hatchet face in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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hatchet [Am ˈhætʃət, Brit ˈhatʃɪt] N

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

1.3. 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

5.2. face C → coalface

II.face [Am feɪs, Brit feɪs] VB trans

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III.face [Am feɪs, Brit feɪs] VB intr

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See also coalface

coalface [Am ˈkoʊlfeɪs, Brit ˈkəʊlfeɪs] N

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