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face1 /feɪs/ sustantivo
  1. countable (of person, animal) cara f, rostro m;
    a new ~ una cara nueva;
    in the ~ of stiff opposition en medio de una fuerte oposición;
    to fall flat on one's ~ caerse(conj.⇒) de bruces;
    to keep a straight ~: I could hardly keep a straight ~ casi no podía aguantarme (de) la risa;
    to make o (BrE also) pull a ~ poner(conj.⇒) mala cara;
    to put a brave ~ on it poner(le)* al mal tiempo buena cara;
    to sb's ~ a or en la cara
    1. (appearance, nature) (no pl) fisonomía f;
      on the ~ of it aparentemente
    1. uncountable (dignity): to lose ~ desprestigiarse;
      to save ~ guardar las apariencias
  1. countable (of coin, medal, solid) cara f;
    (of clock, watch) esfera f, carátula f (Méx)
  1. countable (of cliff) pared f;
    to disappear off the ~ of the earth desaparecer(conj.⇒) de la faz de la tierra
face2 verbo transitivo
  1. (be opposite): she turned to ~ him se volvió hacia él;
    the hotel ~s the sea el hotel está frente al mar
  1. (confront) enfrentarse a;
    to be ~d with sth estar(conj.⇒) or verse(conj.⇒) frente a algo
    1. (be presented with) ‹problem/increase› enfrentarse a
    1. (bear): I can't ~ going through all that again no podría volver a pasar por todo eso;
      I can't ~ food first thing in the morning no puedo ni oler la comida temprano por la mañana
verbo intransitivo: the house ~s north la casa está orientada al norte;
I was facing the other way miraba para el otro lado

Phrasal Verbs
face up to v + adv + prep + o afrontar
face: facecloth~cloth, (BrE also) face flannel~ flannel sustantivo
toallita f (para lavarse);
face lift~ lift sustantivo
lifting m, estiramiento m (facial);
the building was given a ~ lift remozaron el edificio;
face pack~ pack sustantivo
mascarilla f (de belleza)
face: face to face~ to ~ adverbio
cara a cara;
face value~ value n uncountable
valor m nominal;
to take sb/sth at ~ value: I took her/what she said at ~ value me fie de ella/yo me creí lo que dijo

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Diccionario Espasa Concise © 2000 Espasa Calpe:
face [feɪs]
I nombre
1   (persona) cara, rostro
     to fall (flat) on one's face, caerse de bruces
     a happy face, una cara feliz
     face down, boca abajo
     face to face, cara a cara
     face up, boca arriba
2   expresión
     to pull/make a face, hacer muecas
     a long face: you have a long face, pareces triste o traes la cara larga
3   superficie
     (de un edificio) fachada
     (de una moneda, naipe) cara
     (de una montaña) pared
     (de un reloj) esfera
     (de la Tierra) cara, faz
4   apariencia
     on the face of it, a primera vista
5   dignidad
     to lose face, perder prestigio
     to save face, salvar las apariencias/la cara
    
II verbo transitivo
1   (una persona) mirar hacia: face the camera, mire a la cámara
2   (orientación) dar a: the palace faces the south, el palacio da al sur
     (posición) estar enfrente de, frente a: my office faces the park, mi despacho da al parque
3   (a una persona, un enemigo) encararse, enfrentarse: they will have to face the voters, tendrán que enfrentarse a los votantes
     (la verdad) reconocer, afrontar: let's face it, seamos realistas o afrontémoslo
     (un reto, un gasto, etc) afrontar: he was faced with a huge bill, recibió una factura enorme
     Europe faces a great challenge, Europa se enfrenta a un gran reto
4   I can't face going to work today, no soporto la idea de ir a trabajar hoy
    
III verbo intransitivo orientarse
    ♦ LOC: you can try it until you are blue in the face, puedes intentarlo hasta cansarte/aburrirte
     he was left with egg on his face, quedó en ridículo
     it's written on your face, se te ve o lo llevas escrito en la cara
     to face the music, afrontar las consecuencias
     to keep a straight face, contener la risa
     to laugh in sb's face, reírse en la cara de alguien
     to put on a brave face, poner buena cara o aparentar indiferencia
     to wipe sb off the face of the earth, eliminar a alguien de la faz de la tierra o borrar a alguien del mapa



face: WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2009
Compound Forms:
baby facecara de niño nf
blue in the faceadj figurative (completely exasperated) Argcomo loco adv
Cuando supo que lo habían echado, se puso como loco.
 Españaestar hasta las narices loc verb
cliff facen (vertical surface of a cliff)pared (del acantilado) nf
Many climbed the slope but he was the first to conquer the shear wall of the cliff face.
 pendiente vertical nf
come face to face withvtr literal, figurative (be confronted by, meet sb, sth)encontrar cara a cara loc verb
I knew that at some point, I would have to come face to face with my ex.
Yo sabía que me lo iba a encontrar cara a cara.
 enfrentarse cara a cara (con alguien) loc verb
Ese es un tipo que se encuentra cara a cara con la muerte todos los días.
 figenfrentarse a (una situación). vpron+prep
Voy a tener que enfrentarme a esta situación, no puedo seguir postergándolo.
 vérselas loc verb
Harry no sabe que al final del laberinto deberá vérselas con el propio Señor Oscuro redivivo.
en faceenfrente
face cardn (playing cards: king, queen or jack)figura nf
The king, queen and jack are called face cards.
Ganó tanto en la partida porque en cada mano le entraban dos o tres figuras
 Argentina famnegra nf
En la vida como en el truco, a veces hay que dar el quiero con una negra y otras veces hay que irse al mazo con un tres.
faceliftn (surgical procedure to tighten facial skin)estiramiento facial nm
Mary looked fantastic after her facelift.
Many celebrities get face-lifts to appear younger. .
 lifting nm
 Argentina, famrefrescado nm
face-packncrema limpiadora y tonificadora nf
face-packnmascarilla facial nf
face-savernacto que salva el prestigio nm
face-savernacto que salva la dignidad nm
face-savernacto que salva las apariencias nm
face-savingadjque salva el prestigio
face-savingadjque salva la dignidad
face-savingadjque salva las apariencias
face-to-faceadv (in person)en persona loc adv
Internet collaboration is great, but sometimes we need face-to-face contact.
This school provides both online and face-to-face tutoring.
 personalmente adv
No la conozco personalmente pero tengo muy buenas referencias de ella.
 cara a cara loc adv
 frente a frente loc adv
face-to-face meetingn (in-person discussion)encuentro cara a cara nm
When discussing matters like these, it is usually better to have a face-to-face meeting.
 reunión en persona nf+loc adv
 encuentro/reunión personal nm, nf+adj
No podemos tratar esto por teléfono ni por e-mail, tengamos un encuentro personal
full-faceadj pintura: un retrato un retratode rostro entero adj
funny facemueca nf
hide your faceesconder la cara v
in one's facea la cara
in the facea la cara
in the facefrente a
in the face ofa la cara de
in the face of deathante la muerte
keep a straight faceponer cara de poker
laugh in one's facereírse en la cara de alguien vi
little facecarita nf
long facecara larga nf
meet face to faceencontrarse cara a cara
meet face to faceencontrarse en persona
open-face(d) sandwichnemparedado sin tapa
open-face(d) sandwichnsándwich sin tapa
outer facecara externa nf
right faceexpresión facial adecuada
rock facencara de la roca nf
rock facenpared de la roca nf
slap in the face figurativedescortesía nf
slap in the face figurativedesaire nm
slap in the face figurativeinsulto nm
slap in the facecachetada nm
sweet facerostro dulce nm
sweet facecara dulce nf
to your facea la cara
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