Traducción de face – Diccionario Inglés-Español

face

noun

/feɪs/ us

/feɪs/

HEAD

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A1 [ C ]

the front of the headwhere the eyes noseand mouth are

cara

She has a long thin face. Tiene una cara larga y estrecha.

She had a puzzled expression on her face.

A1 [ C ]

an expression on someone's face

cara rostro

I was greeted by smiling faces. Me recibieron con rostros sonrientes.

I could see from his face he was unhappy.

make a face

(UK also pull a face)

to make a strange expression with your facefor example to show that you do not like someone or something

poner mala cara

I was making silly faces to get the baby to laugh. Hice muecas para que el bebé se riera.

"This tastes horrible," said Tompulling a face at his glass.

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There was a look of intense concentration on her face.
The rain beat against her face as she struggled through the wind.
She had a look of utter devastation on her face.
She slapped him across the face.
It was so cold that he wrapped a scarf tightly around his face.

FRONT

[ C ]

the front or surface of an object

superficie cara fachada

the north face of a mountain la cara norte de una montaña

the west face of the building

[ C ]

the front of a clock or watch that has the numbers or marks that show what time it is

esfera

a watch face with Roman numerals una esfera de reloj con números romanos

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The north face of the Eiger is a very difficult climb.
She abseiled down the rock face.
When she received her prize I think I was the proudest parent on the face of the earth.
The postcard shows a view of the magnificently carved west face of the cathedral.
I rather like that watch with the square face and roman numerals.

RESPECT

C2 [ U ]

the respect and honour of others

prestigioapariencias

He thinks he would lose face if he admitted the mistake. Cree que perdería prestigio si admitiera el error.

She tried to save face by inventing a story about being overseas at the time.

Expresiones

be in someone's face
in your face
disappear off the face of the earth
keep a straight face
someone's face falls
the face of something
get out of my face!
have a face like the back end of a bus
in the face of something
on the face of it

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to someone's face

face

verb

/feɪs/ us

/feɪs/

DEAL WITH

B2 [ T ]

If you face a problemor a problem faces youyou have to deal with it.

encontrarse con

This is one of the many problems faced by working mothers. Este es uno de los muchos problemas a los que se enfrentan las madres trabajadoras.

Passengers could face long delays. Los pasajeros podrían sufrir largos retrasos.

You're faced with a very difficult choice there. Te enfrentas a una elección muy difícil.

B2 [ T ]

to accept that something unpleasant is true and start to deal with the situation

aceptar

I think Phil has to face the fact that she no longer loves him. Creo que Phil tiene que aceptar el hecho de que ella ya no lo ama.

We have to face facts here - we simply don't have enough money. Tenemos que enfrentarnos a los hechos: no tenemos suficiente dineroasí de simple.

He's dying but he refuses to face the truth. Se está muriendopero se niega a aceptar la realidad.

can't face something/doing something

to not want to do or deal with something unpleasant

no poder soportar la idea de (hacer) algo

I can't face walking up all those steps again.

I know I've got to tell her but I can't face it. Sé que tengo que decírselo pero no puedo soportar la idea de hacerlo.

C2 [ T ]

to deal with someone when the situation between you is difficult

enfrentar

She half hoped he would not find herthough she knew she would have to face him sooner or later. En parteella esperaba que él no la encontraraaunque sabía que tendría que enfrentarse con éltarde o temprano.

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Some of the leaders of the coup took their lives rather than face dishonour.
Teachers who fail to fall in line with the new regulations may face dismissal.
There's a law to protect refugees from forcible return to countries where they face persecution.
He is fighting extradition to Hong Kong to face trial on fraud charges.
I can't face the hassle of moving house again.

TURN TOWARDS

B1 [ I usually + adv/prep T ]

to turn or be turned towards something physically; to be opposite something

dar amirar hacia

The balcony faced towards the sea.

Our apartment faces south. Nuestro piso da al sur.

Their houses face each other across the street.

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He made towards the doorbut stopped and turned to face me.
The balcony faces west.
She turned around so that she was facing her opponent.
She wheeled round to face him and saw him take out a gun.
The window of their hotel room faced the sea.

BUILDING

[ T ]

If you face a buildingyou put an extra layer in front of what is already there.

revestir

The house was built of wood but faced in/with brick. La casa era de maderapero estaba revestida de ladrillo.

Expresiones

face the music

let's face it

Verbo frasal

face up to something

(Traducción de face del Cambridge English-Spanish Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Traducción of face | Diccionario GLOBAL Inglés-Español

face

noun [ countable ]

/feɪs/

the part of your body where your eyesnose mouth etc. are

cara [ feminine ] rostro [ masculine ]

his cute round face su linda cara redonda

She had a funny look on her face. Ella tenía una mirada divertida en su cara.

I could feel the heat on my face. Podía sentir el calor en mi cara.

She slapped/hit me in the face. Ella me abofeteó/golpeó en la cara.

sb’s expression

cara [ feminine ] rostro [ masculine ]

You should have seen her face when I told her! ¡Deberías haber visto su cara cuando se lo dije!

his happy/sad/grumpy etc. face su cara feliz/triste/gruñona etc.

used with adjectives to indicate a particular type of person

cara [ feminine ]

lots of famous faces at the party muchas caras famosas en la fiesta

not a familiar face in the room no hay ni una cara familiar en la habitación

the side of sth large

cara [ feminine ] fachada [ feminine ]

the cliff/rock face la cara del acantilado/de la roca

the north face of the mountain la cara norte de la montaña

one part of an idea

cara‎‏ ‏‎ [ feminine ]

the acceptable face of globalization la cara aceptable de la globalización

Sinónimo

aspect

the character of sth

rostro [ masculine ]

the changing face of medicine el rostro cambiante de la medicina

face down

lying in a position with your face looking at the ground

boca abajo bocabajo

Lie face down on the floor. Acuéstese boca abajo en el suelo.

face to face

(of two people) looking directly at each other

cara a cara frente a frente

They stood face to face. Se pusieron frente a frente.

dealing directly with sth difficult

cara a cara con

people who have come face to face with great danger personas que se han encontrado cara a cara con un gran peligro

face up

lying in a position with your face looking up

boca arriba bocarriba

He lay face up on the bed. Se acostó boca arriba en la cama.

in the face of sth

when forced to deal with sth difficult

ante frente a

People often panic in the face of change. Las personas a menudo entran en pánico ante el cambio.

lose face

to damage your reputation

quedar mal

make a face/make faces

to give your face a funny or disapproving expression

hacer una mueca hacer muecas

kids making faces at each other niños haciendo muecas el uno al otro

He tasted it and made a face. Lo probó e hizo una mueca.

save face

to avoid damaging your reputation

guardar las apariencias

to sb’s face

indicates that you say sth directly to sb

a la cara

I’m not afraid to tell him to his face. No tengo miedo de decírselo a la cara.

disappear/vanish off the face of the earth

emphasizes that sth cannot be found

desaparecer de la faz de la tierra

face

verb [ transitive ]

/feɪs/

to have the front turned toward

estar cara a dar a

The house faces North. La casa da al norte.

The two boys sat facing each other. Los dos muchachos se sentaron dándose la cara.

Turn the chair to face the wall. Gira la silla de cara a la pared.

to deal with or accept a difficult situation

afrontar ‎‏ ‏‎ enfrentarse

a species facing extinction una especie enfrentándose a la extinción

The company is faced with two problems. La empresa se enfrenta a dos problemas.

I can’t face listening to her stories again. No puedo afrontar volver a escuchar sus historias.

You’ll have to face the fact that he’s not coming back. Tendrás que afrontar el hecho de que no va a volver.

Face it

used to tell sb they must accept sth

ser realista

Let’s face itwe’re not rich. Seamos realistasno somos ricos.

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Thuseven if a homozygous hybrid genotype is fitterit may be very unlikely to be established in the face of gene flow and recombination.

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The sections have been photographed so that the lateral surface of the brain faces upwards with the ventrolateral edge of the brain to the left.

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In this situationvoters face a standard inference problem of predicting the unobservable type (whether competent or not) of the incumbent from the observable policy.

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But the great body of solar lines giveon the face of the returnsgreat difficulty in the relativity view.

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Soundsvisual imagesand faces remind the players of people or events of the past.

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It seems on the face of it rather unlikelybut all of the known examples do fit into this framework.

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For metalspar t of the laser-evaporated material can then be redeposited on the sur face in and around the ablation site.

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In approaching their prospectsnetwork marketers enjoy the privilege of exploiting the element of intimacy by reducing the potential threat to their prospects' negative face.

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