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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.
 cara, rostro, faz, apariencias, facha, frontispicio
  • Public image; outward appearance.
 cara, cariz, imagen, reputación
  • (in expressions such as 'make a face') A distorted facial expression; an expression of displeasure, insult, etc.
 cara, mueca, frente, gesto, morisqueta, rictus
  • (geometry) Any of the flat bounding surfaces of a polyhedron; more generally, any of the bounding pieces of a polytope of any dimension.
 cara, faz, lado
  • Any surface, especially a front or outer one.
 faz, frente, haz, lado, paramento, superficie
  • The frontal aspect of something.
 frente, superficie
  • (professional wrestling, slang) A headlining wrestler with a persona embodying heroic or virtuous traits and who is regarded as a "good guy", especially one who is handsome and well-conditioned; a baby face.
 técnico

face verb

  /feɪs/ , /feːs/ , /fɛjs/
  • (transitive) To deal with (a difficult situation or person); to accept (facts, reality, etc.) even when undesirable.
 encarar, enfrentar, acarear, admitir, arrostrar, salirle al paso
  • (transitive, of a person or animal) To position oneself or itself so as to have one's face closest to (something).
 encarar, enfrentarse, mirar
  • (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.
 encarar, mirar

facing noun

  /ˈfeɪsɪŋ/
  • The most external portion of exterior siding.
 fiambre
slap in the face
bofetada, cachetada, mojicón, pasagonzalo, soplamocos, torta
clock face
esfera, cuadrante, carátula
face to face
cara a cara, frente a frente, vis a vis
baby face
lampiño, técnica, técnico
save face
aparentar, guardar apariencias, salvar apariencias, serenarse
face up to
afrontar, arrostrar, plantar cara
face-to-face
cara a cara, faz a faz
lose face
desmerecer, desprestigiarse, perder la faz, quedar mal parado
take at face value
al pie de la letra
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