face in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.face [Am feɪs, Brit feɪs] N

1.1. face C (of person, animal):

face
cara f
face
rostro m
his face was badly scarred
tenía la cara llena de cicatrices
she has a thin/oval face
tiene la or una cara delgada/ovalada
her whole face lit up
se le iluminó la cara or el rostro or el semblante
if your face doesn't fit …
si no le/les caes bien …
face down(ward)/up(ward)
boca abajo/arriba
I'm not just a pretty face, you know!
no te creas que soy tan tonta
there were a few red faces about it
más de uno se puso colorado por eso
there were a few red faces about it
a más de uno se le cayó la cara de vergüenza por eso
I must put my face on or do my face hum
tengo que maquillarme or pintarme
she put on a brave face for the funeral
se mantuvo compuesta para el funeral
to feed or stuff one's face inf
atiborrarse de comida
to feed or stuff one's face inf
ponerse morado Spain inf
to slap sb in the face
darle una bofetada a alguien
to slap sb in the face
darle una cachetada a alguien LatAm
to slap sb in the face
cruzarle la cara a alguien
in the face of sth in the face of stiff opposition
en medio de or ante una fuerte oposición
it's hard to maintain standards in the face of rising costs
es difícil mantener los niveles de calidad con los costos en aumento
to blow up in sb's face
salir mal
to fall flat on one's face
caerse de bruces
to fall flat on one's face (blunder)
darse de narices
to fly in the face of sth
hacer caso omiso de algo
to laugh on the other side of one's face you'll laugh on the other side of your face when you're fired!
¡se te van a acabar las ganas de reír(te) cuando te despidan!
to sb's face
a or en la cara
I told him to his face
se lo dije a or en la cara
to set one's face against sb/sth
oponerse decididamente a alguien/algo
to show one's face
aparecer
she never showed her face all evening
no le vimos el pelo or no apareció en toda la noche
he'll never dare show his face here again
no va a atreverse a aparecer por aquí
to stare sb in the face the book/solution was staring me in the face
tenía el libro/la solución delante de las narices
ruin was staring him in the face
estaba a un paso de la ruina
to talk/argue/shout until one/sb is blue in the face
hablar/discutir/gritar hasta cansarse

1.3. face C (expression):

face
cara f
you should have seen her face
tendrías que haber visto la cara que puso
a face as long as a fiddle
cara larga
he had a face as long as a fiddle
andaba con cara larga
to have a face like a funeral
tener cara de entierro or de velorio
to keep a straight face I could hardly keep a straight face
casi no podía aguantarme (de) la risa
to make or Brit also pull a face
poner mala cara
the children were making faces at each other
los niños se hacían muecas
she pulled a long face
puso (la) cara larga
to put a brave or bold face on sth she put a brave or bold face on it
(le) puso al mal tiempo buena cara
to put the best face on sth they decided to put the best face on her misdemeanors
le restaron importancia a su mal comportamiento

5.2. face C → coalface

II.face [Am feɪs, Brit feɪs] VB trans

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III.face [Am feɪs, Brit feɪs] VB intr

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See also coalface

coalface [Am ˈkoʊlfeɪs, Brit ˈkəʊlfeɪs] N

I.face to face [ˈfeɪs tə ˈfeɪs] ADV

volte-face <pl volte-face> [Am ˌvɑltˈfɑs, ˌvoʊltəˈfɑs, Brit vɒltˈfas, vɒltˈfɑːs] N form

face-saving [Am ˈfeɪs ˌseɪvɪŋ, Brit] ADJ attr

I.face about VB [Am feɪs -, Brit feɪs -] Brit (v + adv) (turn)

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II.face about VB [Am feɪs -, Brit feɪs -] Brit (v + o + adv) (cause to turn)

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face out VB [Am feɪs -, Brit feɪs -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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face down VB [Am feɪs -, Brit feɪs -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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face in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for face in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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face-to-face [ˌfeɪstəˈfeɪs, Am -t̬ə-] ADV

volte-face [ˌvɒltˈfɑ:s, Am ˌvɑ:ltˈfɑ:s] N

face Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to come face-to-face with sth/sb
encontrarse frente a frente con algo/alguien
to discuss sth face-to-face with sb
discutir algo con alguien cara a cara
to keep a smile on one's face
no perder la sonrisa
to be brought face to face with sth
tener que enfrentarse a algo
to be unshrinking in the face of sth
quedarse impávido ante algo
to stand firm in the face of sth
plantarse ante algo
everyone must face up to their responsibilities
cada palo que aguante su vela prov
I'm going to smash your face in
te voy a partir los morros inf
I'm going to kick your face in
te voy a romper los huesos inf
to cover one's face with one's hands
ocultar la cara entre [o con] las manos

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Translations for face in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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They thereupon confiscate his canoe and take off down river, leaving him to face the vengeance of the approaching humans alone.
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These are foreshortened compared to related species so its face was probably short and stubby.
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And face-to-face on-site critiques will be available each day for interested staffs.
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They face allegations of smuggling after eight mobile phones, top-up cards and receipts were found in a bag of sugar.
www.mirror.co.uk
Businesses say they face a summer slump unless the country's utilities crank out more electricity.
www.independent.co.uk
This mimics the face's natural muscle movements and helps to restore youthful skin plumpness and tone.
fashion.telegraph.co.uk
And these colors showed up in this earth just the way a wrinkle shows up in the face of a man or woman...
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I went to school every day covered in bruises, boils, sties and face welts, you name it.
www.theatlantic.com
There is evidence that this is true (see inequity aversion) and it is intuitive, at least for small face-to-face groups of people.
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The shares were redeemed at the full face value (no discount).
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