-
1 face
face [feɪs]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. noun4. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. nouna. [of person] visage m• you're lying, it's written all over your face! (inf) tu mens, ça se lit sur ton visage !• 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 ventrec. ( = expression) mine fd. ( = appearance) visage mf. [of mountain] face f• it fell face up/down [playing card, photo] elle est tombée face en dessus/en dessousa. ( = look towards) faire face àb. ( = look out onto) [building] donner surc. ( = confront) two problems faced them ils se trouvaient devant deux problèmes• 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 livresd. ( = face up to) [+ problem] affronter ; [+ truth] regarder en face• 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 pase. ( = risk incurring) risquerf. ( = appear before) affronterb. [house] être orienté4. compounds► face cloth noun ≈ gant m de toilette• 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)• it was a face-saving exercise on their part ils l'ont fait pour sauver la face ► face-to-face adjective face à face• to face up to the fact that... admettre que...* * *[feɪs] 1.to slam the door/laugh in somebody's face — claquer la porte/rire au nez de quelqu'un
to be face up/down — [person] être sur le dos/ventre
2) ( expression) air mto pull ou make a face — faire la grimace
3) fig ( outward appearance)to change the face of — changer le visage de [industry]
4) ( dignity)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 mto disappear ou vanish off the face of the earth — (colloq) disparaître de la circulation
2.face up/down — à l'endroit/l'envers
transitive verb1) ( look towards) [person] faire face à; [building, room] donner surto 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]
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)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]3.1)to face towards — [person, chair] être tourné vers; [building, house] être en face de
to face backwards — [person] tourner le dos
to be facing forward — [person] être de face
2) Military4.in the face of prepositional phrase1) ( despite) en dépit de [difficulties]2) ( in confrontation with) face à, devant [opposition, enemy, danger]•Phrasal Verbs:••
См. также в других словарях:
red-flannel hash — ☆ red flannel hash [red′flan΄əl ] n. Dial. hash made of ground corned beef, potatoes, and beets * * * … Universalium
red-flannel hash — ☆ red flannel hash [red′flan΄əl ] n. Dial. hash made of ground corned beef, potatoes, and beets … English World dictionary
red flannel hash — noun : hash made from corned beef, beets, potatoes, and other leftover vegetables and turned red according to the quantity of beets … Useful english dictionary
red flannel hash — noun Date: circa 1907 hash made especially from beef, potatoes, and beets … New Collegiate Dictionary
Flannel (food) — Flannel usually refers to cloth (see Flannel), but has a number of other meanings, related to food items: *Flannel is a popular dessert in the Philippines that resembles the Mexican custard like leche flan . However, it has grated lime. *Red… … Wikipedia
flannel — [[t]flæ̱n(ə)l[/t]] flannels 1) N UNCOUNT: oft N n Flannel is a soft cloth, usually made of cotton or wool, that is used for making clothes. He wore a faded red flannel shirt. 2) N PLURAL: also a pair of N Flannels are men s trousers made of… … English dictionary
Red Shirts (Southern United States) — The Red Shirts or Redshirts of the Southern United States were a white paramilitary group in the 19th century active primarily after formal Reconstruction. They arose in Mississippi in 1875 as Conservative rifle clubs and private militias adopted … Wikipedia
red — In most contexts, red is associated with good luck, health, and joy, presumably because it is the colour of blood, and hence of the living body as opposed to the corpse. There are numerous references in folklore collections to the use of red… … A Dictionary of English folklore
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit — 1956 Movie Poster Directed by Nunnally Johnson Produced by Darryl F. Zanuck … Wikipedia
Cincinnati Red Stockings — For the current Major League Baseball team that has played since 1882, see Cincinnati Reds. For the Major League Baseball team that played from 1876–1880, see Cincinnati Reds (1876 1880). Part of the Baseball series on History of baseball •… … Wikipedia
Jamestown Red Sox — The Jamestown Red Sox were an integrated semi professional baseball team based in Jamestown, North Dakota in the 1930s.The Red Sox played independently of any league because their mixed race roster was a problem in a period of segregation. As… … Wikipedia