| Additional Translations |
| face n | (expression) | expresión nf |
| | She did not have a happy face that day. |
| | Ese día ella no tenía una expresión de felicidad. |
| face n | often plural (grimace) (informal) | mueca nf |
| | | cara nf |
| | Stop pulling faces! |
| | ¡Deja de hacer muecas! |
| face n | (surface) | faz nf |
| | I was the luckiest man on the face of the earth. |
| | Yo era el hombre más afortunado en la faz de la Tierra. |
| face n | (façade) | fachada nf |
| | The face of the house was covered in plaster. |
| | La fachada de la casa estaba cubierta de yeso. |
| face n | figurative, informal (impudence) (coloquial, figurado) | cara nf |
| | (PR, coloquial) | pantalones nmpl |
| | He had the face to ask me for more money! |
| | ¡Y tuvo la cara de pedirme más dinero! |
| face n | (visible side) | cara nf |
| | Simon stared up at the face of the moon. |
| | Simon observaba la cara de la luna. |
| face n | (geometry: side) (geometría) | cara nf |
| | A cube has six faces. |
| | Un cubo tiene seis caras. |
| face n | (typography: design) | letra nf |
| | | tipografía nf |
| | They used a large, heavy face for the title. |
| | Ellos utilizaron una letra grande y pesada en el título. |
| face n | (mining: wall) | pared nf |
| | They drilled into the face of the rock. |
| | Ellos taladraron en la pared de la roca. |
| face n | figurative (public representation) (figurado) | cara nf |
| | The face of the party must be someone who appeals to all voters. |
| | La cara del partido debe ser alguien que atraiga a todos los votantes. |
| face⇒ vi | (turn) | mirar⇒ vtr |
| | Her mind faces towards the future. |
| | Su mente mira hacia el futuro. |
| face vi | (be orientated) | dar⇒ vtr |
| | | mirar⇒ vtr |
| | Our bedroom faces east. |
| | Nuestro dormitorio dar hacia el este. |
| face [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (turn toward) | mirar⇒ vtr |
| | Turn and face the audience. |
| | Dé la vuelta y mire hacia el público. |
| face [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | (confront) | enfrentar⇒ vtr |
| | | encarar⇒ vtr |
| | You've got to face your problems. |
| | Tienes que enfrentar tus problemas. |
| face [sth]⇒ vtr | (cover) | cubrir⇒ vtr |
| | The front of the house was faced with limestone. |
| | El frente de la casa estaba cubierto con piedra caliza. |
| face [sth] vtr | (card: turn upward) (cartas: poner boca arriba) | descubrir⇒, destapar⇒ vtr |
| | Lay your cards down without facing any of them. |
| | Pon tus cartas boca abajo sin descubrir ninguna. |
| face [sb]⇒ vtr | (soldiers: turn toward) (milicia) | voltear⇒ vtr |
| | Face the soldier to your right! |
| | ¡Volteen hacia el soldado de su derecha! |
| face [sth]⇒ vtr | (ice hockey: drop a puck) | dejar caer loc verb |
| | The referee faced the ball between the two opposing players. |
| | El árbitro dejó caer la pelota entre los dos jugadores contrincantes. |
| face [sth] vtr | (have difficulty ahead) | enfrentar⇒, afrontar⇒ vtr |
| | | enfrentarse a v prnl + prep |
| | Voters will be facing a tough choice in the upcoming election. |
| | Los votantes tendrán que enfrentar una difícil decisión en las próximas elecciones. |
Locuciones verbales
face | facing | -facing |
face [sth/sb] down,
face down [sth/sb] vtr phrasal sep | (overcome by confronting) | enfrentar⇒, encarar⇒ vtr |
| | | enfrentarse a, encararse a v prnl + prep |
| | I faced down my attacker and he ran away. |
| | Cuando el atacante vio que lo encaraba, dio media vuelta y huyó. |
| face out vi phrasal | (be looking outwards) | mirar para afuera loc adv |
| | | mirar hacia afuera loc adv |
| | Books that face out are more likely to catch the customer's eye. |
| | Los libros que miran para afuera son más proclives a captar la atención del cliente. |
| face up to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | colloquial (acknowledge: [sth] unpleasant) | enfrentar⇒ vtr |
| | | confrontar⇒ vtr |
| | You need to face up to reality, and deal with the matter swiftly. |
| | Necesitas enfrentar la realidad y lidiar con el asunto rápidamente. |
| face up to [sb] vi phrasal + prep | colloquial (confront) | encarar a, enfrentar a, confrontar a vtr + prep |
| | (informal) | plantársele a v prnl + prep |
| | If you face up to bullies, they usually leave you alone afterwards. |
| | Si encaras a los matones, te dejarán tranquilo. |