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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.
 visage, face, figure, gueule
  • (in expressions such as 'make a face') A distorted facial expression; an expression of displeasure, insult, etc.
 visage, physionomie
  • Public image; outward appearance.
  • (geometry) Any of the flat bounding surfaces of a polyhedron; more generally, any of the bounding pieces of a polytope of any dimension.
 face, visage
  • (slang) The mouth.
 gueule
  • Any surface, especially a front or outer one.
 face, surface

face verb

  /feɪs/ , /feːs/ , /fɛjs/
  • (transitive) To deal with (a difficult situation or person); to accept (facts, reality, etc.) even when undesirable.
 affronter
  • (transitive, of a person or animal) To position oneself or itself so as to have one's face closest to (something).
 faire face à
  • (transitive, of an object) To have its front closest to, or in the direction of (something else).
 faire face à, être en face de, être vis-à-vis de

facing noun

  /ˈfeɪsɪŋ/
  • The most external portion of exterior siding.
 parement
slap in the face
claque, gifle, soufflet
baby face
gentil, héros
about-face
demi-tour, revirement, volte-face, faire demi-tour, faire volte-face
face to face
face à face, tête-à-tête, vis-à-vis
clock face
cadran
on the face of it
a priori, en apparence
in-your-face
agressif, tape-à-l'œil
face cloth
gant de toilette
lose face
perdre la face

🇫🇷 fr en 🇬🇧

face noun {f}

  /fas/
  • (Numismatique) Le côté d’une pièce de monnaie où est empreinte la figure , à l'opposé du côté pile
 heads
  • Visage
 face
faire face
come to grips with, cope, face out, face
en face
opposite
face à face
face to face, toe to toe
perdre la face
lose face
face-à-main
lorgnette
sauver la face
save face
face cachée
back end, hidden part, hidden side
algie vasculaire de la face
cluster headache
en face de
in front of, opposite
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