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de cara

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
de cara loc adv	(de frente)	facing [sb], facing [sth] adj
	Este balcón está muy fresco porque le da el viento de cara.
	This balcony is very chilly because it is facing the wind.

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Compound Forms:
Spanish		English
de cara a, cara a loc prep	(mirando hacia)	face⇒ vtr
	La maestra siempre debe estar de cara a sus alumnos.
de cara a, cara a loc prep	(con respecto a)	with regard to expr
	(formal)	as regards expr
	El alcalde prometió tomar medidas de cara a la delincuencia en la ciudad.
	The mayor promised to take action with regard to crime in the city.
	ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. As regards the morning's memo, the new policy will take effect immediately.
de cara a loc prep	(con el fin de, con la intención de)	regarding prep
		with regard to prep
	El director de la fábrica hizo algunas propuestas de cara a mejorar el proceso de producción.
lavado de cara loc nom m	coloquial, figurado (mejora superficial)	paint job n
	(brain)	whitewash n
	(automobile)	rotate the tires⇒ vtr
		window-dressing n
	Le hicieron a la casa un lavado de cara para poderla vender.
	They gave the house a paint job in order to sell it.
trabajar de cara al público, trabajar cara al público loc verb	(atender clientes)	work directly with the public v expr
		deal with customers face-to-face v expr
	Trabajar cara al público puede ser agotador.
	Working directly with the public can be exhausting.

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