face

face
face [feɪs]
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1. noun
2. transitive verb
3. intransitive verb
4. compounds
5. Phrasal Verbs
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1. noun
   a. [of person] visage m
• his face is familiar son visage me dit quelque chose
• injuries to the face blessures fpl au visage
• he won't show his face here again il ne remettra plus les pieds ici
• to go red in the face rougir
• I could never look him in the face again je ne pourrais plus jamais le regarder en face
• you're lying, it's written all over your face! (inf) tu mens, ça se lit sur ton visage !
• in the face of this threat face à cette menace
• it blew up in my face ça m'a explosé à la figure
• he told him so to his face il le lui a dit en face
• to come face to face with [+ person] se trouver nez à nez avec
• get out of my face! (inf!) fous-moi la paix ! (inf !)
   b. ( = front) he was lying face down il était à plat ventre
• he was lying face up il était allongé sur le dos
   c. ( = expression) mine f
• to make faces faire des grimaces
• to put a brave face on things faire bonne contenance
   d. ( = appearance) visage m
• the changing face of Malaysian politics le visage changeant de la politique malaise
• the unacceptable face of capitalism la face inacceptable du capitalisme
► on the face of it à première vue
   e. ( = person) (inf) a familiar face un visage familier
• we need some new faces on the team notre équipe a besoin de sang neuf
   f. [of mountain] face f
   g. ( = surface) [of playing card] face f ; [of clock] cadran m
• it fell face up/down [playing card, photo] elle est tombée face en dessus/en dessous
• to turn sth face up retourner qch
• he vanished off the face of the earth il a complètement disparu
   h. ( = prestige) to lose face (inf) perdre la face
2. transitive verb
   a. ( = look towards) faire face à
• he was facing me il me faisait face
• facing one another l'un en face de l'autre
• he was facing the wall il était face au mur
   b. ( = look out onto) [building] donner sur
   c. ( = confront) two problems faced them ils se trouvaient devant deux problèmes
• the economic difficulties facing the country les difficultés économiques que rencontre le pays
► faced with
• the government, faced with renewed wage demands ... le gouvernement, confronté à de nouvelles revendications salariales ...
• he was faced with a bill for £100 il se voyait obligé de payer une note de 100 livres
• he was faced with the prospect of doing it himself il risquait d'avoir à le faire lui-même
   d. ( = face up to) [+ problem] affronter ; [+ truth] regarder en face
• she faced the problem at last elle a enfin affronté le problème
• to face the music affronter la tempête
• to face facts se rendre à l'évidence
• she won't face the fact that he's not going to come back elle ne veut pas se rendre à l'évidence et admettre qu'il ne reviendra pas
• let's face it regardons les choses en face
► can't face
• I can't face doing it je n'ai pas le courage de le faire
• I can't face breakfast this morning je ne peux rien avaler ce matin
• I can't face the washing up je n'ai pas le courage de faire la vaisselle
   e. ( = risk incurring) risquer
• many people were facing redundancy beaucoup de gens risquaient d'être licenciés
   f. ( = appear before) affronter
• he seemed quite calm as he faced the press il semblait calme au moment d'affronter la presse
• he was summoned to face the judge il a été convoqué devant le juge
3. intransitive verb
   a. [person] faire face (towards à)
   b. [house] être orienté
• a window facing south une fenêtre orientée au sud
• a room facing towards the sea une chambre donnant sur la mer
4. compounds
► face card noun (US) figure f
► face cloth noun ≈ gant m de toilette
► face cream noun crème f pour le visage
► face flannel noun (British) ≈ gant m de toilette
► face-lift noun lifting m
• to have a face-lift se faire faire un lifting
• to give a face-lift to [+ house] (exterior) ravaler la façade de ; (interior) retaper ; [+ political party, company] rajeunir l'image de
• the town has been given a face-lift la ville a fait peau neuve ► face mask noun masque m ; (Cosmetics) masque m (de beauté)
► face-off noun (Hockey) remise f en jeu ; (figurative) confrontation f
► face pack noun masque m (de beauté)
► face powder noun poudre f
► face-saving adjective
• it was a face-saving exercise on their part ils l'ont fait pour sauver la face ► face-to-face adjective face à face
► face value noun
• to take a statement at face value prendre une déclaration au pied de la lettre
• to take sb at face value juger qn sur les apparences
5. Phrasal Verbs
► face up to inseparable transitive verb faire face à
• to face up to the fact that ... admettre que ...
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[feɪs] 1.
noun
1) (of person) visage m, figure f; (of animal) face f

to slam the door/laugh in somebody's face — claquer la porte/rire au nez de quelqu'un

I told him to his face that he was lazy — je lui ai dit en face qu'il était paresseux

to be face up/down — [person] être sur le dos/ventre

2) (expression) air m

to pull ou make a face — faire la grimace

you should have seen their faces! — tu aurais vu la tête qu'ils ont fait! (colloq)

3) fig (outward appearance)

to change the face of — changer le visage de [industry]

the changing face of Europe — la face changeante de l'Europe

the acceptable face of capitalism — le bon côté du capitalisme

4) (dignity)

to lose face — perdre la face

to save face — sauver la face

5) (surface) (of clock, watch) cadran m; (of gem, dice) face f; (of coin) côté m; (of planet) surface f; (of cliff, mountain) face f; (of rock) paroi f; (of playing card) face f; (of document) recto m

to disappear ou vanish off the face of the earth — (colloq) disparaître de la circulation

face up/down — à l'endroit/l'envers

2.
transitive verb
1) (look towards) [person] faire face à; [building, room] donner sur

to face north/south — [person] regarder au nord/sud; [building] être orienté au nord/sud

facing our house, there is... — en face de notre maison, il y a...

2) (confront) se trouver face à [challenge, crisis]; se voir contraint de payer [fine]; se trouver menacé de [defeat, redundancy]; être contraint de faire [choice]; affronter [attacker, rival, team]

to be faced with — se trouver confronté à [problem, decision]

faced with the prospect of having to resign — devant la perspective d'avoir à démissionner

to face somebody with — confronter quelqu'un à [truth, evidence]

3) (acknowledge)

face the facts, you're finished! — regarde la réalité en face, tu es fini!

let's face it, nobody's perfect — admettons-le, personne n'est parfait

4) (tolerate prospect)

I can't face doing — je n'ai pas le courage de faire

he couldn't face the thought of walking/eating — l'idée de marcher/manger lui était insupportable

5) (run the risk of) risquer [fine, suspension]
6) Construction revêtir [façade, wall] (with de)
7) (in printing) [photo etc] être face à [page]
3.
intransitive verb
1)

to face towards — [person, chair] être tourné vers; [building, house] être en face de

to face forward — regarder devant soi

to face backwards — [person] tourner le dos

to be facing forward — [person] être de face

2) Military

about face! — demi-tour!

left face! — à gauche!

4.
in the face of prepositional phrase
1) (despite) en dépit de [difficulties]
2) (in confrontation with) face à, devant [opposition, enemy, danger]
Phrasal Verbs:
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to set one's face against — s'élever contre


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