🇬🇧 en nl 🇳🇱

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.
 gezicht, bakkes, gelaat
  • Public image; outward appearance.
 gezicht, aangezicht
  • (in expressions such as 'make a face') A distorted facial expression; an expression of displeasure, insult, etc.
 gezicht, gezichtsdrukking
  • (slang) The mouth.
 bakkes
  • (geometry) Any of the flat bounding surfaces of a polyhedron; more generally, any of the bounding pieces of a polytope of any dimension.
 zijde, gezicht

face verb

  /feɪs/ , /feːs/ , /fɛjs/
  • (transitive) To deal with (a difficult situation or person); to accept (facts, reality, etc.) even when undesirable.
 de confrontatie aangaan met, mee afrekenen, onder ogen zien, tegemoet gaan
  • (transitive, of an object) To have its front closest to, or in the direction of (something else).
 naar ... (gericht) staan
  • (transitive, of a person or animal) To position oneself or itself so as to have one's face closest to (something).
 zich richten (op), zich richten naar

facing noun

  /ˈfeɪsɪŋ/
  • The most external portion of exterior siding.
 beleg
about-face
koerswijziging, ommezwaai, rechtsomkeert, een totale ommekeer uitvoeren, het roer omgooien, zijn standpunt totaal wijzigen, rechtsomkeert maken
slap in the face
muilpeer, oorvijg
clock face
wijzerplaat
volte-face
draai, volte-face
poker face
pokerface
baby face
babyface
in-your-face
gedurfd
face cream
gezichtscrème
loss of face
gezichtsverlies

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volte-face
volte-face
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