face powder in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for face powder in the English»French Dictionary

face powder N

face powder

poudre f

Translations for face powder in the English»French Dictionary

to powder one's face

se poudrer le visage

Translations for face powder in the French»English Dictionary

se mettre de la poudre sur le visage

to put some powder on one's face, to powder one's face

se poudrer le visage/le nez

to powder one's face/one's nose

Translations for face powder in the English»French Dictionary

I.powder [Brit ˈpaʊdə, Am ˈpaʊdər] N

powder (gen)

poudre f

powder (snow)

poudreuse f

to crush or reduce to a powder

réduire [qc] en poudre

to grind to a powder

moudre

in powder form

en poudre

II.powder [Brit ˈpaʊdə, Am ˈpaʊdər] VB trans

1. powder (apply make-up to):

to powder one's face

se poudrer le visage

2. powder (grind up):

powder

réduire [qc] en poudre

III.powdered ADJ

powdered egg, milk, coffee:

powdered

en poudre

IV.powder [Brit ˈpaʊdə, Am ˈpaʊdər]

to keep one's powder dry

être paré

to powder one's nose euph, hum

se refaire une beauté euph, hum

I.face [Brit feɪs, Am feɪs] N

1. face ANAT (gen):

face (of person)

visage m

face (of person)

figure f

face (of animal)

face f

to have an honest face

avoir un visage franc

to have ink on one's face

avoir de l'encre sur le visage

he punched me in the face

il m'a donné un coup de poing au visage

to spit in sb's face

cracher à la figure de qn

to slam the door in sb's face

claquer la porte au nez de qn

to laugh in sb's face

rire au nez de qn

I know that face!

je connais cette tête-là!

to look sb in the face lit, fig

regarder qn en face

I told him to his face that he was lazy

je lui ai dit en face qu'il était paresseux

I dare not show my face fig

j'ai peur de me montrer

don't you dare show your face in here again!

et que je ne vous revoie plus!

to be face up/down person:

être sur le dos/ventre

to put one's face on inf hum

se maquiller

2. face (expression):

face

air m

the smug face of the interviewer

l'air suffisant de l'interviewer

she looked at me with a puzzled face

elle m'a regardé d'un air perplexe

a long face

un air triste

to pull or make a face

faire la grimace

I can't wait to see his face when you tell him!

j'ai hâte de voir la tête qu'il va faire quand tu lui diras! inf

you should have seen their faces!

tu aurais vu la tête qu'ils ont fait! inf

3. face (outward appearance) fig:

to change the face of industry, countryside

changer le visage de

the changing face of education/Europe

la face changeante de l'éducation/l'Europe

the ugly face of the regime

l'aspect monstrueux du régime

the acceptable face of capitalism

le bon côté du capitalisme

on the face of it, it sounds easy

à première vue or au premier abord, ça paraît facile

4. face (dignity):

to lose face

perdre la face

to save face

sauver la face

to avoid a loss of face he lied

pour ne pas perdre la face il a menti

5. face Brit inf (nerve):

face

culot m inf

face

audace f

they had the face to ask for more money!

ils ont eu le culot de redemander de l'argent! inf

6. face (dial):

face (of clock, watch)

cadran m

7. face (surface):

face (of gem, dice)

face f

face (of coin)

côté m

face (of planet)

surface f

the largest island on the face of the earth or globe

la plus grande île du monde

to disappear or vanish off the face of the earth inf person, keys:

disparaître de la circulation

the hidden face of the moon

la face cachée de la lune

8. face GEOL:

face (of cliff, mountain)

face f

face (of rock)

paroi f

face (of mineral seam)

face f

9. face (printed surface):

face (of playing card)

face f

face (of document)

recto m

face up/down

à l'endroit/l'envers

10. face TYPO:

face

œil m

II.face [Brit feɪs, Am feɪs] VB trans

1. face (look towards):

face person: person, audience

faire face à

face building, room: park, beach

donner sur

to face north/south person:

regarder au nord/sud

to face north/south building:

être orienté au nord/sud

he turned to face the door/class

il se retourna vers la porte/la classe

she stood facing the class

elle était debout face à la classe

facing me/our house, there is…

en face de moi/de notre maison, il y a…

a seat facing the engine

un siège dans le sens de la marche

face the front!

regarde devant toi!

2. face (confront):

face challenge, crisis

se trouver face à

face fine

se voir contraint de payer

face defeat, redundancy, ruin

se trouver menacé de

face choice

être contraint de faire

face decision

être contraint de prendre

face attacker

affronter

face rival, team

se retrouver face à

to be faced with problem, decision

se trouver confronté à

faced with such a hard decision, I panicked

face à une décision aussi difficile, j'ai paniqué

to be faced with the task of doing

devoir faire qc

faced with the prospect of having to resign/move house

devant la perspective d'avoir à démissionner/déménager

to face sb with truth, evidence

confronter qn à

he faces 18 months in prison

il va devoir faire 18 mois de prison

I'm facing the prospect of being unemployed

je vais me retrouver au chômage

the president has agreed to face the press/cameras

le président a accepté de faire face à la Presse/aux caméras

3. face (acknowledge):

face the facts, you're finished!

regarde la réalité en face, tu es fini!

let's face it, nobody's perfect

admettons-le, personne n'est parfait

4. face (tolerate prospect):

I can't face doing

je n'ai pas le courage de faire

I can't face him

je n'ai pas le courage de le voir

he couldn't face the thought of walking/eating

l'idée de marcher/manger lui était insupportable

I don't think I can face another curry tonight

l'idée de remanger du curry ce soir me rend malade

5. face (run the risk of):

face fine, suspension

risquer

you face spending 20 years in jail

vous risquez vingt ans de prison

6. face (in sewing):

face (reinforce) armhole

mettre des parements à

face (trim) cuff, jacket

mettre des revers à

7. face CONSTR:

face façade, wall

revêtir (with de)

8. face TYPO photo etc:

face page

être face à

III.face [Brit feɪs, Am feɪs] VB intr

1. face:

to face towards person: camera, audience

regarder

to face towards chair: fire

être tourné vers

to face towards window, house: street, garden

donner sur

to face forward

regarder devant soi

to face backwards person:

tourner le dos

to be facing forward/backwards person:

être de face/de dos

to be facing up/down card, exam paper:

être à l'envers/à l'endroit

2. face MIL:

about face!

demi-tour!

left face!

à gauche!

IV.in the face of PREP

1. in the face of (despite):

in the face of overwhelming odds

en dépit de

2. in the face of (in confrontation with):

in the face of opposition, enemy, danger

face à, devant

V.face [Brit feɪs, Am feɪs]

in your face inf! Am

bien fait pour toi!

to feed or fill or stuff one's face inf

s'empiffrer inf (with de)

to set one's face against sth

s'élever contre qc

face powder in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for face powder in the English»French Dictionary

face powder N no pl

face powder

poudre f de riz

Translations for face powder in the French»English Dictionary

poudre

face powder

Translations for face powder in the English»French Dictionary

I.powder [ˈpaʊdəʳ, Am -dɚ] N

1. powder no pl:

powder

poudre f

curry powder

curry en poudre

to reduce sth to a powder

réduire qc en poudre

2. powder no pl (make-up):

powder

poudre f

to cover oneself with talcum powder

se mettre du talc

3. powder no pl (snow):

powder

poudreuse f

4. powder Brit (washing powder):

powder

détergent m

II.powder [ˈpaʊdəʳ, Am -dɚ] VB trans

powder

saupoudrer

to powder one's nose a. iron hum

se poudrer le nez

to be powdered with sth

être saupoudré de qc

to powder oneself

se poudrer

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 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 have a face like the back end of a bus inf

être laid comme un pou

to disappear off the face of the earth

disparaître de la surface de la terre

in the face of sth

en dépit de qc

his face doesn't fit Brit inf

il n'est pas bien vu

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 towards):

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 towards sth

se tourner vers qc

to face south person

regarder au sud

to face south house

être exposé au sud

about face!

demi-tour!

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Material passing a 60 mesh screen will have the appearance of face powder.

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Others admitted to wearing mascara, lipstick, nail varnish and face powder.

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Among her exaggerated and often fraudulent claims, she offered customers at least sixty preparations, including a personal mixture of face powder.

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Maybe she just didn't have the right face powder on?

www.smh.com.au

A slightly darker face powder or bronzer creates this illusion with much subtlety when applied correctly.

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Create a paler complexion using a face powder a few shades lighter than your natural skin tone.

www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk

The common ingredients used in face powders are talc, mica, magnesium stearate, kaolin, perfumes, calcium carbonate, and inorganic and organic pigments.

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Consumers use face powder to add brightness to their skin, cover fine lines and dark spots, and improve skin tone.

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But they also found a few particles of granular dust, which turned out to be the victim's face powder.

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Because of the wide variation among human skin tones, there is a corresponding variety of colors of face powder.

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