Translations for „face down“ in the English » German Dictionary

I . face down VB trans Am

1. face down (confront):

to face down ⇆ sb/sth

jdm/etw [energisch] entgegentreten

2. face down pej (threaten):

to face down ⇆ sb

jdn einschüchtern

II . face down VB intr

face down

nach unten zeigen

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

lie face down!

leg dich auf den Bauch!

face down/up

mit dem Gesicht nach unten/oben

to be [or lie] face down

auf dem Bauch [o. mit dem Gesicht nach unten] liegen

with tears streaming down one's face

mit tränenüberströmtem Gesicht

fig rivulets of sweat ran down his face

der Schweiß lief ihm in Rinnsalen übers Gesicht

tears ran down his face [or rolled down his cheek]

ihm liefen [die] Tränen über das Gesicht [o. rannen [die] Tränen über die Wangen]

place the cards face down/up on the table

legen Sie die Karten mit der Bildseite nach unten/oben auf den Tisch

I laughed until tears rolled down my face

ich lachte, bis mir die Tränen kamen

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The two parties then exchange the cards face down.

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She left the check face down halfway between the two drinks, and walked away without saying anything at all.

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Aircraft sighted his body floating face down, still tied to his raft.

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The color of the screening piece does not matter; it may be friend or foe, or even face down.

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A deck is spread face down on the table and each player takes a card (but not one from the ends).

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After each trick any exposed face down cards from the partners hands are turned up and revealed.

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To begin, all the tiles are placed face down in the middle of the table.

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As play progresses, dragon and terrain cards which were turned face down are turned face up and the cost to do so is paid.

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The hand remains palm up until the last two inches of the punch, when it rotates to face down.

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Rescuers found him face down in about a foot of water.

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