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face2

/feɪs/ [faced, facing]

Translation

v [t]
estar orientado,da a
dar a
Our house faces the market
Nuestra casa da al mercado
enfrentar(se)
afrontar
to face a problem
afrontar un problema
asumir
aceptar
can't face {sth/doing sth}
no soportar la idea
I just can't face going to the gym today
No soporto la idea de ir al gimnasio hoy
no tener fuerzas para algo
to face the music
afrontar una situación y recibir las críticas o el castigo que vengan
to face up to sthVéase tb: let's face it
(Definition of face v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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