English-Spanish Dictionary

Spanish Translation of “face”

face (feɪs Pronunciation for face

Translations

noun

  1. (= part of body) cara feminine, rostro masculine ⇒ 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 (informal, figurative) le salió el tiro por la culata (informal)

    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

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

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

    idiom: to lose face quedar mal, desprestigiarse

    idiom: to be off one's face (British, very informal) estar como una cuba (informal)

    idiom: to put one's face on (informal) maquillarse, pintarse

    idiom: to save face salvar las apariencias, quedar bien

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

    idiom: to show one's face dejarse ver

    idiom: shut your face! (very informal) ¡cállate la boca! (informal), ¡calla la boca! (informal)

    see also blue (sense 1), egg (sense 1), laughverb:intransitive, plain (sense 1), pretty (sense 1), slapnoun, stuff (sense 1)
  2. (= expression) cara feminine, expresión feminine ⇒ 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

    see also straight (sense 1)
  3. (= person) cara feminine ⇒ 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 feminine
    1. [of dial, watch] esfera feminine
    2. [of sundial] cuadrante masculine
    3. [of mountain, cliff, coin, playing card] cara feminine
    4. [of building] fachada feminine, frente masculine

    idiom: 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 changing face of modern politics la cambiante fisonomía de la política actual
  6. (= effrontery) descaro masculine, cara feminine, caradura feminine ⇒ to have the face to do sth tener el descaro de hacer algo
  7. (= typeface) tipo masculine 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

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

transitive verb

    1. (= be facing)
      1. [+ person, object] estar de cara a
    2. (= 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

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

  1. [room, building]
    1. (= overlook) dar a, tener vista a ⇒ my room faces the sea mi cuarto da al mar
    2. (= be opposite to)
      1. [+ building] estar enfrente de
       ⇒ the flat faces the Town Hall el piso está enfrente del Ayuntamiento
  2. (= confront)
    1. [+ enemy, danger, problem, situation] enfrentarse a
    2. [+ 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!

    idiom: to face the music afrontar las consecuencias

  3. (= 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

  4. (= clad) revestir ⇒ a wall faced with concrete una pared revestida de hormigón
  5. (sewing)
    1. (on inside) forrar
    2. (on outside) recubrir
     ⇒ the hood is faced with silk la capucha está forrada de seda

intransitive verb

  1. [person, animal]
    1. (= look) mirar hacia
    2. (= turn) volverse hacia
     ⇒ face this way! ¡vuélvete hacia aquí! ⇒ right face! (US, military) ¡derecha! ⇒ about face! (US, military) ¡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

Compounds

Similar Words

= countenance, features, clock, kisser, profile, dial, mug, visage, physiognomy, lineaments, phiz or phizog
= side, front, cover, outside, surface, aspect, exterior, right side, elevation, facet, vertical surface
= dial, display
= impudence, front, confidence, audacity, nerve, neck, sauce, cheek, assurance, gall, presumption, boldness, chutzpah, sass, effrontery, brass neck, sassiness
= look onto, overlook, be opposite, look out on, front onto, give towards or onto
= confront, meet, encounter, deal with, oppose, tackle, cope with, experience, brave, defy, come up against, be confronted by, face off

'face' in Other Languages

  • Arabic: وَجْهPronunciation for وَجْه
  • Brazilian Portuguese: rostoPronunciation for rosto
  • Chinese: Pronunciation for 脸
  • Croatian: licePronunciation for lice
  • Czech: obličejPronunciation for obličej
  • Danish: ansigtPronunciation for ansigt
  • Dutch: gezichtPronunciation for gezicht
  • European Spanish: caraPronunciation for cara
  • Finnish: kasvotPronunciation for kasvot
  • French: visagePronunciation for visage
  • German: GesichtPronunciation for Gesicht
  • Greek: πρόσωποPronunciation for πρόσωπο
  • Italian: visoPronunciation for viso
  • Japanese: Pronunciation for 顔
  • Korean: 얼굴Pronunciation for 얼굴
  • Norwegian: ansiktPronunciation for ansikt
  • Polish: twarzPronunciation for twarz
  • Portuguese: rostoPronunciation for rosto
  • Romanian: față fețe
  • Russian: лицоPronunciation for лицо
  • Spanish: caraPronunciation for cara
  • Swedish: ansiktePronunciation for ansikte
  • Thai: ใบหน้าPronunciation for ใบหน้า
  • Turkish: yüzPronunciation for yüz
  • Ukrainian: обличчя
  • Vietnamese: mặtPronunciation for mặt
  • Arabic: يُواجِهُPronunciation for يُواجِهُ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: encararPronunciation for encarar
  • Chinese: 面对Pronunciation for 面对
  • Croatian: gledati premaPronunciation for gledati prema
  • Czech: směřovatPronunciation for směřovat
  • Danish: stå over forPronunciation for stå over for
  • Dutch: kijken naarPronunciation for kijken naar
  • European Spanish: volverse haciaPronunciation for volverse hacia
  • Finnish: kohdataPronunciation for kohdata
  • French: faire face à Pronunciation for faire face à
  • German: gegenüberstehenPronunciation for gegenüberstehen
  • Greek: αντιμετωπίζωPronunciation for αντιμετωπίζω
  • Italian: affrontarePronunciation for affrontare
  • Japanese: ・・・に向かうPronunciation for ・・・に向かう方角
  • Korean: 직면하다Pronunciation for 직면하다
  • Norwegian: stå overforPronunciation for stå overfor
  • Polish: stanąć wobecPronunciation for stanąć wobec stawać wobec
  • Portuguese: encararPronunciation for encarar
  • Romanian: a sta cu fața spre
  • Russian: быть обращеннымPronunciation for быть обращенным
  • Spanish: enfrentarsePronunciation for enfrentarse
  • Swedish: mötaPronunciation for möta
  • Thai: เผชิญหน้าPronunciation for เผชิญหน้า
  • Turkish: bakmakPronunciation for bakmakkarşılıklı
  • Ukrainian: бути зверненим до
  • Vietnamese: đối mặtPronunciation for đối mặt

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