make a face
To make a facial expression, often for humor, as a taunt, or to indicate distasteTo make a facial expression, often for humor, as a taunt, or to indicate distaste.
» You really made me lose face.
Deinetwegen habe ich das Gesicht verloren. — lilygilder
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1 senses(colloquial)To make a facial expression, often for humor, as a taunt, or to indicate distaste.
Grimasse schneiden
ко́рчить ро́жу impf ско́рчить ро́жуkórčitʹ róžu, стро́ить грима́суstróitʹ grimásu, состро́ить грима́суsostróitʹ grimásu
криви́тисяkryvýtysja
- contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state
Examples
121 sentencesYou really made me lose face.
deDeinetwegen habe ich das Gesicht verloren. — lilygilder
She made faces at that woman.
Tom and Mary both make faces.
deTom und Maria schneiden beide Grimassen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom is making faces at me.
Tom couldn't make out the man's face.
deTom konnte das Gesicht des Mannes nicht erkennen. — Naina
Translations
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Forms
makes a face, making a face, made a face, made a face| Base form | make a face · to make a face |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | makes a face |
| Present participle | making a face |
| Past simple | made a face |
| Past participle | made a face |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
2 synonyms- contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state:grimacepull a face
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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