face1
/feɪs/Translation
n [c]
Véase tb: a slap in the face; rock face; to bring a smile to one's face; to make a wry face; with egg on one's face›
⇨ cara
⇨ rostro
She has a very beautiful face Tiene un rostro muy bello
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⇨ ladera [de una montaña]
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⇨ corte [de un acantilado]
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⇨ faz [de la tierra]
face {down/up}
⇨ boca {abajo/arriba}
face to face
⇨ cara a cara
in the face of sth
⇨ ante algo
on the face of it
⇨ a primera vista
⇨ aparentemente
to keep a straight face
⇨ aguantar(se) la risa
to lose face
⇨ desprestigiarse
⇨ quedar mal
to make a face (UK tb to pull a face)
⇨ hacer una mueca [por disgusto]
to make faces
⇨ hacer muecas
⇨ hacer burla
to save face
⇨ guardar las apariencias
⇨ quedar bien
to sb's face
⇨ a la cara
Say it to my face Dímelo a la cara
(Definition of face n from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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