face about in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for face about in the English»Serbian Dictionary

face about VB intr MIL

face about

okrenuti se // okretati se za pola kruga

I.about-'face Am, Aus, about-'turn Brit N

1. about-face esp MIL:

about-face

okret m za 180 stepeni

2. about-face fig:

they've done a complete about-face

potpuno su promenili stav

II.about-'face Am, Aus, about-'turn Brit VB intr MIL

about-face!

nalevo krug! okret za 180 stepeni

Translations for face about in the English»Serbian Dictionary

I.about [ə'baʊt] PREP

1. about (on the subject of):

about

o

what's that book about?

o čemu govori ta knjiga?

the movie is about the American Civil War

ovaj film je o Američkom građanskom ratu

it's all about having fun

dobra zabava je najvažnija

anxiety about the future

zabrinutost zbog budućnosti

a phobia about spiders

strah od paukova

to ask sb about sb/sth

pitati nekoga o nekome/nečemu

2. about (affecting):

about

u vezi sa

to do something about sth

uraditi nešto oko nečega

to do nothing about a problem

ne uraditi ništa u vezi sa problemom

3. about (surrounding):

about

oko

4. about after vb (expressing movement):

to wander about the house

lutati po kući

to look about the room

gledati inf po sobi

5. about (expressing location):

she must be about the place somewhere

mora da je tu negde

6. about (being a characteristic of):

about

u vezi sa

there's something strange about him

ima nešto čudno u vezi sa njim

7. about Brit inf (in the process of):

while you're about it

kad si već tu

Phrases:

how about bowling?

šta misliš o tome da idemo na kuglanje?

to know what one is about inf

znati u čemu je stvar

to know what one is about inf

biti svestan šta se radi

what about it?

(i) šta s tim?

what about it?

šta hoćeš?

II.about [ə'baʊt] ADV

1. about (approximately):

about

oko

about eight [o'clock]

oko osam (sati)

about two days ago

pre otprilike dva dana

2. about (almost):

about

skoro

3. about (barely):

we just about made it

jedva smo uspeli

4. about esp Brit (around):

there's a lot of flu about at the moment

postoji dosta slučajeva gripa u ovom momentu

up and about

ustao iz kreveta posle bolesti

5. about esp Brit (in the area):

about

okolo

is Cathy about?

da li je Keti u blizini?

there was nobody about

nije bilo nikoga okolo

6. about (intending):

we're just about to have supper

samo što nismo počeli večeru

Phrases:

that's about all

to je sve

I.face [feɪs] N

1. face also fig:

face

lice nt

I don't want to see your face here again! inf

ne želim da te vidim ovde više nikada!

to have a puzzled expression on one's face

imati zbunjen izraz lica

to have a smile on one's face

imati osmeh na licu

with a face like thunder

sa besnim izrazom lica

with a happy/smiling face

sa veselim/nasmešenim izrazom lica

face down/up

licem nadole/nagore

to do one's face inf

našminkati se

to look sb in the face

pogledati nekoga u oči

to make [or pull] faces

kreveljiti se

to shut the door in sb's face

zalupiti nekome vrata pred nosom

to tell sth to sb's face

reći nešto nekome u lice

face to face

oči u oči

2. face:

face of a building

fasada f

face of a cliff, mountain

prednja strana f

face of a clock, watch

brojčanik m

place the cards face down/up on the table

staviti karte na sto licem nadole/nagore

north face of a building/mountain

severna strana

3. face no pl (reputation):

to lose/save face

izgubiti/sačuvati ugled

4. face no pl:

in the face of sth (in view of)

suočen sa nečim

in the face of sth (despite)

uprkos nečemu

5. face no pl inf (cheek):

face

obraz m

6. face MIN:

face

okno nt

Phrases:

to disappear be wiped off the face of the earth

nestati/biti zbrisan sa lica zemlje

sb's face drops

rastužiti se

to be in sb's face Am sl (impede)

ometati

to be in sb's face (bother)

uznemiravati

on the face of it

na prvi pogled

to put on a brave face

praviti se hrabar

to show one's face

pojaviti se

to struggle to keep a straight face

truditi se da se održi ozbiljan izraz lica

II.face [feɪs] VB trans

1. face (look towards) person:

to face sb/sth

biti naspram nekoga/nečega

to face sb/sth

gledati nekoga/nešto

to face [or sit/stand facing] sb

sedeti/stajati naspram nekoga

to face [or sit/stand facing] sth

sedeti/stajati naspram nečega

to sit facing the engine [or the front]

sedeti u smeru vožnje

2. face:

to face sth (point towards) object, room, window

gledati prema

to face sth (be situated opposite)

biti naspram

3. face (be confronted with):

to face sth

suočiti se sa nečim

to face a charge of theft

biti optužen za krađu

to face criticism

suočiti se sa kritikom

to face a difficult situation

naći se u teškoj situaciji

to be faced by sth

naći se pred nečim

to be faced with sth

biti suočen sa nečim

they are faced with financial penalties

dodeljene su im novčane kazne

4. face (deal with):

face criticism, fears

suočiti se // suočavati se +instr

let's face it

budimo realni

5. face (bear):

face

podneti // podnositi

he can't face work today

on ne može da radi danas

I can't face telling him the truth

ne mogu da podnesem da mu kažem istinu

Phrases:

to face the music

suočiti se sa posledicama

III.face [feɪs] VB intr

1. face (point):

to face backwards/downwards/east/forwards

biti okrenut nadole/nazad/istočno/napred

a seat facing forwards transp

sedište okrenuto napred [or u smeru vožnje]

2. face (look onto):

to face south/west room, window

gledati na jug/zapad

to face south/west house, garden

ležati južno/zapadno

3. face (look):

face person

pogledati // gledati

face right! MIL

nadesno!

to sit/stand facing away from sb/sth

sedeti/stajati okrenut suprotno od nekoga/nečega

facing forwards/left

okrenut napred/na levo

to face [or sit facing] backwards/forwards transp

sedeti okrenut nazad/napred [or suprotno od smera vožnje/u smeru vožnje]

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The earthen redoubt's left faces measuring about 200 feet and the center face about 100 feet.

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