face down in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for face down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

face down

hacerle frente a

Translations for face down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

face down(ward)/up(ward)

boca abajo/arriba

she turned the card face down

puso or volvió la carta boca abajo

face/head down

boca abajo

drops of sweat ran down his face

le corrían gotas de sudor por la cara

I laughed till the tears ran down my face

lloré de risa

Translations for face down in the Spanish»English Dictionary

de bruces phrase adv

face down

tenderse de bruces

lie face down

para este ejercicio, acostarse boca abajo

for this exercise, lie face down

se le caían las lágrimas

tears were running o streaming down her face

Translations for face down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

1.2. face C (person):

a new face

una cara nueva

always the same (old) faces!

¡siempre las mismas caras (conocidas)!

a familiar face

una cara conocida

I'd know that face anywhere!

esa cara la reconocería en cualquier sitio

I know that face from somewhere

me parece cara conocida

I never forget a face

no se me borra una cara

I never forget a face

nunca olvido una cara

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

2.1. face (appearance, nature):

face no pl

fisonomía f

the changing face of America/society

la cambiante fisonomía de América/la sociedad

on the face of it

aparentemente

2.2. face C (aspect):

face

aspecto m

the many faces of industry

las muchas caras de la industria

socialism with a human face

socialismo de rostro humano

2.3. face U (dignity):

to lose face

desprestigiarse

to lose face

quedar mal

to save face

guardar las apariencias

loss of face

desprestigio m

2.4. face U (insolence) dated:

to have the face to + infin

tener la desfachatez de +  infin

3. face C (in geometry):

face

cara f

4.1. face C (of coin, medal):

face

cara f

4.2. face C (of clock, watch):

face

esfera f

face

carátula f Mex

4.3. face C (of building):

face

fachada f

5.1. face C (of mountainside, cliff):

face

pared f

5.2. face C → coalface

6. face (surface):

the face of the moon

la cara de la luna

to disappear off the face of the earth

desaparecer de la faz de la tierra

II.face [Am feɪs, Brit feɪs] VB trans

1. face (be opposite):

she turned to face him/the wall

se volvió hacia él/la pared

he was sitting facing the wall

estaba sentado en frente de la pared

the children lined up facing each other

los niños formaron dos filas frente a frente

the illustration facing page nine

la ilustración que está frente a la página nueve

this wall faces the square

esta pared da a la plaza

the hotel faces the sea

el hotel está frente al mar

2. face (confront):

face opponent/rival/superior

enfrentarse a

the two teams will face each other in June

los dos equipos se enfrentarán en junio

I don't know how I'll face him when he finds out

no sé cómo le podré dar la cara cuando se entere

to be faced with sth

estar or verse frente a or ante algo

we are faced with a serious problem

estamos or nos vemos frente a or ante un grave problema

we are faced with a serious problem

se nos plantea un grave problema

let's face it, we have no alternative

seamos realistas, no nos queda otra alternativa

they're right, let's face it

tienen razón, hay que reconocerlo

3.1. face (be presented with):

face

enfrentarse a

face

hacer frente a

I face that problem every day

todos los días me encuentro con or me enfrento a un problema así

we face heavy increases next year

el año que viene tendremos que hacer frente a fuertes gastos

3.2. face (contemplate willingly):

I can't face going through all that again

no podría volver a pasar por todo eso

I don't think I could face another bowl of rice

creo que si me dan otro plato de arroz me muero

he couldn't face a future without her

no se sentía capaz de enfrentar el futuro sin ella

3.3. face (lie ahead of):

several problems face us

se nos presentan or se nos plantean varios problemas

defeat faces us unless we act at once

si no actuamos inmediatamente nos espera la derrota

4.1. face CONSTR:

face wall/surface

recubrir

the front of the house is faced in/with stone

el frente de la casa está recubierto de piedra

4.2. face FASHION:

face sleeve/collar

forrar (por fuera)

the cuffs were faced with velvet

los puños eran de terciopelo

III.face [Am feɪs, Brit feɪs] VB intr

the house faces north(ward)/east(ward)

la casa está orientada or da al norte/este

the balcony faces out over the square

el balcón da or mira a la plaza

she walked facing into the wind

caminaba contra el viento

I was facing the other way

miraba para el otro lado

about face!

¡media vuelta!

right face/left face!

¡a la derecha/izquierda!

See also coalface

coalface [Am ˈkoʊlfeɪs, Brit ˈkəʊlfeɪs] N

coalface

tajo m

coalface

frente m de explotación del carbón

I.down¹ [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] ADV down often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (back down, clamp down, tone down, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (back, clamp, tone, etc).

1.1. down (in downward direction):

I ran all the way down to the bottom

corrí hasta abajo

the path that goes down into the valley

el sendero que baja hasta el valle

to help sb down

ayudar a alguien a bajar

don't look down!

¡no mires (hacia or para) abajo!

from the waist/neck down

desde la cintura/el cuello para abajo

jump down!

¡salta!

he flopped down exhausted

se dejó caer agotado

down, boy!

¡abajo!

wind the window down

baja la ventanilla

down with Smith/tyranny!

¡abajo Smith/la tiranía!

1.2. down (downstairs):

can you come down?

¿puedes bajar?

run down and fetch the hammer

baja rápido a buscarme el martillo

we can walk down

podemos bajar andando

2.1. down (of position):

down

abajo

down in the basement/valley

abajo en el sótano/el valle

500m/two floors down

500m/dos pisos más abajo

further down on the same page

más abajo en la misma página

down here/there

aquí/allí (abajo)

it was down at the bottom of the rucksack

estaba en el fondo de la mochila

the sun/moon is down

el sol/la luna se ha puesto

2.2. down (downstairs):

I'll be down right away

enseguida bajo

2.3. down (lowered, pointing downward):

down

bajado

with the blinds down

con las persianas bajadas

face/head down

boca abajo

I had my foot down on the accelerator

tenía el pie en or estaba pisando el acelerador

2.4. down (in position):

the carpet isn't down yet

aún no han puesto or colocado la alfombra

I had newspaper down

había puesto periódicos (en el suelo)

2.5. down (prostrate):

the champ is down!

¡el campeón ha caído en la lona!

I was down with flu all last week

estuve con gripe toda la semana pasada

3.1. down (of numbers, volume, intensity):

with the volume down low

con el volumen al mínimo

my temperature is down to 38°C

la fiebre me ha bajado a 38°C

attendance/circulation is down

la asistencia/circulación ha bajado

sterling closed half a cent down

al cierre la libra había bajado medio centavo

they were two goals down

iban perdiendo por dos goles

3.2. down (in league, table, hierarchy):

still down at the bottom of the league

todavía en el último lugar de la clasificación

from the president down

desde el presidente para abajo

4.1. down (in, toward the south):

to go/come down south/to London

ir/venir al sur/a Londres

people down south/in Mexico

la gente del sur/de México

4.2. down (at, to another place) esp Brit :

down on the farm

en la granja

he's down at the bar

está en el bar

I'm going down to Anne's/the library

voy a casa de Anne/a la biblioteca

4.3. down (away from university, major city) esp Brit :

they're sending a detective down from Scotland Yard

van a enviar un detective de Scotland Yard

he went down from Oxford in 1967

terminó sus estudios en Oxford en 1967

he went down from Oxford in 1967

egresó de Oxford en 1967 LatAm

5.1. down (dismantled, removed):

the Christmas decorations should be down by now

ya deberían haber quitado las decoraciones de Navidad

the room looks bare with the pictures down

la habitación queda desnuda sin los cuadros

once this wall is down

una vez que hayan derribado esta pared

5.2. down (out of action):

the telephone lines are down

las líneas de teléfono están cortadas

the system is down again COMPUT

otra vez el sistema no funciona

5.3. down (deflated):

one of your tires is down

tienes un neumático desinflado

6. down (in writing):

did you get down what she said?

¿tomaste nota de lo que dijo?

did you get down what she said?

¿apuntaste or anotaste lo que dijo?

he's down for tomorrow at ten

está apuntado or anotado para mañana a las diez

she's down as unemployed

consta or figura como desempleada

7. down (in cash):

he's demanding $150 down

exige un depósito de $150

8. down (hostile):

to be down on sb inf, my teacher's down on me at the moment

la maestra me tiene ojeriza

to be down on sb inf, my teacher's down on me at the moment

la maestra la ha agarrado conmigo LatAm inf

9.1. down (as far as):

down

hasta

from the roof down to the foundations

desde el tejado hasta los cimientos

right down to the present day

hasta nuestros días

9.2. down (reduced to):

when the liquid is down to half its volume

cuando el líquido se haya reducido a la mitad de su volumen

we're down to our last tin of tomatoes

nos queda solo una lata de tomates

9.3. down (dependent on) Brit:

it's all down to luck

todo es cuestión de suerte

9.4. down (to be done by):

the rest is down to you

el resto depende de ti

it's down to the owner to take precautions

es responsabilidad del propietario tomar precauciones

II.down¹ [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] PREP

1.1. down (in downward direction):

we ran down the slope

corrimos cuesta abajo

to come down the stairs

bajar por la escalera

it fell down a hole

se cayó por un agujero

to tip sth down the sink

tirar algo por el fregadero

you've spilled wine down your shirt

te has manchado la camisa de vino

she looked down the list

recorrió la lista con la mirada

1.2. down (at lower level):

halfway down the hill

a mitad de camino ladera abajo

line 26, halfway down the page

línea 26, hacia la mitad de la página

2.1. down (along):

we drove on down the coast/the Mississippi

seguimos por la costa/a lo largo del Misisipí

as I strolled down the street

cuando paseaba por la calle

2.2. down (further along):

the library is just down the street

la biblioteca está un poco más allá or más adelante

15 miles down the road

a 15 millas siguiendo la carretera

there's a butcher's 100 yards down the road

hay una carnicería unas 100 yardas más adelante

2.3. down (to, in) Brit inf:

I've got to go down the shops

tengo que ir de compras

I saw her down the pub yesterday

ayer la vi en el bar

3. down (through):

down the ages/centuries

a través de los tiempos/los siglos

III.down¹ [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] ADJ

1.1. down attr (going downward):

the down escalator

la escalera mecánica de bajada or para bajar

1.2. down attr Brit (from London):

the down train

el tren de Londres

2. down (depressed) inf:

down pred

deprimido

to feel down

andar deprimido or inf con un bajón

to feel down

estar con la depre inf

IV.down¹ [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] N

1. down (dislike):

to have a down on sb Brit inf

tenerle ojeriza a alguien

2. down (in US football):

down

down m

down

oportunidad f

V.down¹ [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] VB trans

1.1. down (drink down):

down drink

beberse rápidamente

down drink

tomarse rápidamente

he downed it in one

se lo bebió or se lo tomó de un trago

1.2. down (knock down):

down person/opponent

tumbar

down person/opponent

derribar

1.3. down (shoot down):

down aircraft

derribar

down aircraft

abatir

1.4. down (put down):

to down tools

dejar de trabajar

2. down (defeat) Am:

down inf

derrotar

See also fall down, cut down, burn down

fall down VB [Am fɔl -, Brit fɔːl -] (v + adv)

1. fall down (to the ground):

fall down person/tree/picture:

caerse

fall down house/wall:

venirse abajo

fall down house/wall:

derrumbarse

I fell down the stairs

me caí por la escalera

he fell down on his knees and prayed

se arrodilló y se puso a rezar

2. fall down (fail):

fall down plan:

fracasar

fall down plan:

fallar

where the book falls down is in …

donde el libro falla es en …

to fall down on sth Brit

fallar en algo

I tend to fall down on my biology

donde suelo fallar or donde no estoy muy fuerte es en biología

I.cut down VB [Am kət -, Brit kʌt -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. cut down (fell):

cut down tree

cortar

cut down tree

talar

2. cut down (kill):

cut down

matar

he was cut down in his prime liter

su vida fue segada en flor liter

3. cut down (reduce):

cut down expenditure

reducir

cut down expenditure

recortar

cut down consumption

reducir

cut down consumption

disminuir

cut down article

acortar

II.cut down VB [Am kət -, Brit kʌt -] (v + adv) (make reductions)

cigarette? — no, thanks, I'm trying to cut down

¿un cigarrillo? — no, gracias, estoy tratando de fumar menos

to cut down on sth you should cut down on carbohydrates

debería reducir el consumo de hidratos de carbono

I.burn down VB [Am bərn -, Brit bəːn -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

burn down

incendiar

II.burn down VB [Am bərn -, Brit bəːn -] (v + adv)

burn down

incendiarse

burn down

quedar reducido a cenizas

down² [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] N U

1. down (on bird):

down

plumón m

2. down:

down (on face, body)

vello m

down (on face, body)

pelusilla f

down (on upper lip)

bozo m

down (on upper lip)

pelusilla f

3. down (on plant, fruit):

down

pelusa f

down³ <downs, pl> [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] N esp Brit GEOG

down

colinas fpl

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Translations for face down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

face down VB

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to face sth down trans

enfrentarse a algo

Translations for face down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

lie face up/face down

tumbarse boca arriba/boca abajo

down on face

bozo m

tears streamed down her face

lloraba a lágrima viva

Translations for face down in the Spanish»English Dictionary

boca abajo

face down

boca abajo

face down(ward)

dar la vuelta (poner cabeza abajo)

to put face down

Translations for face down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

down¹ [daʊn] N

down (feathers)

plumón m

down (hairs)

pelusa f

down on body

vello m

down on face

bozo m

I.face [feɪs] N

1. face a. ANAT:

face

cara f

a happy/sad face

una cara de felicidad/de tristeza

a smiling face

un rostro sonriente

to dare (to) show one's face

atreverse a dar la cara

to have a puzzled expression on one's face

tener un semblante preocupado

to keep a smile on one's face

no perder la sonrisa

to keep a straight face

mantenerse impávido

to laugh in sb's face

reírse en la cara de alguien

to pull a face (at sb)

hacer una mueca (a alguien)

to tell sth to sb's face

decir algo a la cara de alguien

her face was a picture Brit

había que ver la cara que puso

2. face:

face (front) of building

fachada f

face of coin

cara f

face (of clock)

esfera f

face (of clock)

carátula f Mex

face of mountain

pared f

3. face (respect, honour):

face

prestigio m

to lose face

desprestigiarse

to save face

guardar las apariencias

Phrases:

to have a face like thunder

tener una cara de pocos amigos

to put a brave face on sth

poner al mal tiempo buena cara

to be brought face to face with sth

tener que enfrentarse a algo

to make a long face

poner cara larga

his face fell when he opened the letter

le mudó el semblante cuando abrió la carta

if your face fits you will get the job Brit inf

si les caes bien conseguirás el trabajo

to fly in the face of logic/reason

oponerse abiertamente a la lógica/razón

on the face of it

a primera vista

II.face [feɪs] VB trans

1. face (turn towards):

face

mirar hacia

to face the audience

volverse hacia el público

please face me when I'm talking to you

por favor, mírame cuando te hablo

2. face (confront):

face

hacer frente a

the two teams will face each other next week

los dos equipos se enfrentarán la próxima semana

to face the facts

enfrentarse a los hechos

to face one's fears/problems

afrontar los miedos/problemas de uno

to be faced with sth

verse frente a algo

I can't face doing that

no me atrevo a hacer eso

we are faced by financial problems

estamos pasando por problemas financieros

she can't face seeing him so soon after their break-up

no podría soportar verlo tan poco tiempo después de romper

3. face ARCHIT:

face

recubrir

4. face FASHION:

face

forrar

Phrases:

to face the music inf

afrontar las consecuencias

III.face [feɪs] VB intr

to face towards the street

dar a la calle

about face!

¡media vuelta!

I.down² [daʊn] ADV

1. down (movement):

down

abajo

to fall down

caerse

to lie down

acostarse

2. down (from another point):

to go down to Brighton/the sea

bajar a Brighton/al mar

down South

hacia el sur

3. down (less volume or intensity):

to be worn down

estar gastado

the wind died down

el viento se calmó

the sun is down

se ha puesto el sol

the fire is burning down

el fuego se está consumiendo

the tyres are down

los neumáticos están desinflados

the price is down

el precio ha bajado

4. down (temporal):

from 1900 down to the present

desde 1900 hasta el presente

down through the ages

a través de la historia

5. down (in writing):

to write/get sth down

escribir/anotar algo

Phrases:

to be down on sb

tener manía a alguien

down with the dictator!

¡abajo el dictador!

II.down² [daʊn] PREP

1. down (lower):

to go down the stairs

bajar las escaleras

to run down the slope

correr cuesta abajo

2. down (along):

to go down the street

ir por la calle

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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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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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 wrestler sits on the back of an opponent who is lying face down on the mat.

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The remaining cards are placed to the side face down.

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The staff were made to lie face down on the floor in a corner of the carriage.

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

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Note that you are allowed to see a face down card only when you (try to) play it.

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With her null-field suit she can face down animals and dive to great depths to hunt fish.

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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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Its flowers, of generally uniform pale pink, always face down.

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