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face noun

  /feɪs/ , /feːs/ , /fɛjs/
  • (anatomy) The front part of the head of a human or other animal, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth, and the surrounding area.
  • Public image; outward appearance.
 Gesicht, Ansehen
  • (in expressions such as 'make a face') A distorted facial expression; an expression of displeasure, insult, etc.
 Gesicht, Gesichtsausdruck
  • (geometry) Any of the flat bounding surfaces of a polyhedron; more generally, any of the bounding pieces of a polytope of any dimension.
 Fläche, Facette, Gesicht

face verb

  /feɪs/ , /feːs/ , /fɛjs/
  • (transitive) To deal with (a difficult situation or person); to accept (facts, reality, etc.) even when undesirable.
 (sich etwas) stellen, einer Tatsache ins Auge sehen
  • (transitive, of a person or animal) To position oneself or itself so as to have one's face closest to (something).
 ausrichten
etwas (an etwas) anlehnen, stellen
  • (transitive, of an object) To have its front closest to, or in the direction of (something else).
 gegenüber sein, gegenüberliegen
  • (intransitive) To have the front in a certain direction.
  • (engineering) To make the surface of (anything) flat or smooth; to dress the face of (a stone, a casting, etc.); especially, in turning, to shape or smooth the flat (transverse) surface of, as distinguished from the cylindrical (axial) surface.
 schauen, zeigen

facing noun

  /ˈfeɪsɪŋ/
  • The most external portion of exterior siding.
 Aussenschicht, Außenschicht, Blende, Verblendung, Verkleidung, Aussenverkleidung
slap in the face
Ohrfeige, Maulschelle, Backpfeife, Watsche, Schlag ins Gesicht
face up to
stellen
clock face
Zifferblatt
face value
Nennwert
about-face
Kehrtwende, Kehrtwende machen
in-your-face
aggressiv, provokativ
face cloth
Waschlappen, Gesichtswaschlappen
face-to-face
unter vier Augen
in the face of
angesichts
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