face
To position oneself or itself so as to have one's face closest toTo position oneself or itself so as to have one's face closest to (something).
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» Your face is familiar to me.
Твоё лицо мне знакомо. — shanghainese
Ваше лицо мне знакомо. — marafon
Твоє обличчя мені знайоме. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
15 senses(transitive)To position oneself or itself so as to have one's face closest to (something).
Face the sun.
sich ausrichten
предстатьpredstatʹ
(transitive)To have its front closest to, or in the direction of (something else).
Turn the chair so it faces the table.
gegenüber sein, gegenüberliegen
(transitive)To cause (something) to turn or present a face or front, as in a particular direction.
turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction
(transitive)To improve the display of stock by ensuring items aren't upside down or back to front and are pulled forwards.
I've put out the stock and broken down the boxes, it's just facing left to do.
In my first job, I learned how to operate a till and to face the store to high standards.
(transitive)To be presented or confronted with; to have in prospect.
We are facing an uncertain future.
(transitive)To deal with (a difficult situation or person); to accept (facts, reality, etc.) even when undesirable.
I'm going to have to face this sooner or later.
(sich etwas) stellen, einer Tatsache ins Auge sehen
ста́лкиватьсяstálkivatʹsja, сме́ло встреча́тьsmélo vstrečátʹ
(intransitive)To have the front in a certain direction.
The seats in the carriage faced backwards.
zeigen, schauen
be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
(transitive)To have as an opponent.
Real Madrid face Juventus in the quarter-finals.
(intransitive)To be the batsman on strike.
Willoughby comes in to bowl, and it's Hobson facing.
(transitive)To cover in front, for ornament, protection, etc.; to put a facing upon.
a building faced with marble
cover the front or surface of
(transitive)To line near the edge, especially with a different material.
to face the front of a coat, or the bottom of a dress
line the edge (of a garment) with a different material
To cover with better, or better appearing, material than the mass consists of, for purpose of deception, as the surface of a box of tea, a barrel of sugar, etc.
Examples
5019 sentencesYour face is familiar to me.
Твоє обличчя мені знайоме. — deniko
ruТвоё лицо мне знакомо. — shanghainese
My house faces a busy street.
Мій будинок стоїть на жвавій вулиці. — aandrusiak
ruМой дом выходит на оживлённую улицу. — kobylkin
deMein Haus liegt an einer viel befahrenen Straße. — pne
I wash my face every morning.
Я мию обличчя щоранку. — deniko
ruЯ умываюсь каждое утро. — marafon
deIch wasche mir jeden Morgen das Gesicht. — MUIRIEL
Two men met face to face.
Двоє чоловіків зустрілися лицем до лиця. — rmdas
ruДвое встретились лицом к лицу. — Hellerick
She looked him in the face.
Вона поглянула на його обличчя. — aandrusiak
ruОна посмотрела на его лицо. — las
deSie sah ihm ins Gesicht. — uschi
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 4
Origin
From Middle English face, from Old French face, from Late Latin facia, from Latin faciēs (From Middle English face, from Old French face, from Late Latin facia, from Latin faciēs (“form, appearance”). Doublet of facies. Displaced native onlete (“face, countenance, appearance”), anleth (“face”), from Old English anwlite, andwlita, compare German Antlitz; Old English ansīen (“face”), Middle English neb (“face, nose”) (from Old English nebb), Middle English ler, leor, leer (“face, cheek, countenance”) (from Old English hlēor), and non-native Middle English vis (“face, appearance, look”) (from Old French vis) and Middle English chere (“face”) from Old French chere.
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Forms
faces, facing, faced, facedPhrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbsSynonyms
6 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
12 patterns- on his face
- in the face
- face to face
- on your face
- face criminal charges
- wash your face
- lying face down
- wash his face
- wash my face
- faced with a
- face facts facts
- face the facts
See also
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