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['west'feɪsɪŋ]ADJ con cara al oeste, orientado hacia el oestewest-facing slope — vertiente f oeste
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1. noun1) (the front part of the head, from forehead to chin: a beautiful face.) cara, rostro2) (a surface especially the front surface: a rock face.) superficie3) (in mining, the end of a tunnel etc where work is being done: a coal face.) cara de trabajo
2. verb1) (to be opposite to: My house faces the park.) estar enfrente de2) (to turn, stand etc in the direction of: She faced him across the desk.) estar de cara, ponerse de cara3) (to meet or accept boldly: to face one's fate.) afrontar•- - 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 n1. cara2. esferaface2 vb1. dar a2. mirar hacia3. ponerse de cara awe must face facts, we are lost debemos afrontar la realidad, estamos perdidostr[feɪs]1 (of person) cara, rostro2 (surface) superficie nombre femenino3 (side) cara4 (of card, coin) cara5 (of dial) cuadrante nombre masculino6 (of watch) esfera8 (look) cara, expresión nombre femenino1 (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 a3 (be opposite to) estar enfrente de4 (confront) presentarse, plantearse; (deal with) enfrentarse a■ the problems facing this government seem insurmountable los problemas a los que se enfrenta este gobierno parecen insuperables5 (tolerate) soportar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLface down (person, card) boca abajoface to face cara a caraface up (person, card) boca arribain the face of antelet's face it seamos realistas, reconozcámosloon the face of it a primera vistashut your face! ¡cierra el pico!to face the music dar la carato have a long face andar con cara largato have the face to do something tener la cara de hacer algoto keep a straight face mantenerse serio,-a, contener la risato look somebody in the face poder mirar a alguien en la carato lose face quedar malto make faces hacer muecasto pull faces hacer muecasto put on a brave face poner al mal tiempo buena carato save face salvar las aparienciasto say something to somebody's face decirle algo a alguien a la carato show one's face aparecerface cloth toallitaface cream crema facialface flannel toallitaface pack mascarilla facialface value valor nombre masculino nominal1) line: recubrir (una superficie), forrar (ropa)2) confront: enfrentarse a, afrontar, hacer frente ato face the music: afrontar las consecuenciasto face the facts: aceptar la realidad3) : estar de cara a, estar enfrente deshe's facing her brother: está de cara a su hermano4) overlook: dar aface vi: mirar (hacia), estar orientado (a)face n1) : cara f, rostro mhe told me to my face: me lo dijo a la cara2) expression: cara f, expresión fto pull a long face: poner mala cara3) grimace: mueca fto make faces: hacer muecas4) appearance: fisonomía f, aspecto mthe face of society: la fisonomía de la sociedad5) effrontery: desfachatez f6) prestige: prestigio mto lose face: desprestigiarse7) 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, anten.• cara s.f.• fachada s.f.• faz s.f.• mueca s.f.• pundonor s.m.• rostro s.m.• semblante s.m.• visaje s.m.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
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1) ca) (of person, animal) cara f, rostro mif 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
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 fc) ( expression) cara fto 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 fb) c ( aspect) aspecto mc) u ( dignity)to lose face — desprestigiarse, quedar mal
3) c (of coin, medal, solid) cara f; (of clock, watch) esfera f, carátula f (Méx)4) c ( of cliff) pared fto disappear off the face of the earth — desaparecer* de la faz de la tierra
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1) ( be opposite)she turned to face him/the wall — se volvió hacia él/la pared
2) ( confront) enfrentarse ato 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\>\> enfrentarseI face that problem every day — todos los días me encuentro con or me enfrento a un problema así
b) ( bear)c) ( lie ahead of)several problems face us — se nos presentan or se nos plantean varios problemas
4) ( Const) \<\<wall/surface\>\> recubrir*
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vithe house faces north — la casa está orientada or da al norte
Phrasal Verbs:[feɪs]1. N1) (=part of body) cara f, rostro m•
the bomb blew up in his face — la bomba estalló delante suyoit all blew up in his face * — (fig) le salió el tiro por la culata *
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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 algnto 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
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face up — boca arriba- put a brave or good face on it- lose face- be off one's face- put one's face on- save face- set one's face against sth- show one's faceblue 1., 1), egg 1., 1), laugh 2., plain 1., 1), pretty 1., 1), slap 1., stuff 2., 1)2) (=expression) cara f, expresión fa happy face — una cara alegre or de Pascua
straight 1., 1)•
a long face — una cara larga3) (=person) cara fwe 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 m5) (=aspect)6) (=effrontery) descaro m, cara f, caradura f7) (=typeface) tipo m de imprenta•
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- fly in the face of reason2. VT1) (=be facing) [+ person, object] estar de cara a; (=be opposite) estar enfrente deface the wall! — ¡ponte de cara a la pared!
they sat facing each other — se sentaron uno frente al or enfrente del otro
- face both ways2) [room, building]a) (=overlook) dar a, tener vista ab) (=be opposite to) [+ building] estar enfrente de3) (=confront) [+ enemy, danger, problem, situation] enfrentarse a; [+ consequences] hacer frente a, afrontarI can't face him — (ashamed) no podría mirarle a los ojos
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 the fact that... — reconocer que...
we will face him with the facts — le expondremos los hechos or la realidad
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let's face it! — ¡seamos realistas!, ¡reconozcámoslo!- face the music4) (=bear, stand)•
I can't face breakfast this morning — hoy no podría desayunar nada5) (=clad) revestir6) (Sew) (on inside) forrar; (on outside) recubrir3. VI1) [person, animal] (=look) mirar hacia; (=turn) volverse haciaface 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.CPDface 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)
(Cosmetics) = face packface mask N — mascarilla f
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- face out* * *[feɪs]
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1) ca) (of person, animal) cara f, rostro mif 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
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 fc) ( expression) cara fto 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 fb) c ( aspect) aspecto mc) u ( dignity)to lose face — desprestigiarse, quedar mal
3) c (of coin, medal, solid) cara f; (of clock, watch) esfera f, carátula f (Méx)4) c ( of cliff) pared fto disappear off the face of the earth — desaparecer* de la faz de la tierra
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1) ( be opposite)she turned to face him/the wall — se volvió hacia él/la pared
2) ( confront) enfrentarse ato 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\>\> enfrentarseI face that problem every day — todos los días me encuentro con or me enfrento a un problema así
b) ( bear)c) ( lie ahead of)several problems face us — se nos presentan or se nos plantean varios problemas
4) ( Const) \<\<wall/surface\>\> recubrir*
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vithe house faces north — la casa está orientada or da al norte
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1. noun1) (the direction to the right of a person facing the rising sun, or any part of the earth lying in that direction: He stood facing towards the south; She lives in the south of France.) sur2) (one of the four main points of the compass.) sur
2. adjective1) (in the south: She works on the south coast.) sur, meridional2) (from the direction of the south: a south wind.) del sur
3. adverb(towards the south: This window faces south.) hacia el sur- southern
- southerner
- southernmost
- southward
- southwards
- southward
- southbound
- south-east / south-west
4. adjective1) (in the south-east or south-west: the south-east coast.) sudeste; sudoeste2) (from the direction of the south-east or south-west: a south-east wind.) sudeste; sudoeste
5. adverb(towards the south-east or south-west: The gateway faces south-west.) hacia el sudeste; hacia el sudoeste- south-eastern / south-western
- the South Pole
south n adj adv surtr[saʊɵ]1 sur nombre masculino1 sur, del sur, meridional1 (direction) hacia el sur; (location) al sur1 el Sur nombre masculino, el sur nombre masculino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLSouth American sudamericano,-athe South Pacific el Pacífico Surthe South Pole el Polo Surthe South Seas los mares del SurSouth Wales Gales del Sursouth ['saʊɵ] adv: al sur, hacia el surthe window looks south: la ventana mira al surshe continued south: continuó hacia el sursouth adj: sur, del surthe south entrance: la entrada surSouth America: Sudamérica, América del Sursouth n: sur madj.• del sur adj.• meridional adj.• sur adj.adv.• al sur adv.• hacia el sur adv.n.• mediodía s.m.• sud s.m.• sur s.m.
I saʊθmass noun1)a) (point of the compass, direction) sur mthe south, the South — el sur, el Sur
b) ( region)the south, the South — el sur
a town in the south of Texas — una ciudad del sur or en el sur de Texas
2)the South — ( in US history) el Sur, los estados sudistas
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adverb al surthe house faces south — la casa da or mira al sur
[saʊθ]down south: they live down south viven en el sur; let's go down south — vayamos al sur
1.N (=direction) sur m ; (=region) sur m, mediodía mthe South of France — el sur de Francia, el mediodía francés, la Francia meridional
in the south of England — al sur or en el sur de Inglaterra
the wind is from the or in the south — el viento sopla or viene del sur
in the south of the country — al sur or en el sur del país
2.ADJ del sur, sureño, meridional3.ADV (=southward) hacia el sur; (=in the south) al sur, en el surthis house faces south — esta casa mira al sur or tiene vista hacia el sur
to sail due south — (Naut) ir proa al sur, navegar rumbo al sur
4.CPDSouth AfricanSouth Africa N — Suráfrica f, Sudáfrica f
South America N — América f del Sur, Sudamérica f ; South American
South Atlantic N — Atlántico m Sur
South Australia N — Australia f del Sur
South Carolina N — Carolina f del Sur
South Dakota N — Dakota f del Sur
South Georgia N — Georgia f del Sur
South Korea N — Corea f del Sur; South Korean
South Pacific N — Pacífico m Sur
the South Seas NPL — los mares del Sur, el mar austral
South VietnameseSouth Vietnam N — Vietnam m del Sur
South Wales N — Gales m del Sur
South West Africa N — África f del Suroeste
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I [saʊθ]mass noun1)a) (point of the compass, direction) sur mthe south, the South — el sur, el Sur
b) ( region)the south, the South — el sur
a town in the south of Texas — una ciudad del sur or en el sur de Texas
2)the South — ( in US history) el Sur, los estados sudistas
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adverb al surthe house faces south — la casa da or mira al sur
down south: they live down south viven en el sur; let's go down south — vayamos al sur
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'æspekt1) (a part of something to be thought about: We must consider every aspect of the problem.) aspecto2) (a side of a building etc or the direction it faces in.) orientación3) (look or appearance: His face had a frightening aspect.) aspecto, pintaaspect n aspectotr['æspekt]1 (gen) aspecto3 (of building) orientación nombre femeninoaspect ['æ.spɛkt] n: aspecto mn.• apariencia s.f.• aspecto s.m.• cariz s.m.• estampa s.f.• facha s.f.• fase s.f.• faz s.f.• pinta s.f.• talante s.m.• talle s.m.• viso s.m.'æspekt1) (feature, facet) aspecto mthe security aspect — la cuestión or el asunto de la seguridad
2) ( appearance) (liter) aspecto m3) (frml) ( orientation) orientación f['æspekt]N1) [of situation] aspecto m2) [of building, room]3) (Gram) aspecto m* * *['æspekt]1) (feature, facet) aspecto mthe security aspect — la cuestión or el asunto de la seguridad
2) ( appearance) (liter) aspecto m3) (frml) ( orientation) orientación f -
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1. noun1) (the direction to the left of a person facing the rising sun, or any part of the earth lying in that direction: He faced towards the north; The wind is blowing from the north; I used to live in the north of England.) norte2) ((also N) one of the four main points of the compass.) norte
2. adjective1) (in the north: on the north bank of the river.) norte2) (from the direction of the north: a north wind.) del norte
3. adverb(towards the north: The stream flows north.) al norte, hacia el norte- northern
- northerner
- northernmost
- northward
- northwards
- northward
- northbound
- north-east / north-west
4. adverb(towards the north-east or north-west: The building faces north-west.) hacia el nordeste; hacia el noroeste- north-eastern / north-western
- the North Pole
north n adj adv nortewe travelled north from Edinburgh to Inverness viajamos hacia el norte, de Edimburgo a Invernesstr[nɔːɵ]1 norte nombre masculino1 del norte1 al norte, hacia el norte\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLNorth Pole Polo Nortenorth ['nɔrɵ] adv: al nortenorth adj: norte, del nortethe north coast: la costa del nortenorth n1) : norte m2)the North : el Norte madj.• del norte adj.• norte adj.• septentrional adj.adv.• al norte adv.• hacia el norte adv.n.• aquilón s.m.• norte s.m.• septentrión s.f.
I nɔːrθ, nɔːθmass noun1)a) (point of the compass, direction) norte mthe wind is blowing from o is in the north — el viento sopla or viene del norte or Norte
b) ( region)the north, the North — el norte
a town in the north of Spain — una ciudad del norte or en el norte de España
2)the North — ( in US history) el Norte, los estados nordistas
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adjective (before n) <wall/face> norte adj inv, septentrionala strong north wind — un fuerte viento norte or del norte
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adverb al norte[nɔːθ]the house faces north — la casa está orientada or da al norte
1.N norte min the north of the country — al norte or en el norte del país
the wind is from the or in the north — el viento sopla or viene del norte
North and South — (Pol) el Norte y el Sur
2.ADJ del norte, norteño, septentrional3.ADV (=northward) hacia el norte; (=in the north) al norte, en el nortethis house faces north — esta casa mira al norte or tiene vista hacia el norte
4.CPDNorth AfricanNorth Africa N — África f del Norte
North America N — Norteamérica f, América f del Norte; North American
North Atlantic N —
North Atlantic Drift N — Corriente f del Golfo
North Atlantic route N — ruta f del Atlántico Norte
North Carolina N — Carolina f del Norte
North Korea N — Corea f del Norte; North Korean
North Sea gas N — gas m del mar del Norte
North Sea oil N — petróleo m del mar del Norte
north star N — estrella f polar, estrella f del norte
North VietnameseNorth Vietnam N — Vietnam m del Norte
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I [nɔːrθ, nɔːθ]mass noun1)a) (point of the compass, direction) norte mthe wind is blowing from o is in the north — el viento sopla or viene del norte or Norte
b) ( region)the north, the North — el norte
a town in the north of Spain — una ciudad del norte or en el norte de España
2)the North — ( in US history) el Norte, los estados nordistas
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adjective (before n) <wall/face> norte adj inv, septentrionala strong north wind — un fuerte viento norte or del norte
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adverb al nortethe house faces north — la casa está orientada or da al norte
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