faced in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for faced in the English»French Dictionary

baby-faced ADJ fig

baby-faced

au visage innocent

straight-faced ADJ

straight-faced

à l'air sérieux

hard-faced ADJ lit

hard-faced person:

hard-faced

aux traits durs

hard-faced fig

froid

ashen-faced ADJ

ashen-faced

blême

double-faced ADJ

1. double-faced fabric, material, shelving:

double-faced

à double face

2. double-faced pej person:

double-faced

hypocrite

fresh-faced [Brit, Am ˈfrɛʃ ˈˌfeɪst] ADJ

fresh-faced

au teint frais

sad-faced ADJ

sad-faced person:

sad-faced

au visage triste

open-faced ADJ

open-faced person:

open-faced

à l'air franc

pasty-faced [Am ˈpeɪstifeɪst] ADJ

pasty-faced

au teint terreux

po-faced [Brit ˈpəʊfeɪst, Am ˈpoʊfeɪst] ADJ Brit inf

to look/be po-faced

avoir l'air pincé

faced in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for faced in the English»French Dictionary

stony-faced ADJ

stony-faced

(au visage) impassible

full-faced ADJ

full-faced

au visage rond

hatchet-faced ADJ inf

to be hatchet-faced

avoir le visage taillé à la serpe

red-faced ADJ

red-faced

embarrassé(e)

two-faced ADJ

two-faced

hypocrite

I.face [feɪs] N

1. face ANAT:

face a. fig

visage m

to lie face down

être allongé sur le ventre

to keep a smile on one's face

garder le sourire

to tell sth to sb's face

dire qc à qn en face

2. face (expression):

face

mine f

you should have seen her face

tu aurais vu sa tête

to make faces at sb [or pull]

faire des grimaces fpl à qn

3. face (surface):

face

surface f

face of building

façade f

face of mountain

versant m

face of clock

cadran m

the cards were face up

les cartes étaient à l'endroit

4. face (appearance):

face

face f

loss of face

humiliation f

to lose/save face

perdre/sauver la face

5. face (image):

face

image f

Phrases:

to disappear off the face of the earth

disparaître de la surface de la terre

in the face of sth

face à qc

in the face of sth (despite)

en dépit de qc

on the face of it

à première vue

II.face [feɪs] VB trans

1. face (turn toward):

face person, audience

faire face à

face room, house

donner sur

the house facing ours

la maison en face de la nôtre

to face the front

regarder devant soi

2. face (confront):

face problems, danger

faire face à

face rival, team

affronter

to face the facts

regarder les choses en face

let's face it, it's too big

soyons francs, c'est trop grand

to be faced with sth

se trouver confronté à qc

I can't face doing sth

je n'ai pas le courage de faire qc

3. face (run the risk):

face

risquer

to face one year in prison

risquer un an de prison

4. face ARCHIT:

to face sth with sth

revêtir qc de qc

Phrases:

to face the music inf

faire front

III.face [feɪs] VB intr

to face toward sth

se tourner vers qc

to face south person

regarder vers le sud

to face south house

être exposé au sud

about face!

demi-tour!

face-to-face ADV

face-to-face

face à face

to come face-to-face with sb/sth

se retrouver face à qn/qc

to discuss sth face-to-face

parler en tête-à-tête de qc

about-face [ə·ˈbaʊt·feɪs] N

1. about-face:

about-face

demi-tour m

2. about-face fig:

about-face

revirement m

face cream N

face cream

crème f pour le visage

face value N

face value ECON:

face value

valeur f nominale

Phrases:

to take sth at face value uncritically

prendre qc pour argent comptant

to take sth at face value literally

prendre qc au premier degré