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1 stare in the face
(to be easy to see or obvious: The answer to the problem was staring me in the face.) bosti v oči -
2 stare
[steə] 1. verb((often with at) to look at with a fixed gaze: They stared at her clothes in amazement; Don't stare - it's rude!) buljiti2. noun(a staring look: a bold stare.) buljenje* * *I [stʌ/ə]nounbuljenje, strmenje, bolščanje, srep (začuden, preplašen, občudujoč) pogledII [stʌ/ə]intransitive verbbuljiti, izbuljiti oči, strmeti, zijati, začudeno, debelo gledati (at na, v after za), zijati; ježiti se (lasje); transitive verb s pogledom prisiliti, nagnati (koga) k čemu; buljiti (v koga), zijati (koga)to stare at s.o. in horror — z grozo strmeti v kogato stare s.o. in the face figuratively pasti, skočiti v oči, biti očiten, neizbežendeath stareed me in the face — smrt mi je pogledala v oči, mi je pretilato stare into silence, to stare s.o. dumb — utišati koga z ostrim pogledomto make s.o. stare — spraviti koga v začudenjeit will make everybody stare — vsi se bodo temu čudili, vsi bodo zijali od začudenjato stare down — zmesti, zbegati (koga) s pogledom -
3 countenance
1. noun((expression on) the face.) obraz, poteze2. verb(to encourage, support or accept: We can't possibly countenance the spending of so much money.) dopuščati* * *I [káuntinəns]nounzadržanje; pojava, zunanjost, lice; zadržanost; opora; figuratively podpora; odobravanje, naklonjenost; duševni mirto change one's countenance — spremeniti izraz obraza, prebledetito keep one's countenance — premagovati se, ne se smejatito give ( —ali lend) countenance — pomagati komu, bodriti gato put out of countenance — zmesti, zbegati, osramotitito keep in countenance — bodriti, podpiratiin countenance — zbran, nemotento lose countenance — vznemiriti se, izbruhnitiII [káuntinəns]transitive verbpodpreti, podpirati; hrabriti; odobriti; dopuščati, trpeti, prenašati
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stare in the face — stare (someone) in the face see ↑stare, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑face stare (someone) in the face (also chiefly US stare (someone) in the eye(s)) : to look directly into the eyes of (someone) … Useful english dictionary
stare in the face — stare (you) in the face to be obvious. The answer to this problem was staring him in the face, although at first he couldn t see it … New idioms dictionary
stare in the face — stare (something) in the face to deal with something directly. We have stared hatred and prejudice in the face and seen what they can do … New idioms dictionary
stare in the face — {n. phr.} 1. To be about to meet or to happen to (you.) * /Grandmother became very sick and death was staring her in the face./ * /Defeat stared them in the face, but the soldiers fought on bravely./ 2. To be easy to see; be plain. * /Are you… … Dictionary of American idioms
stare in the face — {n. phr.} 1. To be about to meet or to happen to (you.) * /Grandmother became very sick and death was staring her in the face./ * /Defeat stared them in the face, but the soldiers fought on bravely./ 2. To be easy to see; be plain. * /Are you… … Dictionary of American idioms
stare\ in\ the\ face — n. phr. 1. To be about to meet or to happen to (you.) Grandmother became very sick and death was staring her in the face. Defeat stared them in the face, but the soldiers fought on bravely. 2. To be easy to see; be plain. Are you looking for your … Словарь американских идиом
To stare in the face — Stare Stare (st[^a]r), v. t. To look earnestly at; to gaze at. [1913 Webster] I will stare him out of his wits. Shak. [1913 Webster] {To stare in the face}, to be before the eyes, or to be undeniably evident. The law . . . stares them in the face … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stare in the face — be clear beyond a doubt; be easily noticeable, be apparent (the truth) … English contemporary dictionary
stare someone in the face — phrase if something is staring you in the face, it should be obvious to you The answer was staring me in the face. Thesaurus: to be, or to become obvious or noticeablesynonym Main entry: stare * * * be glaringly apparent or obvious the answer had … Useful english dictionary
stare something in the face — phrase if you are staring something unpleasant in the face, you are close to suffering it When you’ve stared death in the face, everything after that is easy. Thesaurus: to be in, or to get into a difficult situationsynonym Main entry: stare … Useful english dictionary
stare you in the face — stare (you) in the face to be obvious. The answer to this problem was staring him in the face, although at first he couldn t see it … New idioms dictionary