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1 face
I 1. [feɪs]1) (of person) faccia f., viso m., volto m.; (of animal) muso m.to punch sb. in the face — dare un pugno in faccia a qcn.
to slam the door in sb.'s face — sbattere la porta in faccia a qcn. (anche fig.)
to look sb. in the face — guardare qcn. in faccia (anche fig.)
face up, down — a faccia in su, in giù
2) (expression) aria f.to pull o make a face — fare le smorfie o boccacce
3) fig. (outward appearance)to change the face of — cambiare il volto di [ industry]
on the face of it, it sounds easy — a prima vista, sembra facile
4) (dignity)to lose, save face — perdere, salvare la faccia
5) (surface) (of clock, watch) quadrante m.; (of planet, gem, dice, coin, playing card) faccia f.; (of cliff, mountain, rock) parete f.; (of document) recto m.2.to disappear o vanish off the face of the earth — colloq. sparire dalla faccia della terra
••to set one's face against sb., sth. — opporsi fermamente a qcn., qcs.
II 1. [feɪs]to have the face to do — BE colloq. avere la faccia tosta di fare
1) (look towards) [ person] stare, essere di fronte a [ audience]; [ room] dare su [park, beach]to face north — [ person] guardare a nord; [ building] essere rivolto verso nord
facing our house, there is... — di fronte alla nostra casa, c'è
2) (confront) affrontare, fare fronte a [challenge, crisis]; dover pagare [ fine]; essere prossimo a, essere sull'orlo di [redundancy, ruin]; trovarsi di fronte a, dover fare [ choice]; fronteggiare, trovarsi di fronte a [rival, team]to be faced with — trovarsi di fronte a [problem, decision]
to face sb. with — mettere qcn. di fronte a [truth, evidence]
let's face it,... — parliamoci chiaro
I can't face him, doing — non ce la faccio a vederlo, a fare
5) (run the risk of) rischiare [fine, suspension]6) ing. rivestire, ricoprire [façade, wall] ( with di)7) tip. [photo, etc.] essere di fronte a [ page]2.1)to face towards — [ person] guardare o essere rivolto verso; [ chair] essere girato o rivolto verso; [window, house] dare su [ garden]
to face o be facing backwards voltare la schiena, essere di spalle; to be facing up, down — essere a faccia in su, in giù
2) mil.•- face up* * *[feis] 1. noun1) (the front part of the head, from forehead to chin: a beautiful face.) faccia, viso2) (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.) fronte2. verb1) (to be opposite to: My house faces the park.) essere di fronte a, guardare verso2) (to turn, stand etc in the direction of: She faced him across the desk.) affrontare3) (to meet or accept boldly: to face one's fate.) affrontare•- - 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* * *I 1. [feɪs]1) (of person) faccia f., viso m., volto m.; (of animal) muso m.to punch sb. in the face — dare un pugno in faccia a qcn.
to slam the door in sb.'s face — sbattere la porta in faccia a qcn. (anche fig.)
to look sb. in the face — guardare qcn. in faccia (anche fig.)
face up, down — a faccia in su, in giù
2) (expression) aria f.to pull o make a face — fare le smorfie o boccacce
3) fig. (outward appearance)to change the face of — cambiare il volto di [ industry]
on the face of it, it sounds easy — a prima vista, sembra facile
4) (dignity)to lose, save face — perdere, salvare la faccia
5) (surface) (of clock, watch) quadrante m.; (of planet, gem, dice, coin, playing card) faccia f.; (of cliff, mountain, rock) parete f.; (of document) recto m.2.to disappear o vanish off the face of the earth — colloq. sparire dalla faccia della terra
••to set one's face against sb., sth. — opporsi fermamente a qcn., qcs.
II 1. [feɪs]to have the face to do — BE colloq. avere la faccia tosta di fare
1) (look towards) [ person] stare, essere di fronte a [ audience]; [ room] dare su [park, beach]to face north — [ person] guardare a nord; [ building] essere rivolto verso nord
facing our house, there is... — di fronte alla nostra casa, c'è
2) (confront) affrontare, fare fronte a [challenge, crisis]; dover pagare [ fine]; essere prossimo a, essere sull'orlo di [redundancy, ruin]; trovarsi di fronte a, dover fare [ choice]; fronteggiare, trovarsi di fronte a [rival, team]to be faced with — trovarsi di fronte a [problem, decision]
to face sb. with — mettere qcn. di fronte a [truth, evidence]
let's face it,... — parliamoci chiaro
I can't face him, doing — non ce la faccio a vederlo, a fare
5) (run the risk of) rischiare [fine, suspension]6) ing. rivestire, ricoprire [façade, wall] ( with di)7) tip. [photo, etc.] essere di fronte a [ page]2.1)to face towards — [ person] guardare o essere rivolto verso; [ chair] essere girato o rivolto verso; [window, house] dare su [ garden]
to face o be facing backwards voltare la schiena, essere di spalle; to be facing up, down — essere a faccia in su, in giù
2) mil.•- face up -
2 bold
[bəʊld] 1.1) (daring) [person, attempt] audace, ardito2) (cheeky) [person, look, behaviour] sfrontato, sfacciato3) (strong) [ colour] vivace; [ design] deciso; [ handwriting] chiaro; [ outline] netto4) tip. grassetto, neretto2.nome BE tip. grassetto m., neretto m.••* * *[bəuld]1) (daring or fearless: a bold plan of attack.) ardito, coraggioso2) (striking and well-marked: a dress with bold stripes.) marcato3) ((of type) thick and clear, like this.) neretto•- boldly- boldness
- bold as brass* * *bold /bəʊld/a.1 audace; ardito; coraggioso; baldanzoso: a bold decision, una decisione audace; He was bold enough to speak up, ha avuto il coraggio di farsi sentire2 spavaldo; sfacciato; sfrontato; impudente3 nitido; netto; vivido; chiaro; marcato: bold outlines, contorni netti; a bold geometric pattern, un motivo geometrico marcato; bold writing, calligrafia chiara4 deciso; sicuro: He painted with quick, bold strokes, dipingeva a pennellate rapide e sicure● as bold as brass, con una bella faccia tosta □ bold-faced ► boldfaced □ (tipogr.) bold type, neretto; grassetto □ to be (o to make) so bold as to, osare; permettersi di □ to make bold with, prendersi delle libertà con (q.); servirsi liberamente di (qc.)boldly avv. boldness n. [u].* * *[bəʊld] 1.1) (daring) [person, attempt] audace, ardito2) (cheeky) [person, look, behaviour] sfrontato, sfacciato3) (strong) [ colour] vivace; [ design] deciso; [ handwriting] chiaro; [ outline] netto4) tip. grassetto, neretto2.nome BE tip. grassetto m., neretto m.••
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