| Principal Translations |
faced,
-faced adj | (having a type of face) | con cara [+ adjetivo] loc adj |
| | | con cara de [+ nombre] loc adj |
| Note: Used in combination |
| | Maja is a sweet-faced girl of 7. |
| | Maja es una niña de siete años con cara tierna. |
faced,
-faced adj | (having a number of surfaces) | tener [número] caras loc verb |
| | | de [número] caras, con [número] caras loc adj |
| Note: Used in combination |
| | Most dice are six-faced. |
| | La mayoría de los dados tienen seis caras. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Un poliedro de veinte caras se llama icosaedro. |
| 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 | faced | -faced |
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. |
Compound Forms:
faced | face | -faced |
| baby-faced adj | (child-like, cute face) | con cara aniñada loc adj |
| | | con cara de bebé loc adj |
baldfaced,
bald-faced adj | mainly US, figurative (lie: brazen, flagrant) | descarado/a adj |
| | | desvergonzado adj |
baldfaced,
bald-faced adj | mainly US, figurative (liar: brazen) | caradura adj mf |
| | | mentiroso/a adj |
barefaced,
bare-faced adj | figurative (lie, cheek: brazen) | descarado/a adj |
| | | caradura adj mf |
| | | insolente adj mf |
| | | desvergonzado adj |
| | How dare you tell me such a barefaced lie! |
barefaced,
bare-faced adj | figurative (liar: brazen) | caradura adj mf |
| | | mentiroso/a adj |
| | Don't believe Colin's version of events; he's a bare-faced liar! |
barefaced,
bare-faced adj | (with face uncovered) | sin máscara loc adj |
| | | a cara descubierta loc adj |
| | Lily rarely goes out barefaced; she usually wears at least a little blusher. |
bold-faced,
boldfaced adj | (brazen, audacious) | descarado/a adj |
| | | desvergonzado adj |
| bold-faced adj | (in bold font) | en negrita loc adj |
brazen,
brazen-faced adj | (shameless, overly bold) | descarado/a adj |
| | | desvergonzado adj |
| | Their brazen disregard for the law shocked everyone involved. |
| | Su descarada indiferencia frente a la ley asombró a todos los involucrados. |
| | Su desvergonzada indiferencia frente a la ley asombró a todos los involucrados. |
| double-faced adj | (disloyal, treacherous) | traicionero/a adj |
| double-faced adj | (having two faces) | de dos lados loc adj |
| | The double-faced clock showed the time in London as well as Tokyo. |
faced with [sth],
faced with doing [sth] adj + prep | (having to confront) | enfrentarse a algo loc verb |
| | I don't want to be faced with that problem. |
| | No quiero tener que enfrentarme a ese problema. |
| fresh-faced adj | (youthful, healthy skin) (figurado) | fresco/a adj |
| | | joven adj mf |
| grim-faced adj | (with somber facial expression) | con cara seria loc adj |
| | (coloquial) | con cara larga loc adj |
| | The grim-faced teacher told off the students. |
| | La profesora con cara seria regañó a los estudiantes. |
| hard-faced adj | (person, face: stern) | de cara larga loc adj |
| | | de cara seria loc adj |
| | Mr Henderson was a hard-faced man who never smiled. |
| | Mr. Henderson era un hombre de cara larga que nunca sonreía. |
| moon-faced adj | (having a very round face) | con cara de luna loc adj |
| open-faced adj | (person: with frank expression) | transparente adj |
| open-faced adj | (watch: having no cover) | con la tapa descubierta loc adj |
open-faced,
open-face adj | US (sandwich: no bread on top) | sin tapa loc adj |
| pale-faced adj | (frightened, shocked) (asustado) | pálido/a adj |
| po-faced adj | (person: stern expression) | con cara de póker loc adv |
| po-faced adj | figurative (humorless) | sin gracia loc adv |
| poker-faced adj | (showing no emotion) | con cara de póker loc adj |
| | | con cara de nada loc adj |
| red-faced adj | figurative (embarrassed) (de vergüenza) | colorado/a adj |
| red-faced adj | (with flushed face) | colorado/a adj |
| | | rojo/a adj |
| round-faced adj | (face: circular-shaped) | de rostro redondo, de rostro redondeado loc adj |
| | | de cara redonda loc adj |
| sharp-faced adj | (facial features) | con rasgos marcados loc adj |
| | | de rasgos faciales definidos loc adj |
| smooth-faced adj | (hairless, clear skin) | lampiño/a adj |
| sour-faced adj | (appearing displeased) | con cara avinagrada loc adj |
| | | con cara agria loc adj |
| | | con cara de pocos amigos loc adj |
| square-faced adj | (having angular jaw) | de cara cuadrada loc adj |
stony-faced,
stone-faced adj | (serious, expressionless) | con expresión imperturbable loc adj |
| | | con cara impasible loc adj |
| | (formal) | impertérrito/a, impávido/a adj |
| straight-faced adj | (showing no emotion) | serio/a adj |
| | | imperturbable adj mf |
| two-faced adj | figurative (deceitful) | falso/a adj |
| | | embustero/a adj |
| | I learned the hard way how two-faced Paul is. |
| | Conocí al falso de Paul de mala manera. |
| whey-faced adj | (having pale face) | pálido/a adj |
| white-faced adj | (having pale face) | pálido/a adj |
| white-faced adj | (horse: white on head) | cara blanca loc adj |
| white-faced adj | (having white front) | de frente blanco loc adj |
| | A row of white-faced houses stood a few feet back from the shoreline. |
| | Una hilera de casas de frente blanco se levantaba a unos metros de la costa. |