face Significado & definición

Significado de face en español

• 0 the front part of the head where the eyes, nose, and mouth are -- cara

  • She’s got a long, thin face.

• 1 the front or surface of something -- superficie, cara, fachada

  • the north face of the mountain

  • a clock face

• 2 being with someone in the same place -- cara a cara

  • We need to talk face to face.

• 3 to show with your face that you do not like someone or something -- poner mala cara

  • Joe made a face when he saw what was for lunch.

• 4 If you say something to someone’s face, you say it to them directly, when you are with them. -- a la cara de alguien

  • If you have something to say, say it to my face.

• 5 to be or turn in a particular direction -- dar a, mirar hacia

  • The room faces south.

  • She turned to face him.

• 6 to have a problem -- encontrarse con

  • Passengers could face long delays.

• 7 to accept that something unpleasant is true and start to deal with the situation -- aceptar

  • I think he has to face the fact that she no longer loves him.

• 8 used before you say something that is bad but true -- seamos realistas

  • Let’s face it – we are not going to win this game.

• 9 to not want to do something or deal with something because it is difficult or unpleasant -- no poder soportar la idea de (hacer) algo

  • I can’t face walking up all those steps again.

• 10 the part of your body where your eyes, nose, mouth etc. are -- cara [ feminine ]

  • his cute round face su linda cara redonda

  • She had a funny look on her face. Ella tenía una mirada divertida en su cara.

  • I could feel the heat on my face. Podía sentir el calor en mi cara.

  • She slapped/hit me in the face. Ella me abofeteó/golpeó en la cara.

• 11 sb’s expression -- cara [ feminine ]

  • You should have seen her face when I told her! ¡Deberías haber visto su cara cuando se lo dije!

  • his happy/sad/grumpy etc. face su cara feliz/triste/gruñona etc.

• 12 used with adjectives to indicate a particular type of person -- cara [ feminine ]

  • lots of famous faces at the party muchas caras famosas en la fiesta

  • not a familiar face in the room no hay ni una cara familiar en la habitación

• 13 the side of sth large -- cara [ feminine ]

  • the cliff/rock face la cara del acantilado/de la roca

  • the north face of the mountain la cara norte de la montaña

• 14 one part of an idea -- cara‎‏ ‏‎ [ feminine ]

  • the acceptable face of globalization la cara aceptable de la globalización

• 15 the character of sth -- rostro [ masculine ]

  • the changing face of medicine el rostro cambiante de la medicina

• 16 lying in a position with your face looking at the ground -- boca abajo

  • Lie face down on the floor. Acuéstese boca abajo en el suelo.

• 17 (of two people) looking directly at each other -- cara a cara

  • They stood face to face. Se pusieron frente a frente.

  • people who have come face to face with great danger personas que se han encontrado cara a cara con un gran peligro

• 18 lying in a position with your face looking up -- boca arriba

  • He lay face up on the bed. Se acostó boca arriba en la cama.

• 19 when forced to deal with sth difficult -- ante

  • People often panic in the face of change. Las personas a menudo entran en pánico ante el cambio.

• 20 to damage your reputation -- quedar mal

• 21 to give your face a funny or disapproving expression -- hacer una mueca

  • kids making faces at each other niños haciendo muecas el uno al otro

  • He tasted it and made a face. Lo probó e hizo una mueca.

• 22 to avoid damaging your reputation -- guardar las apariencias

• 23 indicates that you say sth directly to sb -- a la cara

  • I’m not afraid to tell him to his face. No tengo miedo de decírselo a la cara.

• 24 emphasizes that sth cannot be found -- desaparecer de la faz de la tierra

• 25 to have the front turned toward -- estar cara a

  • The house faces North. La casa da al norte.

  • The two boys sat facing each other. Los dos muchachos se sentaron dándose la cara.

  • Turn the chair to face the wall. Gira la silla de cara a la pared.

• 26 to deal with or accept a difficult situation -- afrontar ‎‏ ‏‎

  • a species facing extinction una especie enfrentándose a la extinción

  • The company is faced with two problems. La empresa se enfrenta a dos problemas.

  • I can’t face listening to her stories again. No puedo afrontar volver a escuchar sus historias.

  • You’ll have to face the fact that he’s not coming back. Tendrás que afrontar el hecho de que no va a volver.

  • Let’s face it, we’re not rich. Seamos realistas, no somos ricos.