face in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for face in the English»French Dictionary

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

I.face-to-face [Brit ˌfeɪstəˈfeɪs] ADJ

a face-to-face discussion or interview or meeting

un face-à-face

II.face to face ADV

face to face be seated:

face to face

face à face

to come face to face with sb/sth person, death

se retrouver face à

to meet sb face to face

rencontrer qn en face-à-face

to tell sb sth face to face

dire qc à qn en face

to talk to sb face to face

parler à qn en personne

I.face down VB [Brit feɪs -, Am feɪs -] Am (face [sb] down)

face down

intimider

face mask [Brit ˈfeɪsmɑːsk, Am ˈfeɪsmæsk] N

face mask

masque m de beauté

full face ADJ ADV

full face

de face

I.face out VB [Brit feɪs -, Am feɪs -] (face [sb] out)

face out opponent, critic:

face out

tenir tête à

II.face out VB [Brit feɪs -, Am feɪs -] (face [sth] out)

face out criticism:

face out

faire front à

face card N Am GAMES

face card

figure f

face-off [Brit, Am ˈfeɪs ˌɔf] N

1. face-off Am (confrontation):

face-off

confrontation f

2. face-off SPORTS (in ice hockey):

face-off

remise f en jeu

face cream N

face cream

crème f pour le visage

face pack N

face pack

masque m de beauté

face in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for face in the English»French Dictionary

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!

face-to-face ADV

face-to-face

face-à-face

to come face-to-face with sb/sth

se retrouver face à qn/qc

to discuss sth face-to-face

parler en tête-à-tête de qc

face powder N no pl

face powder

poudre f de riz

rock face N

rock face

paroi f rocheuse

face pack N

face pack

masque m de beauté

face cream N no pl

face cream

crème f pour le visage

face value N

face value ECON:

face value

valeur f nominale

Phrases:

to take sth at face value uncritically

prendre qc pour argent comptant

to take sth at face value literally

prendre qc au premier degré

about-face [əˈbaʊtfeɪs] N Am, Aus, about-turn [əˈbaʊttɜ:n, Am -tɜ:rn] N Aus, Brit

1. about-face:

about-face

demi-tour m

2. about-face fig:

about-face

revirement m

face up to VB trans

face up to

faire face à

you'll have to face up to your father

il te faudra affronter ton père

Translations for face in the French»English Dictionary

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face Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to come face-to-face with sb/sth

se retrouver face à qn/qc

to discuss sth face-to-face

parler en tête-à-tête de qc

to meet sb face to face

se trouver nez à nez avec qn

to bring sb face to face with sth

confronter qn à qc

to be face to face with sb

être/se trouver face à face avec qn

my face is stinging with the cold

le froid me coupe le visage

to be powerless in the face of sth

être impuissant face à qc

to retreat in the face of danger

reculer devant le danger

to be/find themselves face to face

être/se trouver vis-à-vis

to have the face of somebody who ...

avoir le faciès de quelqu'un qui ...

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Some women go to great lengths to keep their skin fair, including wearing face masks when out in the sun.

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I went to school every day covered in bruises, boils, sties and face welts, you name it.

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Businesses say they face a summer slump unless the country's utilities crank out more electricity.

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Evidence from a significant number of housing benefit offices demonstrates that local, face-to-face processing of benefits is cheaper and faster than distant automated telephone and online processing.

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He pointed to the oil palm trees and in a deadpan face, said the trees were his girlfriends.

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The features of the face are represented by the plucked carcasses of poultry and the sneering mouth by fish.

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The una corda and damper pedals are at the left and right of this space, and face straight in, like the table piano pedals.

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The respondents answered a number of questions varying from skin color preference, eye shape, face shape, etc.

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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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Rather than face a protracted legal case with an uncertain outcome, the board voted to accept women as members in 1990.

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