faces 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

1.2. 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.face to face [ˈfeɪs tə ˈfeɪs] ADV

face to face

cara a cara

face to face

frente a frente

we finally came or met face to face

finalmente nos encontramos cara a cara

we finally came or met face to face

finalmente estuvimos frente a frente

I'd rather discuss it face to face

preferiría discutirlo cara a cara or frente a frente

I found myself standing face to face with my worst enemy

de repente me encontré cara a cara or frente a frente con mi peor enemigo

we were brought face to face with reality

tuvimos que enfrentarnos a la realidad

II.face-to-face ADJ

face-to-face

cara a cara

face-to-face

frente a frente

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

volte-face

cambio m radical de opinión (o de política etc.)

to do or make a volte-face

cambiar radicalmente de opinión

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

face-saving

para guardar las apariencias

face-saving

para cubrir las apariencias

face value N U (of money, bonds)

face value

valor m nominal

to take sth/sb at face value I took what she said at face value: why should she lie?

yo me creí lo que dijo: ¿por qué iba a mentir?

I'd be wary of taking him at face value

yo no me fiaría de él

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

face about soldiers:

dar media vuelta

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

face about troops

mandar dar media vuelta a

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

face out

afrontar

face out

hacer frente a

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

face down

hacerle frente a

face cream N U or C

face cream

crema f para la cara

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hacer morisquetas

to make faces

hacer morisquetas

to pull faces Brit

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Translations for faces in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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 make a face (at sb)

hacer una mueca (a alguien)

to tell sth to sb's face

decir algo a la cara de alguien

you should have seen her face

tenías que haber visto 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, honor):

face

prestigio m

to lose face

desprestigiarse

to save face

guardar las apariencias

Phrases:

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

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 with financial problems

estamos pasando por problemas financieros

she can't face seeing him so soon after their breakup

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!

face to face [ˌfeɪs·tə·ˈfeɪs] ADV

face to face

cara a cara

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

rock face N

rock face

pared f rocosa

volte-face [ˌvɔlt·ˈfas] N

volte-face

cambio m radical (de opinión)

about-face N

1. about-face MIL:

about-face

media vuelta f

2. about-face:

about-face on opinion

cambio m drástico de opinión

about-face in position

cambio m drástico de postura

clock face N

clock face

esfera f del reloj

face powder N

face powder

polvos m pl (para la cara)

face cream N

face cream

crema f facial

face pack N

face pack

mascarilla f

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mueca

face

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to pull faces

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