El informe de esta noche se centra en el aspecto oculto de las finanzas de campañas.

6. (insolence)

a. el descaro

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

She had the face to come back after all she had done.Tuvo el descaro de volver después de todo lo que había hecho.

7. (appearance and style of a text)

a. el tipo de letra

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

It's probably best to avoid using novelty faces on your résumé.Quizá sea mejor evitar usar tipos de letra efectistas en tu currículum.

b. la tipografía

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

This face is beautiful, but it's also hard to read.Esta tipografía es hermosa, pero también es difícil de leer.

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

8. (to be opposite)

a. dar a

My room faces the sea.Mi habitación da al mar.

b. mirar a

We prefer to sit facing the window.Preferimos sentarnos mirando a la ventana.

9. (to confront)

a. afrontar

We have to face the consequences of our actions.Hemos de afrontar las consecuencias de nuestros actos.

b. hacer frente a

You have to face your problems to solve them.Tienes que hacer frente a tus problemas para solucionarlos.

c. enfrentarse a

If you don't face him, you are a coward.Si no te enfrentas a él, eres un cobarde.

10. (to cover)

a. recubrir

The wall of the building was faced with hundreds of glass pieces.El muro del edificio estaba recubierto de cientos de trozos de cristal.

b. forrar (sewing)

The skirt was faced with satin.La falda estaba forrada de raso.

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

11. (to be oriented)

a. mirar

The living room windows face eastward, so the room gets great light in the morning.Las ventanas de la sala de estar miran hacia el este, así que el cuarto recibe bastante luz por la mañana.

12. (to turn)

This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.

no direct translation

I didn't know which way to face.No sabía en qué dirección volverme.

Soldiers, right face!¡Soldados, a la derecha!

face

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (of person)

a. el cara f, rostro

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

2. (very fam)

shut your face!¡cierra el pico!, ¡cállate la boca!

I told him to his facese lo dije a or en la cara

I shall never be able to look her in the face againnunca podré volver a mirarla a la cara

to show one's facedejarse ver, hacer acto de presencia

her face doesn't fitno encaja bien

to set one's face against somethingoponerse cerrilmente a algo

in the face ofante

face cardfigura f

face clothtoallita f

face creamcrema facial

face maskmascarilla f (facial)

face packmascarilla (facial)

face powderpolvos mpl

3. (expression)

a. la cara

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

to make or pull faceshacer muecas, poner caras

to keep a straight facequedarse serio(a)

to put a brave face on itponer al mal tiempo buena cara

4. (appearance)

on the face of ita primera vista

to save facesalvar las apariencias

to lose facesufrir una humillación

the changing face of Britainel rostro cambiante de Gran Bretaña

to take something at face valueaceptar algo sin darle más vueltas

5. (surface; of the earth)

a. la superficie f, faz

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

6. (of clock)

a. la esfera

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

7. (of coin)

a. la cara

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

8. (of cliff)

a. la ladera

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

to disappear off the face of the earthdesaparecer de la faz de la tierra

face up/downboca arriba/abajo

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

9. (confront; difficulty, danger)

a. afrontar, encarar

to face factsafrontar la realidad

let's face itno nos engañemos

to be faced with a decisionenfrentarse a una decisión

10. (fig)

to face the musicapechugar con las consecuencias

11. (look toward)

a. mirar a

to face the frontmirar al frente

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

12. (general)

to face north/southestar orientado(a) hacia el norte/sur

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 face la bomba estalló delante suyo

it all blew up in his face 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 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

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 up boca arriba

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

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

to lose face quedar mal; desprestigiarse

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

to put one's face on 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! ¡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 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

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 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)

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 (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

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

transitive verb

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

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 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!

to face the music afrontar las consecuencias

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 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

intransitive verb

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 (f) para la cara

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

face paint (n) pintura ornamental para la cara

...a hooligan with Union Jack face paint

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

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

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

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