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1 funereal expression of face

Общая лексика: "похоронный вид", мрачное выражение лица

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > funereal expression of face
2 with a saturnine expression of face

Макаров: с мрачным лицом

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > with a saturnine expression of face
3 the play of expression in face

Общая лексика: (smb.'s) смена выражений на (чьём-л.) лице, (smb.'s) смена выражения на (чьём-л.) лице

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > the play of expression in face
4 face

feis
1. noun
1) (the front part of the head, from forehead to chin: a beautiful face.) cara, rostro

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.) cara de trabajo

2. verb
1) (to be opposite to: My house faces the park.) estar enfrente de

2) (to turn, stand etc in the direction of: She faced him across the desk.) estar de cara, ponerse de cara

3) (to meet or accept boldly: to face one's fate.) afrontar

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- - faced
- 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

face¹ n

1. cara

she's got a pretty face tiene una cara bonita

2. esfera

a clock face una esfera de reloj

face² vb

1. dar a

the house faces west la casa da al oeste

2. mirar hacia

he sat down facing the door se sentó mirando hacia la puerta

3. ponerse de cara a

the boy had to face the wall el chico tuvo que ponerse de cara a la pared

to face facts afrontar la realidad

we must face facts, we are lost debemos afrontar la realidad, estamos perdidos

El gerundio de face se escribe facing

face

tr[feɪs]

noun

1 (of person) cara, rostro

■ she's got a lovely face tiene una cara muy bonita

2 (surface) superficie nombre femenino

3 (side) cara

4 (of card, coin) cara

5 (of dial) cuadrante nombre masculino

6 (of watch) esfera

7 figurative use (of earth) faz nombre femenino

■ he disappeared off the face of the earth desapareció de la faz de la tierra

8 (look) cara, expresión nombre femenino

■ he looked at me with a worried face me miró con cara de preocupación

transitive verb

1 (look towards) mirar hacia

■ she turned to face me se volvió hacia mí, se volvió para mirarme

■ everybody face the blackboard! ¡todo el mundo mira cara a la pizarra!

2 (look onto) mirar hacia, estar orientado,-a hacia, dar a

■ our house faces south nuestra casa está orientada hacia el sur

3 (be opposite to) estar enfrente de

■ the two children sat facing each other los dos niños estaban sentados cara a cara

4 (confront) presentarse, plantearse; (deal with) enfrentarse a

■ many difficulties faced him se le presentaron muchas dificultades

■ the problems facing this government seem insurmountable los problemas a los que se enfrenta este gobierno parecen insuperables

■ we must face facts tenemos que aceptar la realidad

■ he faces three charges of robbery se le acusa de tres delitos de robo

5 (tolerate) soportar

■ I can't face another day in this hotel no puedo soportar otro día en este hotel

■ she couldn't face the thought of seeing him again no soportaba la idea de volver a verlo

6 (cover - building) revestir ( with, de), recubrir ( with, de); (- material) forrar ( with, de)

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

face down (person, card) boca abajo

face to face cara a cara

face up (person, card) boca arriba

in the face of ante

let's face it seamos realistas, reconozcámoslo

on the face of it a primera vista

shut your face! ¡cierra el pico!

to face the music dar la cara

to have a long face andar con cara larga

to have the face to do something tener la cara de hacer algo

to keep a straight face mantenerse serio,-a, contener la risa

to look somebody in the face poder mirar a alguien en la cara

to lose face quedar mal

to make faces hacer muecas

to pull faces hacer muecas

to put on a brave face poner al mal tiempo buena cara

to save face salvar las apariencias

to say something to somebody's face decirle algo a alguien a la cara

to show one's face aparecer

■ he'll never show his face round here again no volverá a aparecer por aquí jamás

face cloth toallita

face cream crema facial

face flannel toallita

face pack mascarilla facial

face value valor nombre masculino nominal

face ['feɪs] v, faced ; facing vt

1) line: recubrir (una superficie), forrar (ropa)

2) confront: enfrentarse a, afrontar, hacer frente a

to face the music: afrontar las consecuencias

to face the facts: aceptar la realidad

3) : estar de cara a, estar enfrente de

she's facing her brother: está de cara a su hermano

4) overlook: dar a

face vi

: mirar (hacia), estar orientado (a)

face n

1) : cara f, rostro m

he told me to my face: me lo dijo a la cara

2) expression: cara f, expresión f

to pull a long face: poner mala cara

3) grimace: mueca f

to make faces: hacer muecas

4) appearance: fisonomía f, aspecto m

the face of society: la fisonomía de la sociedad

5) effrontery: desfachatez f

6) prestige: prestigio m

to lose face: desprestigiarse

7) front, side: cara f (de una moneda), esfera f (de un reloj), fachada f (de un edificio), pared f (de una montaña)

8) surface: superficie f, faz f (de la tierra), cara f (de la luna)

9)

in the face of despite: en medio de, en visto de, ante

face

n.

• cara s.f.

• fachada s.f.

• faz s.f.

• mueca s.f.

• pundonor s.m.

• rostro s.m.

• semblante s.m.

• visaje s.m.

face (s.o.) down

expr.

• hacerle frente (a alguien) expr.

v.

• acarear v.

• aceptar v.

• afrontar v.

• arrostrar v.

• carear v.

• encarar v.

• enfrentar v.

• mirar hacia v.

feɪs
I

noun

1) c

a) (of person, animal) cara f, rostro m

if your face doesn't fit... — si no le/les caes bien...

I'm not just a pretty face, you know! — (set phrase) no te creas que soy tan tonta

I must put my face on o 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 o stuff one's face — (colloq) atiborrarse de comida, ponerse* morado (Esp fam)

in the face of stiff opposition — en medio de or ante una fuerte oposición

to argue/shout until one is blue in the face — discutir/gritar hasta cansarse

to blow up in somebody's face — salir* mal

to fall flat on one's face — caerse* de bruces; ( blunder) darse* de narices

to fly in the face of something — 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 somebody's face a or en la cara; to show one's face aparecer*; to stare somebody in the face: the solution was staring me in the face — tenía la solución delante de las narices

b) ( person) cara f

a new face — una cara nueva

c) ( expression) cara f

to keep a straight face: I could hardly keep a straight face casi no podía aguantarme (de) la risa; to make o (BrE also) pull a face poner* mala cara; the children were making faces at each other los niños se hacían muecas; to put a brave face on it — poner(le)* al mal tiempo buena cara

2)

a) (appearance, nature) (no pl) fisonomía f

on the face of it — aparentemente

b) c ( aspect) aspecto m

c) u ( dignity)

to lose face — desprestigiarse, quedar mal

to save face — guardar las apariencias

loss of face — desprestigio m

3) c (of coin, medal, solid) cara f; (of clock, watch) esfera f, carátula f (Méx)

4) c ( of cliff) pared f

to disappear off the face of the earth — desaparecer* de la faz de la tierra

II
1.

transitive verb

1) ( 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 hotel faces the sea — el hotel está frente al mar

2) ( confront) enfrentarse a

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 something — estar* or verse* frente a or ante algo

let's face it, we have no alternative — seamos realistas, no nos queda otra alternativa

3)

a) ( be presented with) \<\<problem/increase\>\> enfrentarse

I face that problem every day — todos los días me encuentro con or me enfrento a un problema así

b) ( bear)

I can't face going through all that again — no podría volver a pasar por todo eso

I can't face food first thing in the morning — no puedo ni oler la comida temprano por la mañana

c) ( lie ahead of)

several problems face us — se nos presentan or se nos plantean varios problemas

4) ( Const) \<\<wall/surface\>\> recubrir*

2.

vi

the house faces north — la casa está orientada or da al norte

I was facing the other way — miraba para el otro lado

Phrasal Verbs:

- face down

- face up to

[feɪs]
1. N

1) (=part of body) cara f, rostro m

the wind was blowing in our faces — el viento soplaba de cara

• the bomb blew up in his face — la bomba estalló delante suyo

it all blew up in his face * — (fig) le salió el tiro por la culata *

• I could never look him in the face again — no tendría valor para mirarle a la cara de nuevo

• to say sth to sb's face — decirle algo a la cara a algn

I told him to his face — se lo dije a la cara

to bring sb face to face with sb — confrontar algn con algn

to bring two people face to face — poner a dos personas cara a cara, confrontar a dos personas

to come face to face with — [+ person] encontrarse cara a cara con; [+ problem, danger] enfrentarse con

• face up — boca arriba

- put a brave or good face on it

- get out of my face!

- lose face

- be off one's face

- put one's face on

- save face

- set one's face against sth

- show one's face

- shut your face!
blue 1., 1), egg 1., 1), laugh 2., plain 1., 1), pretty 1., 1), slap 1., stuff 2., 1)
2) (=expression) cara f, expresión f

a happy face — una cara alegre or de Pascua

• his face fell — puso cara larga

• a long face — una cara larga

• to make or pull faces (at sb) — hacer muecas (a algn)

to pull a (wry) face — poner mala cara
straight 1., 1)
3) (=person) cara f

there were plenty of familiar faces at the party — había muchas caras conocidas en la fiesta

we need some new or fresh faces on the team — el equipo necesita sangre nueva

4) (=surface) superficie f; [of dial, watch] esfera f; [of sundial] cuadrante m; [of mountain, cliff, coin, playing card] cara f; [of building] fachada f, frente m

- it's vanished off the face of the earth

5) (=aspect)

the unacceptable face of capitalism — los aspectos inadmisibles del capitalismo

the changing face of modern politics — la cambiante fisonomía de la política actual

6) (=effrontery) descaro m, cara f, caradura f

to have the face to do sth — tener el descaro de hacer algo

7) (=typeface) tipo m de imprenta

8) (in set expressions)

• face down(wards) — [person, card] boca abajo

• in the face of — [+ enemy] frente a; [+ threats, danger] ante; [+ difficulty] en vista de, ante

• on the face of it — a primera vista, a juzgar por las apariencias

• face up(ward) — [person, card] boca arriba

- fly in the face of reason

2. VT

1) (=be facing) [+ person, object] estar de cara a; (=be opposite) estar enfrente de

face the wall! — ¡ponte de cara a la pared!

turn it to face the fire — gíralo para que esté de cara al fuego

to sit facing the engine — estar sentado de frente a la locomotora

they sat facing each other — se sentaron uno frente al or enfrente del otro

- face both ways

2) [room, building]

a) (=overlook) dar a, tener vista a

my room faces the sea — mi cuarto da al mar

b) (=be opposite to) [+ building] estar enfrente de

the flat faces the Town Hall — el piso está enfrente del Ayuntamiento

3) (=confront) [+ enemy, danger, problem, situation] enfrentarse a; [+ consequences] hacer frente a, afrontar

many people are facing redundancy — muchas personas se ven enfrentadas al desempleo

I can't face him — (ashamed) no podría mirarle a los ojos

we are faced with serious problems — se nos plantean graves problemas

he faces a fine of £200 if convicted — le espera una multa de £200 si lo declaran culpable

he was faced with a class who refused to cooperate — se encontraba ante una clase que se negaba a cooperar

faced with the prospect of living on his own, he... — ante la perspectiva de vivir solo,...

• to face facts — aceptar los hechos or la realidad

to face the fact that... — reconocer que...

we will face him with the facts — le expondremos los hechos or la realidad

• let's face it! — ¡seamos realistas!, ¡reconozcámoslo!

- face the music

4) (=bear, stand)

• I can't face breakfast this morning — hoy no podría desayunar nada

I can't face this alone — no me veo capaz de enfrentar esto solo

I can't face changing jobs again — no me veo capaz de volver a cambiar de trabajo

5) (=clad) revestir

a wall faced with concrete — una pared revestida de hormigón

6) (Sew) (on inside) forrar; (on outside) recubrir

the hood is faced with silk — la capucha está forrada de seda

3. VI

1) [person, animal] (=look) mirar hacia; (=turn) volverse hacia

face this way! — ¡vuélvete hacia aquí!

right face! — (US) (Mil) ¡derecha!

about face! — (US) (Mil) ¡media vuelta!

2) [building]

which way does the house face? — ¿en qué dirección está orientada la casa?

it faces east/towards the east — da al este/mira hacia el este

4.

CPD

face card N — (US) figura f

face cloth N — = face flannel

face cream N — crema f para la cara

face flannel N — (Brit) toallita f; (=glove) manopla f (para lavarse la cara)

face mask N — mascarilla f
(Cosmetics) = face pack
face pack N — mascarilla f facial

face paint N — pintura ornamental para la cara

face painting N — (for children) pintura f facial

face powder N — polvos mpl para la cara

face scrub N — = facial scrub

face value N — [of coin, stamp] valor m nominal

- take sb at face value

I took his statement at (its) face value — tomé lo que dijo en sentido literal

- face down

- face on to

- face out

- face up to

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[feɪs]
I

noun

1) c

a) (of person, animal) cara f, rostro m

if your face doesn't fit... — si no le/les caes bien...

I'm not just a pretty face, you know! — (set phrase) no te creas que soy tan tonta

I must put my face on o 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 o stuff one's face — (colloq) atiborrarse de comida, ponerse* morado (Esp fam)

in the face of stiff opposition — en medio de or ante una fuerte oposición

to argue/shout until one is blue in the face — discutir/gritar hasta cansarse

to blow up in somebody's face — salir* mal

to fall flat on one's face — caerse* de bruces; ( blunder) darse* de narices

to fly in the face of something — 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 somebody's face a or en la cara; to show one's face aparecer*; to stare somebody in the face: the solution was staring me in the face — tenía la solución delante de las narices

b) ( person) cara f

a new face — una cara nueva

c) ( expression) cara f

to keep a straight face: I could hardly keep a straight face casi no podía aguantarme (de) la risa; to make o (BrE also) pull a face poner* mala cara; the children were making faces at each other los niños se hacían muecas; to put a brave face on it — poner(le)* al mal tiempo buena cara

2)

a) (appearance, nature) (no pl) fisonomía f

on the face of it — aparentemente

b) c ( aspect) aspecto m

c) u ( dignity)

to lose face — desprestigiarse, quedar mal

to save face — guardar las apariencias

loss of face — desprestigio m

3) c (of coin, medal, solid) cara f; (of clock, watch) esfera f, carátula f (Méx)

4) c ( of cliff) pared f

to disappear off the face of the earth — desaparecer* de la faz de la tierra

II
1.

transitive verb

1) ( 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 hotel faces the sea — el hotel está frente al mar

2) ( confront) enfrentarse a

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 something — estar* or verse* frente a or ante algo

let's face it, we have no alternative — seamos realistas, no nos queda otra alternativa

3)

a) ( be presented with) \<\<problem/increase\>\> enfrentarse

I face that problem every day — todos los días me encuentro con or me enfrento a un problema así

b) ( bear)

I can't face going through all that again — no podría volver a pasar por todo eso

I can't face food first thing in the morning — no puedo ni oler la comida temprano por la mañana

c) ( lie ahead of)

several problems face us — se nos presentan or se nos plantean varios problemas

4) ( Const) \<\<wall/surface\>\> recubrir*

2.

vi

the house faces north — la casa está orientada or da al norte

I was facing the other way — miraba para el otro lado

Phrasal Verbs:

- face down

- face up to

English-spanish dictionary > face
5 expression

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[English Word] expression

[Swahili Word] kauli

[Swahili Plural] kauli

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

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[English Word] expression

[Swahili Word] msemo

[Swahili Plural] misemo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Derived Word] sema

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[English Word] expression

[English Plural] expressions

[Swahili Word] neno

[Swahili Plural] maneno

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

[Related Words] nena

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[English Word] expression

[Swahili Word] usemi

[Swahili Plural] semi

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 11/10

[Derived Word] sema V

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[English Word] expression (manner of)

[Swahili Word] usemi

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] expression (of the face)

[Swahili Word] launi

[Part of Speech] noun

[Note] rare

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[English Word] expression (of the face)

[Swahili Word] sura

[Swahili Plural] sura

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[English Example] (s)he has a good expression (of face)

[Swahili Example] ana sura nzuri [Rec]

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[English Word] expression used to introduce a question

[Swahili Word] ama

[Part of Speech] interjection

[Swahili Definition] je

[English Example] question, is it true that the man went around naked was really the day he ran into his wife?

[Swahili Example] ama kweli siku anayokwenda uchi mtu, ndiyo siku anayokutana na mkwewe [Moh]

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[English Word] facial expression

[Swahili Word] uso

[Swahili Plural] nyuso

[Part of Speech] noun

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English-Swahili dictionary > expression
6 face

face [feɪs]

visage ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (c) figure ⇒ 1 (a) expression ⇒ 1 (b) apparence ⇒ 1 (c) façade ⇒ 1 (d) face ⇒ 1 (d)-(f) surface ⇒ 1 (f) faire face à ⇒ 2 (a)-(d) être menacé de ⇒ 2 (e) se présenter à ⇒ 2 (f) revêtir ⇒ 2 (g) se tourner ⇒ 3 (a) être orienté ⇒ 3 (b)

1 noun

(a) (part of body) visage m, figure f;

∎ a handsome face un beau visage;

∎ injuries to the face blessures fpl à la face ou au visage;

∎ I know that face je connais cette tête-là, cette tête me dit quelque chose;

∎ I have a good memory for faces j'ai une bonne mémoire des visages, je suis très physionomiste;

∎ she was lying face down or downwards elle était étendue à plat ventre ou face contre terre;

∎ she was lying face up or upwards elle était étendue sur le dos;

∎ he told her to her face what he thought of her il lui a dit en face ou sans ambages ce qu'il pensait d'elle;

∎ to look sb in the face regarder qn en face ou dans les yeux;

∎ figurative I'll never be able to look him in the face again! je n'oserai plus jamais le regarder en face!;

∎ familiar to put on one's face (put make-up on) se maquiller^□ ;

∎ familiar humorous he has a face only a mother could love ce n'est pas une beauté

(b) (expression) mine f, expression f;

∎ to make or to pull a face at sb faire une grimace à qn;

∎ to pull a funny face faire des simagrées, faire le singe;

∎ what a grumpy face! quel air renfrogné!;

∎ she put on a brave or bold face elle a fait bon visage ou bonne contenance;

∎ put a good or brave face on it vous n'avez qu'à faire ou faites contre mauvaise fortune bon cœur

(c) (appearance) apparence f, aspect m;

∎ it changed the face of the town cela a changé la physionomie de la ville;

∎ this is the ugly face of capitalism voici l'autre visage ou le mauvais côté du capitalisme;

∎ the face of Britain is changing le visage de la Grande-Bretagne est en train de changer;

∎ Communism with a human face le communisme à visage humain

(d) (front → of building) façade f, devant m; (→ of cliff) paroi f; (→ of mountain) face f

(e) Geometry face f

(f) (of clock, watch) cadran m; (of coin) face f; (of page) recto m; (of playing card) face f, dessous m; (of the earth) surface f; (of bat, golf club, tennis raquet) surface f de frappe; (of crystal) facette f, plan m; (of hammer) plat m;

∎ it fell face down/up (gen) c'est tombé du mauvais/bon côté; (card, coin) c'est tombé face en dessous/en dessus;

∎ figurative she has vanished off the face of the earth elle a complètement disparu de la circulation;

∎ my keys can't just have disappeared off the face of the earth! mes clés n'ont pas pu se volatiliser tout de même!

(g) British familiar (impudence) culot m, toupet m

(h) Mining front m de taille

(i) Typography (typeface) œil m; (font) fonte f

(j) (idioms)

∎ she laughed/shut the door in his face elle lui a ri/fermé la porte au nez;

∎ to lose/to save face perdre/sauver la face;

∎ to suffer a loss of face subir une humiliation;

∎ he set his face against our marriage il s'est élevé contre notre mariage;

∎ he won't show his face here again! il ne risque pas de remettre les pieds ici!;

∎ her plans blew up in her face tous ses projets se sont retournés contre elle;

∎ British familiar to be off one's face (drunk) être pété ou bourré; (on drugs) être défoncé

2 transitive verb

(a) (turn towards) faire face à;

∎ I turned and faced him je me retournai et lui fis face;

∎ face the wall tournez-vous vers le mur

(b) (be turned towards) faire face à, être en face de;

∎ he faced the blackboard il était face au ou faisait face au tableau;

∎ she was facing him elle était en face de lui;

∎ facing one another l'un en face de l'autre, en vis-à-vis;

∎ we were facing one another nous étions face à face, nous nous faisions face;

∎ to face the front regarder devant soi;

∎ a room facing the courtyard une chambre sur cour ou donnant sur la cour;

∎ the house faces south la maison est orientée ou exposée au sud;

∎ my chair faced the window ma chaise était ou faisait face à la fenêtre;

∎ two rows of seats facing one another deux rangées de sièges en vis-à-vis;

∎ facing page 9 en regard ou en face de la page 9

(c) (confront) faire face ou front à, affronter;

∎ he dared not face me il n'a pas osé me rencontrer face à face;

∎ to face sb with sth confronter qn à qch;

∎ to be faced with sth être obligé de faire face à ou être confronté à qch;

∎ I was faced with having to pay for the damage j'ai été obligé ou dans l'obligation de payer les dégâts;

∎ he was faced with a difficult choice il était confronté à un choix difficile;

∎ to be faced with a decision être confronté à une décision;

∎ faced with the evidence devant l'évidence, confronté à l'évidence;

∎ we'll just have to face the music il va falloir affronter la tempête ou faire front

(d) (deal with) faire face à;

∎ to face a problem faire face à ou s'attaquer à un problème;

∎ I can't face telling her je n'ai pas le courage de le lui dire;

∎ we must face facts il faut voir les choses comme elles sont;

∎ they won't face the fact that it's too late ils ne veulent pas se rendre à l'évidence et admettre qu'il est trop tard;

∎ let's face it, we're lost admettons-le, nous sommes perdus;

∎ face it, she's not coming back accepte-le, elle ne reviendra pas

(e) (risk → disaster) être menacé de; (→ defeat, fine, prison) encourir, risquer;

∎ she faces the possibility of having to move elle risque d'être obligée de déménager;

∎ faced with eviction, he paid his rent face à ou devant la perspective d'une expulsion, il a payé son loyer;

∎ thousands face unemployment des milliers de personnes sont menacés de chômage

(f) (of problem, situation) se présenter à;

∎ the problem facing us le problème qui se pose (à nous) ou devant lequel on se trouve;

∎ the difficulties facing the EC les difficultés que rencontre la CEE ou auxquelles la CEE doit faire face

(g) (cover) revêtir ( with de)

3 intransitive verb

(a) (turn) se tourner; (be turned) être tourné;

∎ she was facing towards the camera elle était tournée vers ou elle faisait face à l'appareil photo;

∎ American Military right face! à droite, droite!;

∎ American Military about face! demi-tour!

(b) (house, window) être orienté; (look over) faire face à, donner sur;

∎ a terrace facing south une terrasse orientée au sud;

∎ the terrace faces towards the mountain la terrasse donne sur la montagne;

∎ facing forwards (in bus, train) dans le sens de la marche;

∎ facing backwards dans le mauvais sens

4 in the face of preposition

∎ she succeeded in the face of fierce opposition elle a réussi malgré une opposition farouche;

∎ in the face of danger devant le danger;

∎ in the face of adversity face à l'adversité

5 on the face of it adverb

à première vue

6 face to face adverb

face à face;

∎ she brought him face to face with her father elle l'a confronté avec son père;

∎ it brought us face to face with the problem cela nous a mis directement devant le problème

►► American face amount (of bank note, traveller's cheque) valeur f nominale; (of stamp) valeur f faciale;

face card figure f (de jeu de cartes);

face cream crème f pour le visage;

British face flannel ≃ gant m de toilette;

familiar humorous face fungus poils mpl du visage^□ ;

Metallurgy face hardening trempe f superficielle;

face mask (cosmetic) masque m (de beauté); Sport masque m;

face pack masque m (de beauté);

face powder poudre f;

face scrub (cosmetic) exfoliant m;

Television & Cinema face shot plan m de visage;

American face time (meeting) = rencontre en face à face entre deux personnes (par opposition aux contacts par téléphone ou courrier électronique); (on TV) temps m de présence à l'écran;

∎ we need some face time to solve this il faut qu'on se voie pour régler ça;

face towel serviette f de toilette;

face value (of bank note, traveller's cheque) valeur f nominale; (of stamp) valeur f faciale;

∎ figurative I took her remark at face value j'ai pris sa remarque au pied de la lettre ou pour argent comptant;

∎ don't take him at face value ne le jugez pas sur les apparences

➲ face about intransitive verb

Military faire demi-tour

➲ face down separable transitive verb

tenir tête à

➲ face off intransitive verb

American Sport (teams) se rencontrer

➲ face on to inseparable transitive verb

(garden, street) donner sur

➲ face out separable transitive verb

British (problems, difficult situation) surmonter; (person) résister à;

∎ to face it out ne pas broncher

➲ face up to inseparable transitive verb

faire face à, affronter;

∎ he won't face up to the fact that he's getting older il ne veut pas admettre qu'il vieillit

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7 expression

expression n

1 ( phrase) expression f ; if you'll pardon the expression si vous me passez l'expression ;

2 ( look) expression f ; from her expression I knew she was sad j'ai compris à son expression qu'elle était triste ; there was a puzzled expression on her face elle avait l'air perplexe ; not a flicker of expression crossed his face il est demeuré impassible ;

3 ( utterance) expression f ; freedom of expression liberté f d'expression ; to give expression to one's fears/feelings exprimer ses craintes/sentiments ; beautiful beyond expression d'une beauté indescriptible ;

4 ( manifestation) gen expression f ; (of friendship, gratitude) témoignage m ; the riots are an expression of social unrest les émeutes sont l'expression du malaise social ; my feelings find their expression in music mes sentiments s'expriment dans la musique ; as an expression of my gratitude en témoignage de ma reconnaissance ;

5 ( feeling) expression f ; put some expression into your playing! sois un peu plus expressif! ; to read with expression lire avec le ton ;

6 Math expression f.

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8 face

face [feɪs]

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1. noun

2. transitive verb

3. intransitive verb

4. compounds

5. Phrasal Verbs

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1. noun

   a. [of person] visage m

• his face is familiar son visage me dit quelque chose

• injuries to the face blessures fpl au visage

• he won't show his face here again il ne remettra plus les pieds ici

• to go red in the face rougir

• I could never look him in the face again je ne pourrais plus jamais le regarder en face

• you're lying, it's written all over your face! (inf) tu mens, ça se lit sur ton visage !

• in the face of this threat face à cette menace

• it blew up in my face ça m'a explosé à la figure

• he told him so to his face il le lui a dit en face

• to come face to face with [+ person] se trouver nez à nez avec

• get out of my face! (inf!) fous-moi la paix ! (inf !)

   b. ( = front) he was lying face down il était à plat ventre

• he was lying face up il était allongé sur le dos

   c. ( = expression) mine f

• to make faces faire des grimaces

• to put a brave face on things faire bonne contenance

   d. ( = appearance) visage m

• the changing face of Malaysian politics le visage changeant de la politique malaise

• the unacceptable face of capitalism la face inacceptable du capitalisme

► on the face of it à première vue

   e. ( = person) (inf) a familiar face un visage familier

• we need some new faces on the team notre équipe a besoin de sang neuf

   f. [of mountain] face f

   g. ( = surface) [of playing card] face f ; [of clock] cadran m

• it fell face up/down [playing card, photo] elle est tombée face en dessus/en dessous

• to turn sth face up retourner qch

• he vanished off the face of the earth il a complètement disparu

   h. ( = prestige) to lose face (inf) perdre la face

2. transitive verb

   a. ( = look towards) faire face à

• he was facing me il me faisait face

• facing one another l'un en face de l'autre

• he was facing the wall il était face au mur

   b. ( = look out onto) [building] donner sur

   c. ( = confront) two problems faced them ils se trouvaient devant deux problèmes

• the economic difficulties facing the country les difficultés économiques que rencontre le pays

► faced with

• the government, faced with renewed wage demands... le gouvernement, confronté à de nouvelles revendications salariales...

• he was faced with a bill for £100 il se voyait obligé de payer une note de 100 livres

• he was faced with the prospect of doing it himself il risquait d'avoir à le faire lui-même

   d. ( = face up to) [+ problem] affronter ; [+ truth] regarder en face

• she faced the problem at last elle a enfin affronté le problème

• to face the music affronter la tempête

• to face facts se rendre à l'évidence

• she won't face the fact that he's not going to come back elle ne veut pas se rendre à l'évidence et admettre qu'il ne reviendra pas

• let's face it regardons les choses en face

► can't face

• I can't face doing it je n'ai pas le courage de le faire

• I can't face breakfast this morning je ne peux rien avaler ce matin

• I can't face the washing up je n'ai pas le courage de faire la vaisselle

   e. ( = risk incurring) risquer

• many people were facing redundancy beaucoup de gens risquaient d'être licenciés

   f. ( = appear before) affronter

• he seemed quite calm as he faced the press il semblait calme au moment d'affronter la presse

• he was summoned to face the judge il a été convoqué devant le juge

3. intransitive verb

   a. [person] faire face ( towards à)

   b. [house] être orienté

• a window facing south une fenêtre orientée au sud

• a room facing towards the sea une chambre donnant sur la mer

4. compounds

► face card noun (US) figure f

► face cloth noun ≈ gant m de toilette

► face cream noun crème f pour le visage

► face flannel noun (British) ≈ gant m de toilette

► face-lift noun lifting m

• to have a face-lift se faire faire un lifting

• to give a face-lift to [+ house] (exterior) ravaler la façade de ; (interior) retaper ; [+ political party, company] rajeunir l'image de

• the town has been given a face-lift la ville a fait peau neuve ► face mask noun masque m ; (Cosmetics) masque m (de beauté)

► face-off noun (Hockey) remise f en jeu ; (figurative) confrontation f

► face pack noun masque m (de beauté)

► face powder noun poudre f

► face-saving adjective

• it was a face-saving exercise on their part ils l'ont fait pour sauver la face ► face-to-face adjective face à face

► face value noun

• to take a statement at face value prendre une déclaration au pied de la lettre

• to take sb at face value juger qn sur les apparences

5. Phrasal Verbs

► face up to inseparable transitive verb faire face à

• to face up to the fact that... admettre que...

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[feɪs] 1.
noun

1) ( of person) visage m, figure f; ( of animal) face f

to slam the door/laugh in somebody's face — claquer la porte/rire au nez de quelqu'un

I told him to his face that he was lazy — je lui ai dit en face qu'il était paresseux

to be face up/down — [person] être sur le dos/ventre

2) ( expression) air m

to pull ou make a face — faire la grimace

you should have seen their faces! — tu aurais vu la tête qu'ils ont fait! (colloq)

3) fig ( outward appearance)

to change the face of — changer le visage de [industry]

the changing face of Europe — la face changeante de l'Europe

the acceptable face of capitalism — le bon côté du capitalisme

4) ( dignity)

to lose face — perdre la face

to save face — sauver la face

5) ( surface) (of clock, watch) cadran m; (of gem, dice) face f; ( of coin) côté m; ( of planet) surface f; (of cliff, mountain) face f; ( of rock) paroi f; ( of playing card) face f; ( of document) recto m

to disappear ou vanish off the face of the earth — (colloq) disparaître de la circulation

face up/down — à l'endroit/l'envers
2.
transitive verb

1) ( look towards) [person] faire face à; [building, room] donner sur

to face north/south — [person] regarder au nord/sud; [building] être orienté au nord/sud

facing our house, there is... — en face de notre maison, il y a...

2) ( confront) se trouver face à [challenge, crisis]; se voir contraint de payer [fine]; se trouver menacé de [defeat, redundancy]; être contraint de faire [choice]; affronter [attacker, rival, team]

to be faced with — se trouver confronté à [problem, decision]

faced with the prospect of having to resign — devant la perspective d'avoir à démissionner

to face somebody with — confronter quelqu'un à [truth, evidence]

3) ( 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) ( tolerate prospect)

I can't face doing — je n'ai pas le courage de faire

he couldn't face the thought of walking/eating — l'idée de marcher/manger lui était insupportable

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

6) Construction revêtir [façade, wall] ( with de)

7) ( in printing) [photo etc] être face à [page]
3.
intransitive verb

1)

to face towards — [person, chair] être tourné vers; [building, house] être en face de

to face forward — regarder devant soi

to face backwards — [person] tourner le dos

to be facing forward — [person] être de face

2) Military

about face! — demi-tour!

left face! — à gauche!
4.
in the face of prepositional phrase

1) ( despite) en dépit de [difficulties]

2) ( in confrontation with) face à, devant [opposition, enemy, danger]

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Phrasal Verbs:

- face up to

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to set one's face against — s'élever contre

English-French dictionary > face
9 ♦ face

♦ face /feɪs/
n.

1 faccia; viso; volto; muso ( d'animale): a round [pale] face, una faccia tonda [pallida]; un viso tondo [pallido]; a friendly [sad] face, una faccia amica [triste]; She had a puzzled expression on her face, aveva l'aria perplessa; The wind was blowing right in my face, il vento mi soffiava dritto in faccia; There were several new faces, c'erano diverse facce nuove; to laugh in sb. 's face, ridere in faccia a q.; to cross one's face, disegnarsi sul viso di q.; Her face lit up, le si rischiarò il viso

2 faccia; espressione; aria: with a cheerful face, con la faccia allegra; long face, faccia seria; faccia lunga; muso; to pull a long face, fare la faccia lunga; fare il broncio

3 smorfia; boccaccia: to make a face, fare una smorfia; to make (o to pull) faces at sb., fare le boccacce (o le smorfie) a q.

4 aspetto ( di cosa, situazione, ecc.); faccia: This'll change the face of the neighbourhood, questo cambierà l'aspetto del quartiere; to put a new face on st., conferire (o dare) un aspetto nuovo a qc.; cambiare qc.

5 [u] faccia tosta; impudenza; sfacciataggine; (bel) coraggio: to have the face to do st., avere la faccia tosta di fare qc.

6 faccia; superficie: A cube has six faces, il cubo ha sei facce; on the face of the earth, sulla faccia della terra

7 quadrante ( d'orologio): clock face, quadrante

8 (edil.) facciata; faccia; fronte

9 ( di stoffa) diritto; ( di un documento) recto

10 ( di monte) parete

11 (ind. min.) fronte: the coal face, la fronte del carbone

12 (tipogr.) faccia; occhio

13 (mecc.: di utensile) faccia; taglio

14 ( slang) bocca; becco: to open one's face, parlare; Shut your face!, taci!; chiudi il becco!

15 ( slang) persona assai nota; personaggio; celebrità

16 ( slang USA) (uomo) bianco

● face-ache, nevralgia facciale; (fig. fam.) brutta faccia, brutto muso; faccia da funerale □ (fam.) a face as long as a fiddle, una faccia da funerale □ ( USA) face card, figura ( delle carte da gioco); (fig. fam.) personaggio importante □ (miner.) face-centred, a facce centrate □ ( cosmesi) face cream, crema per il viso □ face down, a faccia in giù; bocconi, prono; ( di carta da gioco) coperta □ (GB) face flannel ► facecloth □ (mecc.) face gear, ingranaggio (o ruota dentata) frontale □ (fam. GB) a face like the end of a bus, faccia sgradevole (spec. di donna) □ face lathe, tornio per spianatura □ face-lift (o face-lifting), ( cosmesi, med.) plastica facciale; lifting, ritidectomia; (fig.) restauro, rifacimento, maquillage (franc.), modernizzazione, svecchiamento □ a face like thunder, una faccia scura; un'espressione furibonda □ face mask, maschera di protezione; ( cosmesi, USA) maschera di bellezza □ (archit.) face of the arch, fronte dell'arco □ ( sport) face of the goal, specchio della porta □ ( cosmesi) face pack, maschera di bellezza □ face paint, pittura per la faccia □ face painting, il dipingersi la faccia (per decorazione, rito, gioco, ecc.) □ ( cosmesi) face powder, cipria □ face-saver, espediente (o gesto, risultato, ecc.) che salva la faccia □ face-saving, (sost.) il salvare la faccia; (agg.) che salva la faccia, onorevole □ (tecn.) face shield, visiera di protezione ( per saldatori, ecc.) □ face to face (with), (a) faccia a faccia (con); di fronte (a); a quattr'occhi (con); a tu per tu (con): to come face to face with st., trovarsi di fronte a qc.; sperimentare qc. di persona; a face-to-face meeting, un incontro faccia a faccia □ face up, a faccia in su; supino; ( di carta da gioco) scoperta □ (fam. USA) face time, periodo di contatto diretto, di rapporto faccia a faccia ( tra superiori e inferiori) □ (psic.) face validity, validità esteriore (o di facciata) □ face value, (fin.) valore nominale (o facciale) ( di moneta, banconota, ecc.); (fig.) valore apparente, apparenza; to take st. at (its) face value, prendere qc. per quello che sembra; giudicare qc. dall'aspetto; prendere qc. alla lettera □ ( slang USA) to chew face, baciarsi □ (fam.) to crack one's face, sorridere □ (fam.) to do one's face, truccarsi; rifarsi il trucco □ His face fell, ha fatto una faccia ( per la delusione); c'è rimasto male □ to fly in the face of, sfidare; andare contro: to fly in the face of all logic, sfidare ogni logica □ (fam. USA) to get out of sb. 's face, levarsi di torno; togliersi di mezzo □ in the face of, davanti a; di fronte a; ( anche) nonostante, a dispetto di: to show calm in the face of difficulties, mostrare calma davanti alle difficoltà; The motion passed in the face of strong opposition, la mozione è passata nonostante una forte opposizione □ ( slang USA) In your face!, va' al diavolo; bèccati questo!; tiè! □ (fam.) in your face (attr. in-your-face), aggressivo; vistoso; provocatorio; sfacciato □ to keep a firm face, mantenere la calma e la sicurezza □ to keep a straight face, trattenersi dal ridere; restare serio □ to look sb. in the face, guardare q. in faccia; (fig.) guardare bene in faccia q. □ to lose (one's) face, perdere la faccia □ (fam.: spec. di donna) not just a pretty face, non solo carina; che ha anche un cervello □ on one's face, a faccia in giù; bocconi; disteso: to fall on one's face, cadere a faccia in giù; cadere disteso □ on the face of it, a prima vista; a giudicare dalle apparenze; a quanto pare □ to put a brave (o bold o good) face on st., fare buon viso a qc.; reagire con coraggio a qc.; prendere con filosofia qc. □ to set one's face against, opporsi a; contrastare; resistere a □ to save (one's) face, salvare la faccia □ to set one's face against st., opporsi a qc. □ to show one's face, mostrare la faccia; farsi vedere; comparire □ (fam.) to stuff one's face, rimpinzarsi; ingozzarsi; abboffarsi □ (fig.) to throw st. in sb. 's face, rinfacciare qc. a q. □ to sb. 's face, in faccia a q.; in presenza di q.: I told him to his face, glielo dissi in faccia; to criticize sb. to his face, criticare q. in sua presenza.
♦ (to) face /feɪs/
A v. t.

1 essere (o stare o mettersi) di fronte a; guardare verso; essere rivolto a; fronteggiare: Our hotel faced the church, il nostro albergo era di fronte alla chiesa; to face east, essere rivolto a est; guardare verso est; to face north, essere rivolto a nord; to face south, essere esposto a mezzogiorno; essere rivolto a sud; to face west, essere esposto a ovest; the building facing you, l'edificio di fronte a voi (o che avete di fronte); We stood facing each other, eravamo uno di fronte all'altro; the windows facing the lake, le finestre prospicienti al (o che danno sul) lago; I was ordered to stand facing the wall, mi è stato ordinato di mettermi con la faccia al muro; the picture facing p. 45, l'illustrazione di fronte a p. 45

2 avere di fronte; trovarsi di fronte; dover affrontare; dover far fronte a; avere la prospettiva di: the dilemma we are facing, il dilemma che abbiamo di fronte; I felt nervous about facing him, ero agitato all'idea di doverlo affrontare; the tasks faced by teachers, i compiti che gli insegnanti si trovano di fronte (o devono affrontare); He faces up to a three years in prison, gli si prospettano (o rischia) fino a tre anni di prigione; to face trial, essere processato

3 affrontare; far fronte a: She stood and faced him angrily, lei si alzò e lo affrontò furiosa; to face the press, affrontare la stampa

4 affrontare; accettare; guardare in faccia: to face facts, affrontare le cose come stanno; accettare la realtà dei fatti; to face the truth, affrontare la verità; guardare in faccia la realtà; to face a problem, affrontare un problema

5 (edil.) ricoprire; rivestire: a wall faced with mirrors, una parete rivestita di specchi

6 ( sartoria) guarnire; rinforzare

7 (mecc.) sfacciare; spianare; tornire in piano

8 voltare ( una carta da gioco) a faccia in su

B v. i.

1 affacciarsi (su); essere rivolto (a); guardare (verso): The houses face on to a canal, le case si affacciano su un canale

2 (mil.) voltarsi; girarsi: Left [Right] face!, fronte sinistr [destr]!

● (fig.) to face the music, affrontare le conseguenze ( di ciò che si è fatto) □ Let's face it!, ammettiamolo!; siamo sinceri!; diciamo la verità!

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ face
10 face

face

A n

1 Anat, gen ( of person) visage m, figure f ; ( 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 ○ hum se maquiller ;

2 ( expression) 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 ou 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 ○ ! ; you should have seen their faces! tu aurais vu la tête qu'ils ont fait ○ ! ;

3 fig ( outward appearance) to change the face of changer le visage de [industry, countryside] ; 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 ( 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 ○ GB ( nerve) culot ○ m, audace f ; they had the face to ask for more money! ils ont eu le culot ○ de redemander de l'argent! ;

6 ( dial) (of clock, watch) cadran m ;

7 ( surface) (of gem, dice) face f ; ( of coin) côté m ; ( of planet) surface f ; the largest island on the face of the earth ou globe la plus grande île du monde ; to disappear ou vanish off the face of the earth ○ [person, keys] disparaître de la circulation ; the hidden face of the moon la face cachée de la lune ;

8 Geol (of cliff, mountain) face f ; ( of rock) paroi f ; ( of mineral seam) face f ;

9 ( printed surface) ( of playing card) face f ; ( of document) recto m ; face up/down à l'endroit/l'envers ;

10 Print œil m.

B in the face of prep phr

1 ( despite) en dépit de [overwhelming odds] ;

2 ( in confrontation with) face à, devant [opposition, enemy, danger].

C vtr

1 ( look towards) [person] faire face à [person, audience] ; [building, room] donner sur [park, beach] ; to face north/south [person] regarder au nord/sud ; [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 ( confront) se trouver face à [challenge, crisis] ; se voir contraint de payer [fine] ; se trouver menacé de [defeat, redundancy, ruin] ; être contraint de faire [choice] ; être contraint de prendre [decision] ; affronter [attacker] ; se retrouver face à [rival, team] ; to be faced with se trouver confronté à [problem, decision] ; 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 qch ; faced with the prospect of having to resign/move house devant la perspective d'avoir à démissionner/déménager ; to face sb with confronter qn à [truth, evidence] ; 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 ( 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 ( 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 ( run the risk of) risquer [fine, suspension] ; you face spending 20 years in jail vous risquez vingt ans de prison ;

6 Sewing ( reinforce) mettre des parements à [armhole] ; ( trim) mettre des revers à [cuff, jacket] ;

7 Constr revêtir [façade, wall] (with de) ;

8 Print, Publg [photo etc] être face à [page].

D vi

1 to face towards [person] regarder [camera, audience] ; [chair] être tourné vers [fire] ; [window, house] donner sur [street, garden] ; 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 Mil about face! demi-tour! ; left face! à gauche!

Idioms

in your face ○ ! US bien fait pour toi! ; to feed ou fill ou stuff one's face ○ s'empiffrer ○ (with de) ; to set one's face against sth s'élever contre qch.

Phrasal verbs

■ face down US:

▶ face [sb] down intimider.

■ face out:

▶ face [sb] out tenir tête à [opponent, critic] ;

▶ face [sth] out faire front à [criticism].

■ face up:

▶ face up to [sth] faire face à [problem, responsibilities, fears] ;

▶ face up to [sb] affronter.

Big English-French dictionary > face
11 expression

noun

Ausdruck, der

the expression on his face, his facial expression — sein Gesichtsausdruck

full of/without expression — ausdrucksvoll/-los

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[-ʃən]

noun

1) (a look on one's face that shows one's feelings: He always has a bored expression on his face.) der Ausdruck

2) (a word or phrase: `Dough' is a slang expression for `money`.) der Ausdruck

3) ((a) showing of thoughts or feelings by words, actions etc: This poem is an expression of his grief.) der Ausdruck

4) (the showing of feeling when eg reciting, reading aloud or playing a musical instrument: Put more expression into your playing!) der Ausdruck

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ex·pres·sion

[ɪkˈspreʃ^ən, ekˈ-]

n

1. no pl (showing) Ausdruck m, Äußerung f

\expression of individuality Ausdruck m von Individualität

to find \expression in sth in etw dat seinen Ausdruck finden

to give \expression to sth etw zum Ausdruck bringen, etw dat Ausdruck verleihen geh

2. (demonstration) Ausdruck m kein pl, Zeichen nt

as an \expression of his love zum Zeichen seiner Liebe

an \expression of gratitude/sympathy ein Ausdruck m [o Zeichen nt] der Dankbarkeit/Sympathie

3. no pl (oral communication) Äußerung f

freedom of \expression Freiheit f der Meinungsäußerung

mode of \expression Ausdrucksweise f

4. (phrase) Ausdruck m, Wendung f

5. (facial look) [Gesichts]ausdruck m, Miene f

I could tell from her \expression that... ich konnte es ihrem Gesicht ansehen, dass...

to have a glum \expression ein mürrisches [o SCHWEIZ a. hässiges] Gesicht machen fam

6. (emotion) Gefühlsausdruck m, [Gefühls]regung f

without \expression ausdruckslos

7. no pl MUS Ausdruck m, Gefühl nt

with great \expression sehr ausdrucksvoll

8. MATH Ausdruck m

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[Ik'spreSən]
n

1) (= expressing of opinions, friendship, affection, joy) Äußerung f, Ausdruck m

as an expression of our gratitude — zum Ausdruck unserer Dankbarkeit

to give expression to sth — etw zum Ausdruck bringen

from Cairo came expressions of regret at the attack — Kairo brachte Bedauern über den Angriff zum Ausdruck

popular discontent which found expression in acts of violence — allgemeine Unzufriedenheit, die sich in Gewalttaten äußerte

2) (= feeling in music, art etc) Ausdruck m

you need to put more expression into it — Sie müssen das ausdrucksvoller spielen

to play sth with expression — etw ausdrucksvoll spielen

3) (= phrase etc) Ausdruck m

4) (of face) (Gesichts)ausdruck m

you could tell by his expression that... — man konnte an seinem Gesichtsausdruck erkennen, dass...

a face devoid of expression — ein ausdrucksloses Gesicht

5) (MATH) Ausdruck m

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expression [ıkˈspreʃn] s

1. Auspressen n

2. fig Ausdruck m, Äußerung f:

find expression in sich ausdrücken oder äußern in (dat), seinen Niederschlag finden in (dat);

give expression to sth einer Sache Ausdruck verleihen;

beyond ( oder past) expression unsagbar

3. Redensart f, Ausdruck m

4. Ausdrucksweise f, Diktion f

5. Ausdruck(skraft) m(f):

with expression mit Gefühl, ausdrucksvoll

6. (Gesichts) Ausdruck m:

a serious expression on one’s face ein ernster Gesichtsausdruck

7. Tonfall m

8. MATH Ausdruck m, Formel f

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noun

Ausdruck, der

the expression on his face, his facial expression — sein Gesichtsausdruck

full of/without expression — ausdrucksvoll/-los

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n.

Ausdruck -¨e m.

Redensart f.

Äußerung -en f.

English-german dictionary > expression
12 expression

- ʃən

noun

1) (a look on one's face that shows one's feelings: He always has a bored expression on his face.) expresión

2) (a word or phrase: `Dough' is a slang expression for `money`.) expresión

3) ((a) showing of thoughts or feelings by words, actions etc: This poem is an expression of his grief.) expresión

4) (the showing of feeling when eg reciting, reading aloud or playing a musical instrument: Put more expression into your playing!) expresión

expression n expresión

expression

tr[ɪk'spreʃən]

noun

1 (gen) expresión nombre femenino; (manifestation) manifestación nombre femenino

■ freedom of expression libertad de expresión

■ it's a slang expression es una expresión coloquial

■ did you see the expression on her face? ¿has visto la expresión de su cara?

■ this painting is an expression of the artist's pain este cuadro expresa el dolor del artista

■ she plays with real expression toca con mucho sentimiento

2 SMALLMATHEMATICS/SMALL expresión nombre femenino

expression [ɪk'sprɛʃən, ɛk-] n

1) utterance: expresión f

freedom of expression: libertad de expresión

2) : expresión f (en la matemática)

3) phrase: frase f, expresión f

4) look: expresión f, cara f, gesto m

with a sad expression: con un gesto de tristeza

expression

n.

• expresión s.f.

• locución s.f.

• mirada s.f.

• semblante s.m.

• vocablo s.m.

ɪk'spreʃən
noun

1)

a) ( of feelings) expresión f

to give expression to something — expresar algo

to find expression in something — expresarse a través de algo

freedom of expression — libertad f de expresión

b) ( of face) expresión f

2) ( Ling) expresión f

[ɪks'preʃǝn]
N (gen, facial) expresión f ; (=feeling) expresión f ; (=token) señal f ; (Ling) frase f, expresión f
she had a puzzled expression on her face — había una expresión de perplejidad en su rostro

as an expression of gratitude — en señal de agradecimiento or gratitud

if you'll pardon the expression — con perdón de la expresión

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[ɪk'spreʃən]
noun

1)

a) ( of feelings) expresión f

to give expression to something — expresar algo

to find expression in something — expresarse a través de algo

freedom of expression — libertad f de expresión

b) ( of face) expresión f

2) ( Ling) expresión f

English-spanish dictionary > expression
13 face

1. noun
1) Gesicht, das

wash one's face — sich (Dat.) das Gesicht waschen

go blue in the face — (with cold) blau im Gesicht werden

go red or purple in the face — (with exertion or passion or shame) rot im Gesicht werden

the stone struck me in the face — der Stein traf mich ins Gesicht

bring A and B face to face — A und B einander (Dat.) gegenüberstellen

meet somebody face to face — jemanden persönlich kennen lernen

come or be brought face to face with somebody — mit jemandem konfrontiert werden

come face to face with the fact that... — vor der Tatsache stehen, dass...

in [the] face of something — (despite) trotz

slam the door in somebody's face — jemandem die Tür vor der Nase zuknallen (ugs.)

fall [flat] on one's face — (lit. or fig.) auf die Nase fallen (ugs.)

look somebody/something in the face — jemandem/einer Sache ins Gesicht sehen

show one's face — sich sehen od. blicken lassen

tell somebody to his face what... — jemandem [offen] ins Gesicht sagen, was...

till one is blue in the face — bis man verrückt wird (ugs.)

save one's face — das Gesicht wahren od. retten

lose face [with somebody] [over something] — das Gesicht [vor jemandem] [wegen etwas] verlieren

make or pull a face/faces [at somebody] — (to show dislike) ein Gesicht/Gesichter machen od. ziehen; (to amuse or frighten) eine Grimasse/Grimassen schneiden

don't make a face! — mach nicht so ein Gesicht!

on the face of it — dem Anschein nach

put a brave face on it — gute Miene zum bösen Spiel machen

2) (front) (of mountain, cliff) Wand, die; (of building) Stirnseite, die; (of clock, watch) Zifferblatt, das; (of coin, medal, banknote, playing card) Vorderseite, die; (of golf club, cricket bat, hockey stick, tennis racket) Schlagfläche, die

3) (surface)

the face of the earth — die Erde

disappear off or from the face of the earth — spurlos verschwinden

4) (Geom.; also of crystal, gem) Fläche, die

5) see academic.ru/77333/typeface">typeface. See also face down; face up
2. transitive verb
1) (look towards) sich wenden zu

somebody faces the front — jemand sieht nach vorne

[stand] facing one another — sich (Dat.) od. (meist geh.) einander gegenüber [stehen]

the window faces the garden/front — das Fenster geht zum Garten/zur Straße hinaus

sit facing the engine — (in a train) in Fahrtrichtung sitzen

2) (fig.): (have to deal with) ins Auge sehen (+ Dat.) [Tod, Vorstellung]; gegenübertreten (+ Dat.) [Kläger]; sich stellen (+ Dat.) [Anschuldigung, Kritik]; stehen vor (+ Dat.) [Ruin, Entscheidung]

face trial for murder, face a charge of murder — sich wegen Mordes vor Gericht verantworten müssen

3) (not shrink from) ins Auge sehen (+ Dat.) [Tatsache, Wahrheit]; mit Fassung gegenübertreten (+ Dat.) [Kläger]

face the music — (fig.) die Suppe auslöffeln (ugs.)

let's face it — (coll.) machen wir uns (Dat.) doch nichts vor (ugs.)

4)

be faced with something — sich einer Sache (Dat.) gegenübersehen

faced with these facts — mit diesen Sachen konfrontiert

5) (coll.): (bear) verkraften
3. intransitive verb
face forwards/backwards — [Person, Bank, Sitz:] in/entgegen Fahrtrichtung sitzen/aufgestellt sein

in which direction was he facing? — in welche Richtung blickte er?

stand facing away from somebody — mit dem Rücken zu jemandem stehen

face away from the road/on to the road/east[wards] or to[wards] the east — [Fenster, Zimmer:] nach hinten/vorn/Osten liegen

the side of the house faces to[wards] the sea — die Seite des Hauses liegt zum Meer

Phrasal Verbs:

- face up to

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[feis] 1. noun
1) (the front part of the head, from forehead to chin: a beautiful face.) das Gesicht

2) (a surface especially the front surface: a rock face.) die Oberfläche

3) (in mining, the end of a tunnel etc where work is being done: a coal face.) die Wand
2. verb
1) (to be opposite to: My house faces the park.) gegenüberliegen

2) (to turn, stand etc in the direction of: She faced him across the desk.) ansehen

3) (to meet or accept boldly: to face one's fate.) ins Auge sehen

•

- -faced
- 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
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face

[feɪs]

I. n

1. ( also fig: countenance) Gesicht nt a. fig; (expression) Miene f

I don't want to see your \face here again! ( fam) ich will dich hier nie wieder sehen!

the expression on her \face showed her disappointment die Enttäuschung stand ihr ins Gesicht geschrieben

to have a puzzled expression on one's \face ein ratloses Gesicht machen

to have a smile on one's \face lächeln

to keep a smile on one's \face [immerzu] lächeln

to put a smile on sb's \face jdn zum Lächeln bringen

with a \face like thunder mit finsterer Miene

to have a \face like thunder finster dreinblicken

to go blue/green/red in the \face [ganz] blau/grün/rot im Gesicht werden

with a fierce/friendly \face mit grimmiger/freundlicher Miene

with a happy/smiling \face mit strahlender Miene

to pull a long \face ein langes Gesicht machen [o ziehen]

a sad \face eine traurige Miene, ein trauriges Gesicht

to pull a sad \face ein trauriges Gesicht machen

to show one's true \face sein wahres Gesicht zeigen

\face down/up mit dem Gesicht nach unten/oben

to do one's \face ( fam) sich akk schminken

to look sb in the \face jdm in die Augen schauen

to make [or pull] \faces Grimassen schneiden

to make [or pull] a \face das Gesicht verziehen

she made a \face of disgust sie verzog angewidert das Gesicht

to shut the door in sb's \face jdm die Tür vor der Nase zuschlagen

to tell sth to sb's \face jdm etw ins Gesicht sagen

\face to \face von Angesicht zu Angesicht

2. of a building Fassade f; of a cliff, mountain Wand f; of a clock, watch Zifferblatt nt; of a card, coin Bildseite f

place the cards \face down/up on the table legen Sie die Karten mit der Bildseite nach unten/oben auf den Tisch

north \face of a building Nordseite f; of a mountain Nordwand f

3. (surface) Oberfläche f

4. ( fig: appearance) Gesicht nt fig; (aspect) Seite f

Britain has many \faces Großbritannien hat viele Gesichter

poor quality is the unacceptable \face of increased productivity schlechte Qualität ist die Kehrseite [o Schattenseite] erhöhter Produktivität

5. no pl (reputation) Gesicht nt fig

to lose/save \face das Gesicht verlieren/wahren

6. no pl (presence) Angesicht nt

▪ in the \face of sth (in view of) angesichts einer S. gen; (despite) trotz einer S. gen

she left home in the \face of strong opposition from her parents sie ist trotz starken Widerstands vonseiten ihrer Eltern ausgezogen

he maintained, in the \face of all the facts, that he had told the truth obwohl alle Tatsachen dagegen sprachen, behauptete er, die Wahrheit gesagt zu haben

to show courage in the \face of the enemy Mut vor dem Feind zeigen

in the \face of adversity angesichts der widrigen Umstände

in the \face of danger/death im Angesicht der Gefahr/des Todes

7. no pl ( fam: cheek)

to have the \face to do sth die Unverfrorenheit [o Stirn] haben, etw zu tun

8. TYPO Schrift f, Schriftbild nt

9. MIN Abbaustoß m fachspr

to work at the \face vor Ort arbeiten

10.

▶ to disappear [or be wiped] off the \face of the earth wie vom Erdboden verschluckt sein

▶ sb's \face drops [or falls] jd ist sichtlich enttäuscht

her \face fell when she opened the letter sie war sichtlich enttäuscht, als sie den Brief öffnete

▶ sb's \face fits BRIT ( fam) jd ist allem Anschein nach der/die Richtige

▶ get out of my \face! AM (sl) lass mich in Frieden [o Ruhe]!

▶ to have a \face like the back [end] of a bus ( fam) potthässlich sein fam

▶ to be in sb's \face AM (sl: impede) jdm in die Quere kommen fam; (bother) jdm auf den Geist gehen fam

▶ to be off one's \face ( fig sl: drunk and/or high on drugs) zu sein sl

▶ on the \face of it auf den ersten Blick, oberflächlich betrachtet

▶ to put a brave \face on it, to put on a brave \face gute Miene zum bösen Spiel machen

▶ to set one's \face against sth sich akk gegen etw akk wenden

▶ to show one's \face sich akk blicken lassen

▶ to struggle to keep a straight \face sich dat nur mit Mühe das Lachen verkneifen können

▶ to wash one's \face (sl) in die Schwarzen rutschen fam

II. vt

1. (look towards) person

▪ to \face sb/sth sich akk jdm/etw zuwenden, zu jdm/etw blicken; (sit opposite)

▪ to \face [or sit facing] sb jdm gegenübersitzen

▪ to \face [or sit facing] sth mit dem Gesicht zu etw dat sitzen; (stand opposite)

▪ to \face [or stand facing] sb jdm gegenüberstehen

she sat down facing me sie setzte sich mir gegenüber

please \face me when I'm talking to you schau mich bitte an, wenn ich mit dir rede

to \face the audience sich dem Publikum zuwenden akk

to sit facing the engine [or front] in Fahrtrichtung sitzen

2.

▪ to \face sth (point towards) object zu etw dat [hin] zeigen [o gerichtet sein]; (be situated opposite) building gegenüber etw dat liegen

the school \faces the church die Schule liegt gegenüber der Kirche

our houses \face each other unsere Häuser liegen einander gegenüber

3. (look onto) room, window

to \face the garden/sea/street auf den Garten/das Meer/die Straße [hinaus]gehen; garden, house

to \face the mountains/sea auf die Berge/das Meer blicken

to \face the street zur Straße [hin] liegen

we are looking for a house facing the market square wir suchen ein Haus mit Blick auf den Marktplatz

4. (be confronted with)

▪ to \face sth sich akk etw dat gegenübersehen, etw dat gegenüberstehen

to \face a charge angeklagt sein

to \face a charge of theft sich akk wegen Diebstahls vor Gericht verantworten müssen

to \face criticism Kritik ausgesetzt sein

to \face death dem Tod ins Auge sehen

to \face a difficult situation mit einer schwierigen Situation konfrontiert sein

5. (confront)

▪ to \face sb with sth jdn mit etw dat konfrontieren

to be \faced with one's past/the truth mit seiner Vergangenheit/der Wahrheit konfrontiert werden

they are \faced with financial penalties sie müssen mit Geldstrafen rechnen

6. (require the attention of)

▪ to \face sb question sich akk jdm stellen

the main problem facing us is how... wir stehen hauptsächlich vor dem Problem, wie...

▪ to be \faced by sth vor etw dat stehen, sich akk etw dat gegenübersehen

we were \faced by a flooded cellar wir standen vor einem überfluteten Keller

7. (accept, deal with)

to \face the criticism sich akk der Kritik stellen

to \face death/the facts dem Tod/den Tatsachen ins Auge sehen [o blicken]

let's \face facts [or it] machen wir uns doch nichts vor

to \face one's fears/problems sich akk seinen Ängsten/Problemen stellen

8. (bear)

▪ to \face sth etw ertragen

I couldn't \face another shock like that noch so einen Schock würde ich nicht verkraften

I can't \face another drink! ich kann jetzt wirklich nichts mehr trinken!

he can't \face work today er ist heute nicht imstande zu arbeiten

▪ to \face doing sth sich akk in der Lage sehen, etw zu tun

she can't \face seeing him so soon after their break-up sie sieht sich außerstande, ihn so kurz nach ihrer Trennung wiederzusehen

I can't \face climbing those stairs again! allein der Gedanke, noch einmal die Treppen hochsteigen zu müssen!

I can't \face telling him the truth ich bringe es einfach nicht über mich, ihm die Wahrheit zu sagen

9. ARCHIT

▪ to \face sth in [or with] sth etw mit etw dat verkleiden

to \face sth in [or with] bricks etw mit Ziegelsteinen verblenden [o verschalen

10. TECH

▪ to \face sth etw planbearbeiten fachspr

11. FASHION

▪ to \face sth etw einfassen

12.

▶ to \face the music ( fam) für die Folgen geradestehen, die Konsequenzen tragen

you had better go in and \face the music now geh lieber gleich rein und stell dich der Sache fam

III. vi

1. (point)

to \face backwards/downwards/forwards nach hinten/unten/vorne zeigen

a seat facing forwards TRANSP ein Sitz in Fahrtrichtung

to \face downhill/east bergab/nach Osten zeigen

2. (look onto)

to \face south/west room, window nach Süden/Westen [hinaus]gehen; house, garden nach Süden/Westen liegen

3. (look) person blicken

\face right! MIL Abteilung rechts[um]!

to \face away [from sb/sth] sich akk [von jdm/etw] abwenden

to sit/stand facing away from sb/sth mit dem Rücken zu jdm/etw sitzen/stehen

facing forwards/left mit dem Gesicht nach vorne/links

to \face [or sit facing] backwards/forwards TRANSP entgegen der/in Fahrtrichtung sitzen

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[feɪs]
1. n

1) Gesicht nt

to go red in the face — rot anlaufen

I don't want to see your face here again — ich möchte Sie hier nie wieder sehen

we were standing face to face — wir standen einander Auge in Auge or von Angesicht zu Angesicht (geh) gegenüber

next time I see him face to face — das nächste Mal, wenn ich ihm begegne

to bring sb face to face with sb/sth — jdn mit jdm/etw konfrontieren

to bring two people face to face — zwei Leute einander gegenüberstellen or miteinander konfrontieren

to come face to face with sb — jdn treffen

to come face to face with sth — einer Sache (dat) ins Auge sehen

he told him so to his face — er sagte ihm das (offen) ins Gesicht

he shut the door in my face — er schlug mir die Tür vor der Nase zu

he laughed in my face — er lachte mir ins Gesicht

the plan blew up in his face — der Plan ging ins Auge

to look sb in the face — jdn ansehen

to be able to look sb in the face — jdm in die Augen sehen können

to throw sth back in sb's face — jdm etw wieder vorhalten

get outta my face! ( US inf ) — lass mich in Ruhe!

in the face of great difficulties/much opposition etc — angesichts or (= despite) trotz größter Schwierigkeiten/starker Opposition etc

courage in the face of the enemy — Tapferkeit vor dem Feind

See:

→ flat

2) (= expression) Gesicht(sausdruck m) nt

to make or pull a face — das Gesicht verziehen

to make or pull faces/a funny face — Gesichter or Grimassen/eine Grimasse machen or schneiden (at sb jdm)

to put a good face on it — gute Miene zum bösen Spiel machen

to put a brave face on it — sich (dat) nichts anmerken lassen

he has set his face against that — er stemmt sich dagegen

3)

(= prestige) loss of face — Gesichtsverlust m

to save (one's) face — das Gesicht wahren

to lose face — das Gesicht verlieren

4) (of clock) Zifferblatt nt; (= rock face) (Steil)wand f; (= coalface) Streb m; (= typeface) Schriftart f; (of playing card) Bildseite f; (of coin) Vorderseite f; (of house) Fassade f

to put sth face up( wards)/down(wards) — etw mit der Vorderseite nach oben/unten legen

to be face up( wards)/down(wards) (person) — mit dem Gesicht nach oben/unten liegen; (thing) mit der Vorderseite nach oben/unten liegen; (book) mit der aufgeschlagenen Seite nach oben/unten liegen

to work at the ( coal) face —

to change the face of the world — die Welt völlig verändern

the changing face of politics — das sich wandelnde Gesicht der Politik

the unacceptable face of capitalism — die unannehmbare Seite des Kapitalismus

he/it vanished off the face of the earth (inf) — er/es war wie vom Erdboden verschwunden

I'm the luckiest person on the face of the earth (inf) — ich bin der glücklichste Mensch auf der Welt

on the face of it — so, wie es aussieht

5) (inf

= effrontery) to have the face to do sth — die Stirn haben, etw zu tun

2. vt

1) (= be opposite, have one's face towards) gegenüber sein (+dat), gegenüberstehen/-liegen etc (+dat); (window, door) north, south gehen nach; street, garden etc liegen zu; (building, room) north, south liegen nach; park, street liegen zu

to face the wall/light — zur Wand gekehrt/dem Licht zugekehrt sein; (person) mit dem Gesicht zur Wand/zum Licht stehen/sitzen etc

sit down and face the front! — setz dich und sieh nach vorn!

face this way! — bitte sehen Sie hierher!

he was facing me at dinner — er saß mir beim Essen gegenüber

the picture/wall facing you — das Bild/die Wand Ihnen gegenüber

facing one another — einander gegenüber

to sit facing the front of the bus — in Fahrtrichtung sitzen

2) (fig) possibility, prospect rechnen müssen mit

to face death — dem Tod ins Auge sehen

to face trial — vor Gericht gestellt werden

to face financial ruin — vor dem finanziellen Ruin stehen

to be faced with sth — sich einer Sache (dat) gegenübersehen

the problem facing us — das Problem, dem wir gegenüberstehen or mit dem wir konfrontiert sind

you'll face a lot of criticism if you do that — Sie setzen sich großer Kritik aus, wenn Sie das tun

to be faced with a bill for £100 — eine Rechnung über £ 100 präsentiert bekommen

he is facing a charge of murder — er steht unter Mordanklage, er ist wegen Mordes angeklagt

he faces life in prison if convicted — wenn er für schuldig befunden wird, muss er mit lebenslänglich rechnen

3) (= meet confidently) situation, danger, criticism sich stellen (+dat); person, enemy gegenübertreten (+dat)

he faced defeat bravely — er hat sich tapfer mit der Niederlage abgefunden

to face (the) facts — den Tatsachen ins Auge blicken or sehen

let's face it —

you'd better face it, you're not going to get the job — du musst dich wohl damit abfinden, dass du die Stelle nicht bekommst

4) (inf: put up with, bear) verkraften (inf); another drink, cake etc runterkriegen (inf)

I can't face another of these arguments — ich halte noch so einen Streit einfach nicht aus

I can't face seeing anyone — ich kann einfach niemanden sehen

I can't face it (inf) — ich bringe es einfach nicht über mich

5) building, wall verblenden, verkleiden; (SEW) garment (mit Besatz) verstürzen

6) (CARDS) aufdecken

7) stone glätten, (plan) schleifen

3. vi
(house, room) liegen (towards park dem Park zu, onto road zur Straße, away from road nicht zur Straße); (window) gehen (onto, towards auf +acc, zu, away from nicht auf +acc)
he was sitting facing away from me — er saß mit dem Rücken zu mir

they were all facing toward(s) the window — sie saßen alle mit dem Gesicht zum Fenster (hin)

the house faces south/toward(s) the sea — das Haus liegt nach Süden/zum Meer hin

in which direction was he facing? — in welche Richtung stand er?

you've parked facing in the wrong direction — Sie haben in der falschen Richtung geparkt

the side of the house that faces onto the road — die der Straße zugekehrte Seite des Hauses

why was the house built facing away from the park? —

right face! (Mil) — rechts um!

* * *

face [feıs]

A s

1. Gesicht n, besonders poet Angesicht n, Antlitz n (beide auch fig):

face down (upwards) mit dem Gesicht nach unten (oben);

for your fair face um deiner schönen Augen willen;

face to face von Angesicht zu Angesicht, direkt;

they were sitting face to face sie saßen sich (direkt) gegenüber;

bring persons face to face Personen (einander) gegenüberstellen;

face to face with Auge in Auge mit, gegenüber, vor (dat);

she’s not just a face in the crowd

a) sie hat kein Dutzendgesicht,

b) sie ist nicht irgendjemand;

do (up) one’s face, umg put one’s face on sich schminken, sich anmalen pej;

fly in the face of

a) jemandem ins Gesicht springen,

b) sich (offen) widersetzen (dat), auch der Gefahr trotzen;

laugh into sb’s face jemandem ins Gesicht lachen;

look sb in the face jemandem ins Gesicht sehen;

say sth to sb’s face jemandem etwas ins Gesicht sagen;

shut ( oder slam) the door in sb’s face jemandem die Tür vor der Nase zuschlagen; → flat¹ C 1, show B 1, write A 2

2. Gesicht(sausdruck) n(m), Aussehen n, Miene f:

have a face as long as a fiddle umg ein Gesicht machen wie drei Tage Regenwetter;

put a good face on the matter gute Miene zum bösen Spiel machen;

make ( oder pull) a face ein Gesicht oder eine Grimasse oder eine Fratze machen oder schneiden ( at sb jemandem);

pull a long face ein langes Gesicht machen;

put a bold face on sth sich etwas (Unangnehmes etc) nicht anmerken lassen, einer Sache gelassen entgegensehen; → set against 1

3. umg Stirn f, Dreistigkeit f, Unverschämtheit f:

have the face to do sth die Stirn haben oder so unverfroren sein, etwas zu tun

4. fig Gegenwart f, Anblick m, Angesicht n:

before his face vor seinen Augen, in seiner Gegenwart;

in (the) face of

a) angesichts (gen), gegenüber (dat),

b) trotz (gen od dat);

in the face of danger angesichts der Gefahr;

in the very face of day am helllichten Tage

5. fig (das) Äußere, (äußere) Gestalt oder Erscheinung, Anschein m:

the face of affairs die Sachlage;

on the face of it auf den ersten Blick, oberflächlich (betrachtet);

put a new face on sth etwas in neuem oder anderem Licht erscheinen lassen

6. fig Gesicht n, Ansehen n:

save (one’s) face, preserve face das Gesicht wahren;

lose face das Gesicht verlieren

7. WIRTSCH, JUR Nenn-, Nominalwert m (eines Wertpapiers etc), Wortlaut m (eines Dokuments)

8. Ober-, Außenfläche f, Vorderseite f:

face (of a clock) Zifferblatt n;

lie on its face nach unten gekehrt oder auf dem Gesicht liegen;

wipe off the face of the earth eine Stadt etc ausradieren, dem Erdboden gleichmachen

9. → façade

10. rechte Seite (Stoff, Leder etc)

11. Bildseite f (einer Spielkarte), (einer Münze auch) Vorderseite f, (einer Münze) Avers m

12. MATH (geometrische) Fläche:

face of a crystal Kristallfläche

13. TECH

a) Stirnseite f, -fläche f

b) Amboss-, Hammerbahn f

c) Breite f (eines Zahnrades etc)

d) Brust f (eines Bohrers, Zahns etc)

e) Schneide f

14. TYPO Bild n (der Type)

15. Bergbau: Streb m, Ort n, Wand f:

face of a gangway Ort einer Strecke, Ortsstoß m;

face of a shaft Schachtstoß m;

at the face vor Ort

16. (Fels)Wand f:

the north face of the Eiger die Eigernordwand

B v/t

1. jemandem das Gesicht zuwenden, jemanden ansehen, jemandem ins Gesicht sehen

2. a) jemandem, einer Sache gegenüberstehen, -liegen, -sitzen:

the man facing me der Mann mir gegenüber

b) blicken oder liegen nach (Raum etc):

the house faces the sea das Haus liegt (nach) dem Meer zu;

the windows face the street die Fenster gehen auf die Straße (hinaus)

3. etwas umkehren, umwenden:

face a card eine Spielkarte aufdecken

4. j.m, einer Sache mutig entgegentreten oder begegnen, sich stellen, die Stirn oder Spitze bieten, trotzen:

face death dem Tod ins Auge blicken;

face it out die Sache durchstehen;

face sb off US es auf eine Kraft- oder Machtprobe mit jemandem ankommen lassen; → music 1

5. oft be faced with fig sich jemandem od einer Sache gegenübersehen, gegenüberstehen, entgegenblicken, ins Auge sehen (dat):

he was faced with ruin er stand vor dem Nichts;

he is facing imprisonment er muss mit einer Gefängnisstrafe rechnen

6. etwas hinnehmen:

face the facts sich mit den Tatsachen abfinden;

let’s face it seien wir ehrlich, machen wir uns nichts vor

7. TECH

a) eine Oberfläche verkleiden, verblenden

b) plandrehen, fräsen, Stirnflächen bearbeiten

c) Schneiderei: besetzen, einfassen, unterlegen:

faced with red mit roten Aufschlägen

8. ARCH

a)(mit Platten etc) verblenden

b) verputzen

c) Steine glätten

9. WIRTSCH eine Ware verschönen, attraktiver machen:

face tea Tee färben

10. MIL eine Wendung machen lassen

C v/i

1. das Gesicht wenden, sich drehen, eine Wendung machen ( alle:

to, toward[s] nach):

face about sich umwenden, kehrtmachen (a. fig);

about face! MIL US ganze Abteilung kehrt!;

left face! MIL US linksum!;

right about face! MIL US rechtsum kehrt!;

face away sich abwenden

2. blicken, liegen (to, toward[s] nach) (Raum etc):

face east nach Osten liegen;

south-facing balcony Südbalkon m

3. face up to → B 4

4. face up to → B 6

5. face off (Eishockey) das Bully ausführen

* * *
1. noun
1) Gesicht, das

wash one's face — sich (Dat.) das Gesicht waschen

go blue in the face — (with cold) blau im Gesicht werden

go red or purple in the face — (with exertion or passion or shame) rot im Gesicht werden

the stone struck me in the face — der Stein traf mich ins Gesicht

bring A and B face to face — A und B einander (Dat.) gegenüberstellen

meet somebody face to face — jemanden persönlich kennen lernen

come or be brought face to face with somebody — mit jemandem konfrontiert werden

come face to face with the fact that... — vor der Tatsache stehen, dass...

in [the] face of something — (despite) trotz

slam the door in somebody's face — jemandem die Tür vor der Nase zuknallen (ugs.)

fall [flat] on one's face — (lit. or fig.) auf die Nase fallen (ugs.)

look somebody/something in the face — jemandem/einer Sache ins Gesicht sehen

show one's face — sich sehen od. blicken lassen

tell somebody to his face what... — jemandem [offen] ins Gesicht sagen, was...

till one is blue in the face — bis man verrückt wird (ugs.)

save one's face — das Gesicht wahren od. retten

lose face [with somebody] [over something] — das Gesicht [vor jemandem] [wegen etwas] verlieren

make or pull a face/faces [at somebody] — (to show dislike) ein Gesicht/Gesichter machen od. ziehen; (to amuse or frighten) eine Grimasse/Grimassen schneiden

don't make a face! — mach nicht so ein Gesicht!

on the face of it — dem Anschein nach

put a brave face on it — gute Miene zum bösen Spiel machen

2) (front) (of mountain, cliff) Wand, die; (of building) Stirnseite, die; (of clock, watch) Zifferblatt, das; (of coin, medal, banknote, playing card) Vorderseite, die; (of golf club, cricket bat, hockey stick, tennis racket) Schlagfläche, die

3) (surface)

the face of the earth — die Erde

disappear off or from the face of the earth — spurlos verschwinden

4) (Geom.; also of crystal, gem) Fläche, die

5) see typeface. See also face down; face up
2. transitive verb
1) (look towards) sich wenden zu

somebody faces the front — jemand sieht nach vorne

[stand] facing one another — sich (Dat.) od. (meist geh.) einander gegenüber [stehen]

the window faces the garden/front — das Fenster geht zum Garten/zur Straße hinaus

sit facing the engine — (in a train) in Fahrtrichtung sitzen

2) (fig.): (have to deal with) ins Auge sehen (+ Dat.) [Tod, Vorstellung]; gegenübertreten (+ Dat.) [Kläger]; sich stellen (+ Dat.) [Anschuldigung, Kritik]; stehen vor (+ Dat.) [Ruin, Entscheidung]

face trial for murder, face a charge of murder — sich wegen Mordes vor Gericht verantworten müssen

3) (not shrink from) ins Auge sehen (+ Dat.) [Tatsache, Wahrheit]; mit Fassung gegenübertreten (+ Dat.) [Kläger]

face the music — (fig.) die Suppe auslöffeln (ugs.)

let's face it — (coll.) machen wir uns (Dat.) doch nichts vor (ugs.)

4)

be faced with something — sich einer Sache (Dat.) gegenübersehen

faced with these facts — mit diesen Sachen konfrontiert

5) (coll.): (bear) verkraften
3. intransitive verb
face forwards/backwards — [Person, Bank, Sitz:] in/entgegen Fahrtrichtung sitzen/aufgestellt sein

in which direction was he facing? — in welche Richtung blickte er?

stand facing away from somebody — mit dem Rücken zu jemandem stehen

face away from the road/on to the road/east[wards] or to[wards] the east — [Fenster, Zimmer:] nach hinten/vorn/Osten liegen

the side of the house faces to[wards] the sea — die Seite des Hauses liegt zum Meer

Phrasal Verbs:

- face up to

* * *

n.

Anschein -e m.

Fläche -n f.

Gesicht -er n.

Miene -n f.

Oberfläche f. v.

Trotz bieten ausdr.

beschichten v.

gegenüberliegen v.

English-german dictionary > face
14 expression

§ გამოსახვა, გამოთქმა; გამომეტყველება, ექსპრესია

§

1 გამოთქმა, გამოსახვა, გამოხატვა

2 სახის გამომეტყველება

happy /gloomy/ sly expression სახის ბედნიერი / პირქუში / ეშმაკური გამომეტყველება

his expression softened სახის გამომეტყველება შეურბილდა

a saintly expression on one's face სახის ანგელოზური გამომეტყველება

with a morose expression სახის მოღუშული / პირქუში გამომეტყველებით

a taut expression on the face დაძაბული სახე

his expression hardened სახის გამომეტყველება გაუმკაცრდა

a wild expression of the face შეშლილი სახე

a forlorn expression სახის უბედური გამომეტყველება

a deranged expression of the face სახის არანორმალური გამომეტყველება

a crazed expression სახის ძალიან აღელვებული / შეშლილი გამომეტყველება

a colloquial expression სასაუბრო ფრაზა

his expression changed სახის გამომეტყველელბა შეეცვალა

a bland expression of the face სახის თავაზიანი / სანდომიანი გამომეტყველება

English-Georgian dictionary > expression
15 expression

ɪksˈpreʃən сущ.
1) выражение Laughter is one of the most infectious expressions of emotion. ≈ Смех - это наиболее заразительное проявление эмоций. the rights of the individual to freedom of expression ≈ права человека на свободу выражения
2) выражение (лица, глаз и т. п.) angry expression ≈ злое выражение dead-pan expression ≈ невозмутимое выражение grave expression, serious expression ≈ серьезное выражение intense expression ≈ напряженное выражение puzzled expression, quizzical expression ≈ недоуменное выражение vacuous expression ≈ пустое, бессмысленное выражение She had a pained expression on her face. ≈ У нее было обиженное выражение лица. The face is entirely devoid of expression. ≈ Лицо, полностью лишенное выражения. Syn: look
3) выражение, оборот речи colloquial expression ≈ разговорный оборот common expression ≈ общеупотребительный оборот elliptical expression ≈ эллиптический оборот figurative expression ≈ образный оборот fixed expression ≈ устойчивый оборот hackneyed expression, trite expression ≈ избитое, банальное выражение idiomatic expression ≈ идиоматический оборот technical expression ≈ технический оборот She spoke in a quite voice but used remarkably coarse expressions. ≈ Она говорила спокойным голосом, но при этом употребляла чрезвычайно грубые выражения. Syn: phrase
1.
4) выразительность, экспрессия I think I put more expression into my lyrics than a lot of other singers do. ≈ По-моему, я вкладываю больше выразительности в исполнение своих песен, чем это делает большинство других певцов. Syn: expressiveness
5) мат. выражение This forms the basis for our mathematical expression for the electric field. ≈ Это дает основание для математического выражения электрического поля.
6) выжимание, выдавливание( сока, молока и т. п.) выражение (чего-л.) - beyond /past/ * невыразимо - to give * выражать - to seek * стремиться найти выход( о чувстве) - to find * найти выражение, выразиться( в чем-л.) ;
вылиться, излиться - to offer an * of regret принести сожаления - his talent found * in the plastic art его талант нашел свое выражение в скульптуре - his anger found * in a string of oaths он излил свой гнев в потоке брани - kindly accept this * of my cordial thanks пожалуйста, примите это как выражение моей сердечной благодарности выражение (лица, глаз и т. п.) - there was a quizzical * on his face лицо его стало лукавым, на его лице отразилось лукавство выражение, оборот речи;
фраза - colloquial * разговорный оборот - modern *s современные выражения выразительность, экспрессия - to read with * читать выразительно (специальное) изображение - cartographical * картографическое изображение, изображение на карте (математика) выражение - algebraic * алгебраическое выражение( специальное) выжимание, выдавливание - * of oil выжимание масла (биология) экспрессия, проявление активности гена absolute ~ вчт. абсолютное выражение address ~ вчт. адресное выражение algebraic ~ алгебраическое выражение arithmetic ~ вчт. арифметическое выражение arithmetic ~ арифметическое выражение arithmetic list ~ аритметическое списковое выражение atom ~ вчт. атомарное выражение ~ выражение;
beyond expression невыразимо;
to give expression to one's feelings выражать свои чувства, давать выход своим чувствам binary ~ вчт. бинарное выражение Boolean ~ мат. булево выражение boolean ~ вчт. логическое выражение call ~ вчт. вызывающее выражение character ~ вчт. знаковое выражение conditional asembly ~ вчт. выражение условного ассемблирования conditional ~ вчт. условное выражение constant ~ вчт. константное выражение designational ~ вчт. именующее выражение element ~ вчт. элементарное выражение expression выжимание (сока, масла и т. п.) ~ выражение, оборот речи ~ выражение (лица, глаз и т. п.) ~ выражение;
beyond expression невыразимо;
to give expression to one's feelings выражать свои чувства, давать выход своим чувствам ~ вчт. выражение ~ выражение (лица и т.п.) ~ выражение (чего-л.) ~ выражение ~ выразительность, экспрессия ~ оборот речи, фраза ~ of interest (EOI) выражение заинтересованности ~ of opinion выражение мнения ~ of requirements вчт. техническое задание ~ of will выражение воли ~ выражение;
beyond expression невыразимо;
to give expression to one's feelings выражать свои чувства, давать выход своим чувствам idiomatic ~ идиоматическое выражение line ~ вчт. строковое выражение literal ~ вчт. литеральное выражение logical ~ вчт. логическое выражение parentheses-free ~ вчт. бесскобочное выражение primary ~ вчт. первичное выражение regular ~ регулярное выражение relation ~ выражение отношения relocatable ~ вчт. перемещаемое выражение scalar ~ скалярное выражение specialized ~ специальное выражение stale ~ заявление, утратившее свою эффективность static ~ вчт. статическое выражение structural ~ вчт. структурное выражение subscript ~ вчт. индексное выражение trite ~ избитое выражение

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > expression
16 face

I [feɪs] n
1) лицо

See:

parts of the face

A shadow of doubt ran all over his face. — По лицу пробежала тень сомнения.

He straightened his face. — Он придал своему лицу обычное выражение.

His face was disfigured by a scar. — Его лицо было изуродовано шрамом.

His face didn't relax. — Его лицо сохранило напряженное выражение.

The rain (the wind) was blowing in our faces. — Дождь хлестал (ветер дул) нам в лицо.

The face is the index of the mind. — Каков человек видно по его лицу.

A good face is a letter of recommendation. — Лицо/глаза - зеркало души. /Что в сердце творится, на лице не утаишь.

A fair face may hide a fool. — Внешность обманчива. /Не все то золото, что блестит.

To make a long face. — Скорчить кислую мину/рожу.

- pretty face
- thin face
- impassive face
- rough face
- shy face
- inpensive face
- massive face
- a dark face

- chapped face
- clear-cut face
- full face
- broad face
- regular face features
- face cream

- face to face
- face with wrinkles
- face with a scar
- gentle shape of smb's face
- smb's sensitive skin of the face
- expression on smb's face
- with a strange expression on smb's face co
- with a wry face
- with one's face up
- with a happy expression on smb's face co
- with a smile on one's face
- with one's face to the window
- in the face of danger
- shave smb's face
- wipe one's face
- mop one's perspiring face
- mop the sweat from one's face
- rub in cream into the face
- cover one's face with a veil
- bury one's face with one's hands
- stroke one's face
- recognize smb's face
- disfigure the face
- look smb in the face
- say smth straigt to smb's face
- strike smb across the face
- fall on one's face
- pucker one's face into a frown
- relax one's face
- make a disagreeable face
- slap smb in the face
- take care of one's face
2) лицевая сторона, фасад

The book was lying on its face. — Книга лежала обложкой вниз.

- face of a building

- the face of a clock

- put the book face downward

•

USAGE:

(1.) See arm, n; USAGE (1.). (2.) See finger, n; USAGE (2.).
II [feɪs] v
1) стоять лицом к лицу, встречать во всеоружии, смотреть в лицо

How can I face her? — Как я посмотрю ей в глаза?

The opponents faced each other across the chessboard. — Оппоненты стояли лицом друг к другу у классной доски.

- face the crowd
- face the audience
- face danger
- face death
- face the facts
- face the consequences
2) быть обращённым к чему-либо, выходить на (в/во)

The village faces full to the south. — Деревня полностью обращена к югу

- house faces the river
- stand facing the yard
- sit facing the engine

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > face
17 expression

- ʃən

noun

1) (a look on one's face that shows one's feelings: He always has a bored expression on his face.) uttrykk

2) (a word or phrase: `Dough' is a slang expression for `money`.) uttrykk

3) ((a) showing of thoughts or feelings by words, actions etc: This poem is an expression of his grief.) uttrykk, tegn, ytring

4) (the showing of feeling when eg reciting, reading aloud or playing a musical instrument: Put more expression into your playing!) uttrykksfullhet, følelse

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uttrykk

subst. \/ɪkˈspreʃ(ə)n\/, \/ekˈspreʃ(ə)n\/

1) ytring, tilkjennegivelse, uttrykk

2) (språk, matematikk, data e.l) uttrykk(småte), fremstillingsform, tegn

• that's an ambiguous expression

det er et tvetydig uttrykk

• she heard a coarse expression

hun hørte et grovt uttrykk

3) (ansikts)uttrykk

• there was an expression of sadness on her face

hun hadde et trist uttrykk i ansiktet

4) uttrykksfullhet, følelse

• he reads with expression

han leser med følelse

• ... he said with infinite expression

... sa han med uendelig uttrykksfullhet

5) ( musikk) foredrag

6) det å presse ut

expression of something uttrykk for noe

• it was an expression of sympathy on her part

det var en sympatierklæring fra hennes side

• expression of opinion

meningsytringer

find\/seek expression in finne sitt uttrykk i

give expression to uttrykke, gi uttrykk for

English-Norwegian dictionary > expression
18 expression

[-ʃən]

noun

1) (a look on one's face that shows one's feelings: He always has a bored expression on his face.) udtryk

2) (a word or phrase: `Dough' is a slang expression for `money`.) udtryk; vending

3) ((a) showing of thoughts or feelings by words, actions etc: This poem is an expression of his grief.) udtryk; tilkendegivelse

4) (the showing of feeling when eg reciting, reading aloud or playing a musical instrument: Put more expression into your playing!) udtryk; følelse

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[-ʃən]

noun

1) (a look on one's face that shows one's feelings: He always has a bored expression on his face.) udtryk

2) (a word or phrase: `Dough' is a slang expression for `money`.) udtryk; vending

3) ((a) showing of thoughts or feelings by words, actions etc: This poem is an expression of his grief.) udtryk; tilkendegivelse

4) (the showing of feeling when eg reciting, reading aloud or playing a musical instrument: Put more expression into your playing!) udtryk; følelse

English-Danish dictionary > expression
19 expression

{iks'preʃn}
1. израз, изразяване (на чувства и пр.)
to give EXPRESSION to давам израз на, изразявам, показвам
to read, etc. with EXPRESSION чета и пр. изразително
beyond/past EXPRESSION неизразим (о)
2. израз, фраза
3. израз, изражение (на лицето), изразителност, изразност
face lacking EXPRESSION безизразно/неизразително лице
4. мат. израз

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{iks'preshn} n 1. израз, изразяване (на чувства и пр.); to

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фраза; изразителност; изразност;

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1. beyond/past expression неизразим (о) 2. face lacking expression безизразно/неизразително лице 3. to give expression to давам израз на, изразявам, показвам 4. to read, etc. with expression чета и пр. изразително 5. израз, изражение (на лицето), изразителност, изразност 6. израз, изразяване (на чувства и пр.) 7. израз, фраза 8. мат. израз
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expression[iks´preʃən] n 1. израз; изражение; beyond ( past) \expression неизразимо; to give \expression to изразявам, манифестирам, проявявам, показвам; 2. израз, фраза; common \expression обикновен (банален) израз; unguarded \expression изпусната (изтървана) дума; geographical \expression географско понятие; 3. мат. израз; 4. изразност, изразителност, експресия; изражение; to sing with \expression пея с чувство, изразително; a face that lacks \expression безизразно (неодухотворено) лице; 5. рядко, ост. изцеждане, изстискване, пресоване.

English-Bulgarian dictionary > expression
20 expression

[ɪk'spreʃ(ə)n], [ek-]
сущ.

1) выражение

Laughter is one of the most infectious expressions of emotion. — Смех - это наиболее заразительное проявление эмоций.

the rights of the individual to freedom of expression — права человека на свободу самовыражения

2) выражение (лица, глаз и т. п.)

angry expression — злое выражение

dead-pan expression — невозмутимое выражение

grave expression, serious expression — серьёзное выражение

intense expression — напряжённое выражение

puzzled expression, quizzical expression — недоумённое выражение

vacuous expression — пустое, бессмысленное выражение

She had a pained expression on her face. — У неё было обиженное выражение лица.

The face is entirely devoid of expression. — Лицо полностью лишено выражения.

Syn:

look

3) выражение, оборот речи

colloquial expression — разговорный оборот

common expression — общеупотребительный оборот

elliptical expression — эллиптический оборот

figurative expression — образный оборот

fixed expression — устойчивый оборот

hackneyed expression, trite expression — избитое, банальное выражение

idiomatic expression — идиоматический оборот

She spoke in a quite voice but used remarkably coarse expressions. — Она говорила спокойным голосом, но при этом употребляла чрезвычайно грубые выражения.

Syn:

phrase 1.

4) выразительность, экспрессия

I think I put more expression into my lyrics than a lot of other singers do. — По-моему, я вкладываю больше выразительности в исполнение своих песен, чем многие другие певцы.

Syn:

expressiveness

5) мат. выражение

algebraic expressions — алгебраические выражения

6) выжимание, выдавливание (сока, молока и т. п.)

Англо-русский современный словарь > expression

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