face

face
I 1. [feɪs]
nome
1) (of person) faccia f., viso m., volto m.; (of animal) muso m.

to punch sb. in the face — dare un pugno in faccia a qcn.

to slam the door in sb.'s face — sbattere la porta in faccia a qcn. (anche fig.)

to look sb. in the face — guardare qcn. in faccia (anche fig.)

I told him to his face that he was lazy — gli dissi in faccia che era pigro

face up, down — a faccia in su, in giù

2) (expression) aria f.

a long face — un muso lungo

to pull o make a face — fare le smorfie o boccacce

3) fig. (outward appearance)

to change the face of — cambiare il volto di [industry]

the changing face of Europe — il volto dell'Europa che cambia

on the face of it, it sounds easy — a prima vista, sembra facile

4) (dignity)

to lose, save face — perdere, salvare la faccia

5) (surface) (of clock, watch) quadrante m.; (of planet, gem, dice, coin, playing card) faccia f.; (of cliff, mountain, rock) parete f.; (of document) recto m.

to disappear o vanish off the face of the earth — colloq. sparire dalla faccia della terra

2.
aggettivo -faced in composti

sadface-d — dalla o con la faccia triste

••

to set one's face against sb., sth. — opporsi fermamente a qcn., qcs.

to have the face to do — BE colloq. avere la faccia tosta di fare

II 1. [feɪs]
verbo transitivo
1) (look towards) [person] stare, essere di fronte a [audience]; [room] dare su [park, beach]

to face north — [person] guardare a nord; [building] essere rivolto verso nord

facing our house, there is... — di fronte alla nostra casa, c'è

2) (confront) affrontare, fare fronte a [challenge, crisis]; dover pagare [fine]; essere prossimo a, essere sull'orlo di [redundancy, ruin]; trovarsi di fronte a, dover fare [choice]; fronteggiare, trovarsi di fronte a [rival, team]

to be faced with — trovarsi di fronte a [problem, decision]

to face sb. with — mettere qcn. di fronte a [truth, evidence]

3) (acknowledge)

face the facts — guarda in faccia la realtà

let's face it,... — parliamoci chiaro

4) (tolerate prospect)

I can't face him, doing — non ce la faccio a vederlo, a fare

he couldn't face the thought of eating — non sopportava l'idea di mangiare

5) (run the risk of) rischiare [fine, suspension]

to face doing — rischiare di fare

6) ing. rivestire, ricoprire [façade, wall] (with di)
7) tip. [photo, etc.] essere di fronte a [page]
2.
verbo intransitivo
1)

to face towards — [person] guardare o essere rivolto verso; [chair] essere girato o rivolto verso; [window, house] dare su [garden]

to face forward — guardare avanti (a sé)

to face o be facing backwards voltare la schiena, essere di spalle; to be facing up, down — essere a faccia in su, in giù

2) mil.

about face! — dietro front!

left face! — fronte a sinistr!

* * *
[feis] 1. noun
1) (the front part of the head, from forehead to chin: a beautiful face.) faccia, viso
2) (a surface especially the front surface: a rock face.) superficie
3) (in mining, the end of a tunnel etc where work is being done: a coal face.) fronte
2. verb
1) (to be opposite to: My house faces the park.) essere di fronte a, guardare verso
2) (to turn, stand etc in the direction of: She faced him across the desk.) affrontare
3) (to meet or accept boldly: to face one's fate.) affrontare
- facial
- facing
- facecloth
- facelift
- face-powder
- face-saving
- face value
- at face value
- face the music
- face to face
- face up to
- in the face of
- lose face
- make/pull a face
- on the face of it
- put a good face on it
- save one's face
* * *
I 1. [feɪs]
nome
1) (of person) faccia f., viso m., volto m.; (of animal) muso m.

to punch sb. in the face — dare un pugno in faccia a qcn.

to slam the door in sb.'s face — sbattere la porta in faccia a qcn. (anche fig.)

to look sb. in the face — guardare qcn. in faccia (anche fig.)

I told him to his face that he was lazy — gli dissi in faccia che era pigro

face up, down — a faccia in su, in giù

2) (expression) aria f.

a long face — un muso lungo

to pull o make a face — fare le smorfie o boccacce

3) fig. (outward appearance)

to change the face of — cambiare il volto di [industry]

the changing face of Europe — il volto dell'Europa che cambia

on the face of it, it sounds easy — a prima vista, sembra facile

4) (dignity)

to lose, save face — perdere, salvare la faccia

5) (surface) (of clock, watch) quadrante m.; (of planet, gem, dice, coin, playing card) faccia f.; (of cliff, mountain, rock) parete f.; (of document) recto m.

to disappear o vanish off the face of the earth — colloq. sparire dalla faccia della terra

2.
aggettivo -faced in composti

sadface-d — dalla o con la faccia triste

••

to set one's face against sb., sth. — opporsi fermamente a qcn., qcs.

to have the face to do — BE colloq. avere la faccia tosta di fare

II 1. [feɪs]
verbo transitivo
1) (look towards) [person] stare, essere di fronte a [audience]; [room] dare su [park, beach]

to face north — [person] guardare a nord; [building] essere rivolto verso nord

facing our house, there is... — di fronte alla nostra casa, c'è

2) (confront) affrontare, fare fronte a [challenge, crisis]; dover pagare [fine]; essere prossimo a, essere sull'orlo di [redundancy, ruin]; trovarsi di fronte a, dover fare [choice]; fronteggiare, trovarsi di fronte a [rival, team]

to be faced with — trovarsi di fronte a [problem, decision]

to face sb. with — mettere qcn. di fronte a [truth, evidence]

3) (acknowledge)

face the facts — guarda in faccia la realtà

let's face it,... — parliamoci chiaro

4) (tolerate prospect)

I can't face him, doing — non ce la faccio a vederlo, a fare

he couldn't face the thought of eating — non sopportava l'idea di mangiare

5) (run the risk of) rischiare [fine, suspension]

to face doing — rischiare di fare

6) ing. rivestire, ricoprire [façade, wall] (with di)
7) tip. [photo, etc.] essere di fronte a [page]
2.
verbo intransitivo
1)

to face towards — [person] guardare o essere rivolto verso; [chair] essere girato o rivolto verso; [window, house] dare su [garden]

to face forward — guardare avanti (a sé)

to face o be facing backwards voltare la schiena, essere di spalle; to be facing up, down — essere a faccia in su, in giù

2) mil.

about face! — dietro front!

left face! — fronte a sinistr!


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